Echo Cardiac Sonographer- North Suffolk Cardiology Job – NY, East Setauket

ECHO CARDIAC SONOGRAPHER

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

JOB SUMMARY:

Fast paced, large cardiology practice with multiple locations. The applicant should have 1 year minimum of cardiac experience. Certified RDCS or RCS required. Obtainment of RVT or RVS credential within one year of hiring required.

  • Candidate for this position will perform diagnostic ultrasound imaging procedures, primarily echocardiograms and carotid duplex. Working knowledge of additional studies performed within our practice (venous, aortoiliac, arterial, and renal ultrasound) is helpful.
  • Must have the ability to interpret and analyze exams, following protocols to provide a preliminary report of findings to the physician
  • Will have an independent schedule and should be familiar with day-to-day operations.

city: Setauket

ECHO CARDIAC SONOGRAPHER

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

JOB SUMMARY:

Fast paced, large cardiology practice with multiple locations. The applicant should have 1 year minimum of cardiac experience. Certified RDCS or RCS required. Obtainment of RVT or RVS credential within one year of hiring required.

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  • Candidate for this position will perform diagnostic ultrasound imaging procedures, primarily echocardiograms and carotid duplex. Working knowledge of additional studies performed within our practice (venous, aortoiliac, arterial, and renal ultrasound) is helpful.
  • Must have the ability to interpret and analyze exams, following protocols to provide a preliminary report of findings to the physician
  • Will have an independent schedule and should be familiar with day-to-day operations.

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Medical Assistant Job – NY, East Setauket

General Summary:

Responsible for performing a variety of duties that may be both clinical and administrative tasks. This includes assisting physicians with patient care and handling clerical, environmental and organizational tasks. Expected to provide information to patients so that they benefit from the clinical services.

Essential Functions:

  • Check schedules, organize patient flow, room patients.
  • Collect patient history including medications and reason for visit, chart in EMR, relay information
  • Check vital signs (blood pressure, pulse, temperature), measure height and weight, take EKGs
  • Set up equipment, maintain cleanliness of exam rooms, order supplies, keep exam rooms stocked
  • Assist with minor procedures, handle specimens, do CLIA waived tests
  • Send and receive medical records, obtain Lab & Test Results
  • Ensure patient results are reviewed by physician in a timely manner, provide appropriate followup as directed
  • Follow HIPAA guidelines
  • Other duties as necessary

city: Setauket

General Summary:

Responsible for performing a variety of duties that may be both clinical and administrative tasks. This includes assisting physicians with patient care and handling clerical, environmental and organizational tasks. Expected to provide information to patients so that they benefit from the clinical services.

Essential Functions:

  • Check schedules, organize patient flow, room patients.
  • Collect patient history including medications and reason for visit, chart in EMR, relay information
  • Check vital signs (blood pressure, pulse, temperature), measure height and weight, take EKGs
  • Set up equipment, maintain cleanliness of exam rooms, order supplies, keep exam rooms stocked
  • Assist with minor procedures, handle specimens, do CLIA waived tests
  • Send and receive medical records, obtain Lab & Test Results
  • Ensure patient results are reviewed by physician in a timely manner, provide appropriate followup as directed
  • Follow HIPAA guidelines
  • Other duties as necessary

Medical Secretary Job – NY, East Setauket

Job Summary:

Perform secretarial duties utilizing specific knowledge of medical terminology and all office policies and procedures.

Essential Job Functions:

  • Answer incoming calls.
  • Triage phone calls and determine if urgent, give call to physician or nurse immediately.
  • Handle all calls with confidence, compassion and efficiency.
  • Make appointments for new and existing patients.
  • Collect and verify patient demographic information and insurance information.
  • Review and maintain providers schedules to ensure productivity and that appointments are scheduled appropriately.
  • Verify insurance with the billing department.
  • Prepare patients charts.
  • Call outside offices to obtain medical records.
  • Scan records, patient information and medical history into EMR.

city: Setauket

Job Summary:

Perform secretarial duties utilizing specific knowledge of medical terminology and all office policies and procedures.

