Office and Patient Coordinator OPC

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Location: Carthage, TN Onsite

Salary: Up to $23 per hour based on experience

Patient Population: Older adults ages 65 and above

Schedule: Mon-Fri (No holidays, weekends, or on-call)

About us:

Senior Life Solutions is an intensive outpatient therapy program designed to meet the unique needs of individuals, typically 65 and older, experiencing depression and/or anxiety related to life changes often associated with aging.

Job Description:

The office and patient coordinator provides quality administrative and clerical services for program staff and assists Senior Life Solutions patients with care needs. They provide transportation to patients in a provided vehicle, as applicable. The office and patient coordinator’s responsibilities include assisting with insurance verification and billing procedures, providing clerical support to team members, assisting with patient care, and ensuring transportation is safely provided to patients. The office and patient coordinator contributes to positive team dynamics and excellent customer service. 

Skills best suited for an Office & Patient Coordinator (OPC)

Administrative skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management skills

Team player; able to work within a small interdisciplinary team

Working conditions:

Office and Patient Coordinator will be exposed to virus, disease, infection from patients.

Physical requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. This position required intermittent physical activity, including standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping and crouching as well as lifting, driving and supporting patients.

• Education: High School Diploma or GED.
• Certification: CNA, MA or LPN preferred.
• Experience: experience in providing care to older adults in hospital or nursing facility environment.
• Experience performing secretarial or clerical duties, working with computers and electronic medical records.
• Good driving record, comfort with transportation and driving a van.
• Experience transporting patients, preferred but not required.
• Knowledge of community resources for older adults, familiarity with medical terminology and medical team roles functioning with other hospital departments.