Triangle Visions Optometry- Patient Care Coordinator
EssilorLuxottica
- Durham, NC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Greets patients without delay.
- Promptly answers the telephone in a friendly and courteous manner.
- Optimizes patients’ satisfaction, provider time, and treatment room utilization by scheduling appointments in person or by phone.
- Keeps patient appointments on schedule by notifying doctor/provider of patient’s arrival, reviewing service delivery compared to schedule, and reminding providers of service delays.
- Facilitates reminder calls to patients for appointment confirmation and order pickup notification.
- Records and updates financial information, collects patient charges, and files, collects, and expedites third-party claims.
- Maintains business office inventory and equipment by checking stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed supplies, partners with Practice Manager to order office supplies, and verifies receipt of supplies.
- Protects patients’ rights by maintaining confidentiality of medical, personal, and financial information in accordance with HIPAA.
- Determines both medical and vision insurance eligibilty in accordance with patients current plan coverage.
- Ensures all office systems are maintained.
- Maintains a safe working environment for all team members and patients.
- Maintains operations by following policies and procedures, reporting needed changes.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related tasks as needed.
- Works weekends and evenings in support of the business needs (varies by location).
- Adheres to attendance and daily time keeping requirements.
- Adheres to all company policies and procedures.
- Consistently maintains proper dress code.
- Performs other administrative responsibilities as assinged by Practice Manager or as business needs.
- High School graduate or equivalent
- 2+ years of office experience in a healthcare setting
- Strong customer service skills (internal and external)
- Strong communicator and listener
- Problem solving ability
- Organization skills
- Familiarity with in-store technology, such as point-of-sale, patient record systems, and other software applications
- Basic knowledge of services, products, vision insurance plans/coverage and office operations
- Strong interpersonal skills