Essential Job Functions:

  • Answer incoming calls.
  • Triage phone calls and determine if urgent, give call to physician or nurse immediately.
  • Handle all calls with confidence, compassion and efficiency.
  • Make appointments for new and existing patients.
  • Collect and verify patient demographic information and insurance information.
  • Review and maintain provider?s schedules to ensure productivity and that appointments are scheduled appropriately.
  • Verify insurance with the billing department.
  • Prepare patients? charts.
  • Call outside offices to obtain medical records.
  • Scan records, patient information and medical history into EMR.

Cardiac Technician Job – NY, East Setauket

The employee will be under the general supervision of and report directly to the EP/Device clinic Supervisor. This clinical position requires direct patient contact and the performance of a variety of functions related to the care, education, and maintenance of patients with implanted cardiac devices. ( pacemakers, implanted cardiac defibrillators, and Loop recorders) as well as external cardiac recorders (Holter monitors, MCOTS, EVENT recorders, and Loop recorders) and external temporary cardiac defibrillators.

Essential Job Functions:

  • -Obtains vital signs and pertinent patient history, medication review
  • -Attaches patient to the appropriate programmer to initiate interrogation process
  • -Provides appropriate education regarding home care, routine precautions and F/U of patients individual device.
  • -Able to educate and instruct patients on use of home monitoring devices.
  • -Able to log on to and order equipment through websites.
  • -Able actively participate in downloading and maintenance of remote monitoring websites, reporting any alert status directly to the Supervising NP/RN/M
  • -Able to call device manufacturers/ representatives for information when required.
  • -Able to perform a Trans-telephonic telephone check.
  • – Will be able to perform arrhythmia analysis of Holter, Event, and MCOT monitors and Loop recorders.
  • -Will remain current with new technology as it becomes available. Attends educational programs as
  • -Required to maintain current with new devices, procedures, and patient education requirements.
  • -Schedule patient appointments within established guidelines.
  • -Will maintain appropriate documentation in the patients EMR, chart.
  • -Will maintain statistics for the department under the supervision of the NP.
  • -Will follow HIPAA guidelines at all times.

city: Setauket

The employee will be under the general supervision of and report directly to the EP/Device clinic Supervisor. This clinical position requires direct patient contact and the performance of a variety of functions related to the care, education, and maintenance of patients with implanted cardiac devices. ( pacemakers, implanted cardiac defibrillators, and Loop recorders) as well as external cardiac recorders (Holter monitors, MCOTS, EVENT recorders, and Loop recorders) and external temporary cardiac defibrillators.

Essential Job Functions:

  • -Obtains vital signs and pertinent patient history, medication review
  • -Attaches patient to the appropriate programmer to initiate interrogation process
  • -Provides appropriate education regarding home care, routine precautions and F/U of patient?s individual device.
  • -Able to educate and instruct patients on use of home monitoring devices.
  • -Able to log on to and order equipment through websites.
  • -Able actively participate in downloading and maintenance of remote monitoring websites, reporting any alert status directly to the Supervising NP/RN/M
  • -Able to call device manufacturers/ representatives for information when required.
  • -Able to perform a Trans-telephonic telephone check.
  • – Will be able to perform arrhythmia analysis of Holter, Event, and MCOT monitors and Loop recorders.
  • -Will remain current with new technology as it becomes available. Attends educational programs as
  • -Required to maintain current with new devices, procedures, and patient education requirements.
  • -Schedule patient appointments within established guidelines.
  • -Will maintain appropriate documentation in the patient?s EMR, chart.
  • -Will maintain statistics for the department under the supervision of the NP.
  • -Will follow HIPAA guidelines at all times.

