Injury Care Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Come join the team at Premier Comp Solutions! We offer a casual dress, team-oriented, comfortable work environment; convenient office location; competitive compensation; and excellent benefits, including medical and dental plans, 401(k) and profit sharing.

POSITION SUMMARY

Performs the following duties for the Injury Care Department as directed by the Injury Care Manager and/or President.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Manage employers’ work-related injuries to include scheduling all physician, specialist, physical therapy, and diagnostic appointments for their injured workers.
• Ensures all physical therapy and diagnostic testing is scheduled with PCS network providers.
• Acts as a liaison between the injured worker, physician, employer, insurance carrier/TPA, and other medical providers.
• Tracks all injured workers’ physician and diagnostic appts in the CMS system on a daily basis.
• On a daily basis, obtains completed patient status forms from physicians, review for completion and accuracy, and assure they are distributed to employers and insurance carriers within 24 hours and according to procedure. Contact providers for missing information on an as-needed basis.
• Thoroughly documents patient appointments, treatment plan, and progress in patients’ case notes per injury care procedures.
• Make recommendations to the Client Services Dept with regard to panel physicians and physical therapy network needs. Notify CSD of any providers who are not compliant.
• Reviews daily appointment count report to make sure all appointments appear on your daily appointment report.
• Maintains a daily and weekly statistical report of all daily appointments, physical therapy, FCE, and Diagnostic scheduling within PCS’s network and submit this to the Intake Coordinator weekly.
• Performs various other reasonable duties as directed by management.

Requirements:

SPECIFIC EDUCATION OR EXPERIENCE

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Medical assistant certification or other related certification such as Medical Terminology
• Basic computer knowledge.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Typing Skills 45 - 50 wpm