Referral Coordinator
Date Posted: June 27, 2024
Job Summary
The Referral Coordinator is responsible for coordinating all South Boston Community Health Center’s patients through the referral process. We are currently seeking to fill a part time (24 hours) position.
Qualifications
High School Diploma required, some college preferred, knowledge of the referral and prior authorization system.
Representative Job Duties
- Collects request for SBCHC and outside specialists or diagnostic visits and determines whether managed care authorization is needed.
- Obtains provider authorization (or denial) for a referral and notifies outside specialists and patients of authorization numbers.
- Documents in the medical record: details about referral; the steps to making the referral ; and communications regarding the referral
- Serves as liaison between the outside specialist and referring physician and schedules internal and external appointments.
- Notifies patients of scheduled appointments and educates them about their appointments and any necessary preparation.
- Interacts with insurance companies to obtain the prior authorizations for the patients for high tech radiology procedures and dealing with out of network referrals and worker’s comp. cases.
- Assumes other duties as required.
Competitive benefits package. Generous tuition assistance after 1 year of service
Apply Now
Please submit cover letter and resume to hr@sbchc.org.