Embryologist III- Island Fertility Job – NY, Commack

Embryologist III reports to the laboratory director and follows corporate policies/procedures and departmental policies/procedures approved by the laboratory director. Embryologist III is responsible, along with other Lab staff, for providing quality Embryology procedures including but not limited to intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), Assisted hatching (AH), embryo grading and transfer, embryo/blastocyst vitrification, blastocyst biopsy, biopsied cell processing, oocyte vitrification and warming for infertile couples wishing to achieve pregnancy. Responsibilities include technical benchwork, administrative tasks as assigned by the lab director, quality control and quality assurance activities and documentation including result reporting and tissue transmittal (paper as well as electronic). Participates in on call rotation for alarm handling.Embryologist III reports to the laboratory director and follows corporate policies/procedures and departmental policies/procedures approved by the laboratory director. Embryologist III is responsible, along with other Lab staff, for providing quality Embryology procedures including but not limited to intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), Assisted hatching (AH), embryo grading and transfer, embryo/blastocyst vitrification, blastocyst biopsy, biopsied cell processing, oocyte vitrification and warming for infertile couples wishing to achieve pregnancy. Responsibilities include technical benchwork, administrative tasks as assigned by the lab director, quality control and quality assurance activities and documentation including result reporting and tissue transmittal (paper as well as electronic). Participates in on call rotation for alarm handling.

Essential Job Functions- Expert Level

  • Interacts with patients and staff professionally. Maintains patient confidentiality.
  • Learns elements of patient correspondence for the disposition of their cryo stored samples.
  • Maintains good working relationships and helps create a patient centered service environment.
  • Communicates with other departments of Island Fertility and communicates lab information with
  • Physicians as appropriate. This includes following proper hierarchy protocol.
  • Performs data entry into LIS/EMR and SART.
  • Complete assigned competencies within deadline.
  • Follows safety policies. Maintain a safe working environment.
  • Reports promptly with utmost truth and transparency, any nonconformance/incident/deviation from
  • standard operating procedure(s) whether involved in, discovered, or observed.
  • Complete assigned training and competencies within deadline.
  • Trains new hires per laboratory directors request.

city: Commack

Embryologist III reports to the laboratory director and follows corporate policies/procedures and departmental policies/procedures approved by the laboratory director. Embryologist III is responsible, along with other Lab staff, for providing quality Embryology procedures including but not limited to intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), Assisted hatching (AH), embryo grading and transfer, embryo/blastocyst vitrification, blastocyst biopsy, biopsied cell processing, oocyte vitrification and warming for infertile couples wishing to achieve pregnancy. Responsibilities include technical benchwork, administrative tasks as assigned by the lab director, quality control and quality assurance activities and documentation including result reporting and tissue transmittal (paper as well as electronic). Participates in on call rotation for alarm handling.Embryologist III reports to the laboratory director and follows corporate policies/procedures and departmental policies/procedures approved by the laboratory director. Embryologist III is responsible, along with other Lab staff, for providing quality Embryology procedures including but not limited to intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), Assisted hatching (AH), embryo grading and transfer, embryo/blastocyst vitrification, blastocyst biopsy, biopsied cell processing, oocyte vitrification and warming for infertile couples wishing to achieve pregnancy. Responsibilities include technical benchwork, administrative tasks as assigned by the lab director, quality control and quality assurance activities and documentation including result reporting and tissue transmittal (paper as well as electronic). Participates in on call rotation for alarm handling.

Essential Job Functions- Expert Level

  • Interacts with patients and staff professionally. Maintains patient confidentiality.
  • Learns elements of patient correspondence for the disposition of their cryo stored samples.
  • Maintains good working relationships and helps create a patient centered service environment.
  • Communicates with other departments of Island Fertility and communicates lab information with
  • Physicians as appropriate. This includes following proper hierarchy protocol.
  • Performs data entry into LIS/EMR and SART.
  • Complete assigned competencies within deadline.
  • Follows safety policies. Maintain a safe working environment.
  • Reports promptly with utmost truth and transparency, any nonconformance/incident/deviation from
  • standard operating procedure(s) whether involved in, discovered, or observed.
  • Complete assigned training and competencies within deadline.
  • Trains new hires per laboratory director?s request.

