Patient Care Coordinator

2 weeks ago

Waterloo, Canada University of Waterloo Full time

Overview:
The Patient Care Coordinator is responsible for coordinating patient care and is responsible for duties that encompass patient reception, patient scheduling, cash handling, maintenance of patient records, patient safety/infection prevention and control as well as administrative functions with a view to promoting safe, quality patient care and optimizing patient flow, clinic revenue and operations. The Patient Care Coordinator will be assigned to one of multiple specialized clinics. While the overall accountabilities are similar, specific duties/tasks may vary from clinic to clinic.

**Responsibilities**:
Patient Reception
- Handle incoming telephone calls to the WEI and orients patients to the WEI’s mandate, services and processes
- Prepare and manage the patient schedule in VisualEyes (EMR system), and schedule appointments in accordance with optometrist availability and appointment criteria, including assigning Optometrists and student interns to clinic rooms
- Confirm patient appointments and notify patients of any fees associated with the services provided; attempt to fill any openings due to cancellations to optimize WEI revenue
- Verify eligibility for OHIP coverage for all scheduled patients
- Greet patients in the WEI and notify doctors and interns of patient arrival; route patients through the WEI via the EMR system to optimize patient flow
- Follow up with patients who do not show for their appointment to initiate another appointment booking to optimize patient care and clinic revenue
- Maintain a computerized recall system and contact patients to book a recall appointment

Patient/Administrative Records Maintenance
- Process patient records in accordance with OHIP and 3rd party billing requirements, consistent with clinic policies and procedures, including checking any follow up appointments or invoicing/billing concerns and notify the appropriate person to address the issue
- Ensure patient records are up-to-date by verifying patient personal information at time of appointment booking or at check-in/arrival to appointment
- Maintain and record patient statistics
- Provide clinician attendance records to the Clinic Operations Manager for payroll processing
- Provide administrative support as required
- Prepare and distribute student evaluations in the electronic student evaluation system or paper evaluation forms
- Solicit and record patient consent for teaching and research in support of the School’s teaching and research mandate

Payments/Supplies & Inventory Maintenance
- Receive payments in accordance with the financial policies and procedures of the clinic and the university, including invoicing and billing payment for third party billings
- Undertake daily reconciliation of day-end transactions (cash/credit/debit and parking vouchers)
- Order, monitor and maintain supplies, products or equipment required for use in the Clinic from the Purchasing and Inventory Control Co ordinator
- Assist with the ordering and/or dispensing of spectacle and/or contact lenses and other products required to provide appropriate care for patients
- Responsible for the annual fiscal year-end WEI inventory count within their specialized clinical area

Patient Safety & Quality Assurance
- Triage emergency calls during regular business hours, notify the on-call OD of emergency calls and book appointments as per optometrist’s direction
- Maintain effective patient recall and follow-up, including monitoring patient progress to ensure timely scheduling of appointments to ensure patient safety, consistent with standards for optometric care and as directed by the supervising optometrist
- Promote and disseminate the Clinic’s Patient Satisfaction Survey to gather feedback on patient experience for improvement
- Assist in the review of patient records to ensure that all required data fields in the EMR are completed, ensuring the integrity of the patient record (in support of patient care and billing)
- Undertake “Routine Practices” for infection prevention and control based on provincial Public Health standards
- May serve as back-up resource for medical reprocessing (sterilization) of optometric instruments (using autoclave), consistent with the WEI’s Standard Operating Procedure and provincial requirements
- Assist in contacting patients with scheduled appointments to inform them of a clinic closure due to inclement weather or emergency situation

Clinic Staff, Optometrist and Student Support
- Provide support to all supervisors and students working in the WEI, including assigning patients and clinic rooms
- Deliver the administrative component of the orientation sessions at the beginning of each new student rotations
- Assist with training new employees and work-study students on the daily job requirements, the EMR system, and the clinic policies and procedures
- Assist with the organization of special activities in the clinic such as lunch and learn sessions
- Perform varied administrative task

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