Patient Enrollment Specialist Job – NY, Commack

Job Summary:

The Insurance Benefits Verification Specialist plays a crucial role in the fertility practice by ensuring accurate insurance coverage for patients. This position requires strong attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and a deep understanding of insurance policies and procedures. Part of this role is patient facing. It will require money collection and financial conversations with the patients.

Essential Job Functions:

  • Rotate weekends and holidays as necessary
  • Booking appointments (eIVF)
  • Updating patient demographics/Insurance
  • Verify patient insurance eligibility and coverage for fertility treatments and procedures
  • Update patient records with insurance verification information
  • Collecting patient out-of-pocket costs and co-payments.
  • Communicate insurance information to patients in a clear and concise manner
  • Answer patient questions regarding insurance coverage
  • Stay current on changes in insurance regulations and policies that affect fertility

city: Commack

Job Summary:

The Insurance Benefits Verification Specialist plays a crucial role in the fertility practice by ensuring accurate insurance coverage for patients. This position requires strong attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and a deep understanding of insurance policies and procedures. Part of this role is patient facing. It will require money collection and financial conversations with the patients.

Essential Job Functions:

  • Rotate weekends and holidays as necessary
  • Booking appointments (eIVF)
  • Updating patient demographics/Insurance
  • Verify patient insurance eligibility and coverage for fertility treatments and procedures
  • Update patient records with insurance verification information
  • Collecting patient out-of-pocket costs and co-payments.
  • Communicate insurance information to patients in a clear and concise manner
  • Answer patient questions regarding insurance coverage
  • Stay current on changes in insurance regulations and policies that affect fertility

Lab Manager Job – NY, Commack

The Laboratory manager assumes the role of clinical embryologist/andrologist while also ensuring compliance in both laboratories with all regulatory agencies, including but not limited to:

  • American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities
  • US Food and Drug Administration
  • New York State Department of Health Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program
  • New York State Tissue Bank Resources Program
  • Society for Assisted Reproductive Technologies
  • US Centers for Disease Control
  • College of American Pathologists
  • American Society for Reproductive Medicine

The Laboratory Manager serves as the quality system manager and has the training experience and authority to provide effective leadership for activities necessary to ensure communication, training, competency assessment, and ongoing compliance monitoring with requirements under the laboratory’s quality management system. The laboratory manager reports to the Laboratory Director.

The laboratory manager is responsible for maintaining an organizational plan which consists of a current organization chart, personnel policies, and job descriptions that define qualifications and duties for all personnel, including specimen collection staff, technical staff, supervisors, labratory managers, administrators, assistant directors, and the laboratory director, as well as the consultants.

The laboratory manager is responsible for maintaining records of the relevant licensure, educational, and professional qualifications, training and experience, continuing education, dates of employment, and competence of all personnel for the duration of employment and six years thereafter.

  • Able to work as a fully trained clinical embryologist and andrologist performing all duties and tasks required for embryology and therapeutic andrology procedures.
  • Work well with staff-offering them support and providing them feedback when necessary.
  • Rotate weekends and holidays as necessary.
  • Ensuring that all staff adhere to standard operating procedures and the quality management system.
  • Ensuring proper operation of all equipment and helping staff troubleshoot equipment issues when necessary.
  • Working with vendors to ensure equipment is appropriately chosen, delivered, installed, utilized, and maintained.
  • Ability to read, interpret, and clarity regulations to ensure compliance as well as handle live inspections and correct deficiencies when necessary.
  • Keeping standard operating procedures and quality management system updated and relevant.
  • Ensuring regular communication with the laboratory, staff, physicians, ancillary stafff and company management.
  • Clearly defining, implenting, and maintaing all aspects of the quality management system including hiring and training new staff, performing regular audits, periodic updating to SOPs, staff competency assessment, retraining staff when necessary, and documenting all quality acitivities appropriately, and maintaining records for a period no less than 2 years.

city: Commack

The Laboratory manager assumes the role of clinical embryologist/andrologist while also ensuring compliance in both laboratories with all regulatory agencies, including but not limited to:

  • American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities
  • US Food and Drug Administration
  • New York State Department of Health Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program
  • New York State Tissue Bank Resources Program
  • Society for Assisted Reproductive Technologies
  • US Centers for Disease Control
  • College of American Pathologists
  • American Society for Reproductive Medicine

The Laboratory Manager serves as the quality system manager and has the training experience and authority to provide effective leadership for activities necessary to ensure communication, training, competency assessment, and ongoing compliance monitoring with requirements under the laboratory’s quality management system. The laboratory manager reports to the Laboratory Director.

The laboratory manager is responsible for maintaining an organizational plan which consists of a current organization chart, personnel policies, and job descriptions that define qualifications and duties for all personnel, including specimen collection staff, technical staff, supervisors, labratory managers, administrators, assistant directors, and the laboratory director, as well as the consultants.

The laboratory manager is responsible for maintaining records of the relevant licensure, educational, and professional qualifications, training and experience, continuing education, dates of employment, and competence of all personnel for the duration of employment and six years thereafter.

  • Able to work as a fully trained clinical embryologist and andrologist performing all duties and tasks required for embryology and therapeutic andrology procedures.
  • Work well with staff-offering them support and providing them feedback when necessary.
  • Rotate weekends and holidays as necessary.
  • Ensuring that all staff adhere to standard operating procedures and the quality management system.
  • Ensuring proper operation of all equipment and helping staff troubleshoot equipment issues when necessary.
  • Working with vendors to ensure equipment is appropriately chosen, delivered, installed, utilized, and maintained.
  • Ability to read, interpret, and clarity regulations to ensure compliance as well as handle live inspections and correct deficiencies when necessary.
  • Keeping standard operating procedures and quality management system updated and relevant.
  • Ensuring regular communication with the laboratory, staff, physicians, ancillary stafff and company management.
  • Clearly defining, implenting, and maintaing all aspects of the quality management system including hiring and training new staff, performing regular audits, periodic updating to SOPs, staff competency assessment, retraining staff when necessary, and documenting all quality acitivities appropriately, and maintaining records for a period no less than 2 years.

Medical Receptionist- Island Fertility Job – NY, Commack

Job Summary:

Responsible for the coordination of the front reception area in regards to the professional services while ensuring the highest level of patient satisfaction and care.

Essential Job Functions:

  • Perform all necessary receptionist duties including the answering, screening and the routing of phone calls. Take appropriate messages and ensure the proper delivery of those messages.
  • Greet and register each patient as they arrive
  • Verify patient demographics and insurance information.
  • Schedule patient appointments and obtain any necessary documentation that may be required for such appointment.
  • Enters patient data into the electronic health records as well as documenting the payment into the patient’s electronic medical record at the time of service.
  • Schedule ancillary services and other procedures
  • Maintain patient charts and filing into EMR system
  • Prepare patient charts, physician schedules, and confirm appointments one day prior to scheduled appointment
  • Able to utilize all software available to assist in professional services including SPM, Cerner and Microsoft Word.
  • Verify and counsel patients regarding their insurance benefits.
  • Collect payments from patients.
  • Obtains authorizations for ancillary tests and medical procedures.
  • Responsible for coordinating and processing of all patient referrals including specialty and ancillary services.
  • Utilizes a high degree of accuracy in obtaining and verifying that registration, demographic and insurance information is correct and up to date.
  • Follows procedures for proper authorization and processing of all referral services.
  • Supports physicians and patients in synchronizing appointments, authorizations and tests taking place in different practices.
  • Communicates with patient and practice to ensure follow through with referrals.
  • Ensure patient results and correspondences are reviewed by the physician(s) and appropriate follow up is performed according to the physician (s) direction
  • Ensure HIPAA guidelines are followed
  • Type various letters, reports or any other correspondence
  • Necessary cross training to provide coverage for the office as needed

city: Commack

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Job Summary:

Responsible for the coordination of the front reception area in regards to the professional services while ensuring the highest level of patient satisfaction and care.

Essential Job Functions:

  • Perform all necessary receptionist duties including the answering, screening and the routing of phone calls. Take appropriate messages and ensure the proper delivery of those messages.
  • Greet and register each patient as they arrive
  • Verify patient demographics and insurance information.
  • Schedule patient appointments and obtain any necessary documentation that may be required for such appointment.
  • Enters patient data into the electronic health records as well as documenting the payment into the patient’s electronic medical record at the time of service.
  • Schedule ancillary services and other procedures
  • Maintain patient charts and filing into EMR system
  • Prepare patient charts, physician schedules, and confirm appointments one day prior to scheduled appointment
  • Able to utilize all software available to assist in professional services including SPM, Cerner and Microsoft Word.
  • Verify and counsel patients regarding their insurance benefits.
  • Collect payments from patients.
  • Obtains authorizations for ancillary tests and medical procedures.
  • Responsible for coordinating and processing of all patient referrals including specialty and ancillary services.
  • Utilizes a high degree of accuracy in obtaining and verifying that registration, demographic and insurance information is correct and up to date.
  • Follows procedures for proper authorization and processing of all referral services.
  • Supports physicians and patients in synchronizing appointments, authorizations and tests taking place in different practices.
  • Communicates with patient and practice to ensure follow through with referrals.
  • Ensure patient results and correspondences are reviewed by the physician(s) and appropriate follow up is performed according to the physician (s) direction
  • Ensure HIPAA guidelines are followed
  • Type various letters, reports or any other correspondence
  • Necessary cross training to provide coverage for the office as needed

Physician-Reproductive Endocrinologist and Fertility Specialist Job – NY, Commack

We are seeking a board-certified or board eligible Reproductive Endocrinologist and Fertility Specialist to join our growing practice. The ideal candidate will provide comprehensive reproductive healthcare, including the diagnosis and treatment of infertility, hormonal disorders, and other reproductive conditions. This position requires a compassionate and skilled physician dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and contributing to the advancement of reproductive medicine.

Responsibilities:

  • Patient Care:
    • Diagnose and treat infertility in both male and female patients.
    • Perform and interpret diagnostic tests, including hormone level assessments, ultrasound examinations, and semen analysis.
    • Develop and implement individualized treatment plans, including ovulation induction, intrauterine insemination (IUI), and in vitro fertilization (IVF).
    • Provide fertility preservation services, such as egg freezing and sperm banking.
    • Manage patients with reproductive endocrine disorders, such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), endometriosis, and recurrent pregnancy loss.
    • Provide patient education and counseling regarding fertility options and treatment outcomes.
    • Perform surgical procedures related to reproductive health.
  • Clinical and Administrative Duties:
    • Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records.
    • Collaborate with other healthcare professionals, including nurses, embryologists, and support staff.
    • Participate in quality improvement initiatives
    • Adhere to all ethical and legal standards of medical practice.
    • Participate in on call rotations as needed.
  • Professional Development:
    • Stay current with the latest advancements in reproductive endocrinology and fertility.
    • Participate in continuing medical education (CME) activities.

city: Commack

We are seeking a board-certified or board eligible Reproductive Endocrinologist and Fertility Specialist to join our growing practice. The ideal candidate will provide comprehensive reproductive healthcare, including the diagnosis and treatment of infertility, hormonal disorders, and other reproductive conditions. This position requires a compassionate and skilled physician dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and contributing to the advancement of reproductive medicine.

Responsibilities:

  • Patient Care:
    • Diagnose and treat infertility in both male and female patients.
    • Perform and interpret diagnostic tests, including hormone level assessments, ultrasound examinations, and semen analysis.
    • Develop and implement individualized treatment plans, including ovulation induction, intrauterine insemination (IUI), and in vitro fertilization (IVF).
    • Provide fertility preservation services, such as egg freezing and sperm banking.
    • Manage patients with reproductive endocrine disorders, such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), endometriosis, and recurrent pregnancy loss.
    • Provide patient education and counseling regarding fertility options and treatment outcomes.
    • Perform surgical procedures related to reproductive health.
  • Clinical and Administrative Duties:
    • Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records.
    • Collaborate with other healthcare professionals, including nurses, embryologists, and support staff.
    • Participate in quality improvement initiatives
    • Adhere to all ethical and legal standards of medical practice.
    • Participate in on call rotations as needed.
  • Professional Development:
    • Stay current with the latest advancements in reproductive endocrinology and fertility.
    • Participate in continuing medical education (CME) activities.

Authorization Specialist – Fertility Job – NY, Commack

JOB SUMMARY:

The Authorization/Referral specialist works in the Authorization Departmentas a liaison between the physician and the patient. The position interfaces with physicians, patients, and administrative personnel and answers phone calls, responds to fax and email communication and routes messages accordingly. The focus of the position is to obtain prior authorizations for medications and/or procedures.

JOB RESPONSIBILITES:

  • Obtains authorizations for ancillary tests and medical procedures.

  • Responsible for coordinating and processing of all patient referrals including specialty and ancillary services.

  • Utilizes a high degree of accuracy in obtaining and verifying that registration, demographic and insurance information is correct and up to date.

  • Acts as liaison between the MSO and other healthcare providers while exhibiting a high level of customer service skills.

  • Performs eligibility checks on members as necessary by telephone or electronically.

  • Follows procedures for proper authorization and processing of all referral services.

  • Supports physicians and patients in synchronizing appointments, authorizations and tests taking place in different practices.

  • Communicates with patient and practice to ensure follow through with referrals.

  • Ensures strict confidentiality of all health records, member information and follows HIPAA guidelines.

  • Completes all administrative functions related with referral activities in an efficient manner.

  • Enters all referral hospital, outpatient and other patient specialty health service authorizations into the EMR and practice management system.

  • Responsible for monitoring all referral reports not received and follow up in a timely manner.

  • Performs duties in honest and ethical manner.

  • Perform other duties as assigned.

city: Commack

JOB SUMMARY:

The Authorization/Referral specialist works in the Authorization Department?as a liaison between the physician and the patient. The position interfaces with physicians, patients, and administrative personnel and answers phone calls, responds to fax and email communication and routes messages accordingly. The focus of the position is to obtain prior authorizations for medications and/or procedures.

JOB RESPONSIBILITES:

  • Obtains authorizations for ancillary tests and medical procedures.

  • Responsible for coordinating and processing of all patient referrals including specialty and ancillary services.

  • Utilizes a high degree of accuracy in obtaining and verifying that registration, demographic and insurance information is correct and up to date.

  • Acts as liaison between the MSO and other healthcare providers while exhibiting a high level of customer service skills.

  • Performs eligibility checks on members as necessary by telephone or electronically.

  • Follows procedures for proper authorization and processing of all referral services.

  • Supports physicians and patients in synchronizing appointments, authorizations and tests taking place in different practices.

  • Communicates with patient and practice to ensure follow through with referrals.

  • Ensures strict confidentiality of all health records, member information and follows HIPAA guidelines.

  • Completes all administrative functions related with referral activities in an efficient manner.

  • Enters all referral hospital, outpatient and other patient specialty health service authorizations into the EMR and practice management system.

  • Responsible for monitoring all referral reports not received and follow up in a timely manner.

  • Performs duties in honest and ethical manner.

  • Perform other duties as assigned.