Patient Access Coordinator - UI Patient Access Center

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About the position

Responsibilities

  • Provide leadership in the UI Patient Access Center.
  • Provide functional supervision to scheduling and support staff members, under the direction of the Patient Access Manager.
  • Schedule patient appointments and provide phone coverage to meet business needs.
  • Overbook appointments as needed.
  • Assist in managing, coordinating and directing scheduling services.
  • Assist in assuring the compliance of tasks, compliance goals, and patient satisfaction expectations.
  • Assist in activities related to scheduling system upgrades.
  • Complete special projects or implement pilot programs as directed by supervisor.
  • Serve as a collaborator with many departments at UI Healthcare.
  • Analyze, monitor and report data, information and reports.
  • Serve as first point of contact for scheduling and support staff.
  • Maintain an effective working relationship with faculty, staff, students and across multiple UI Health Care support departments.
  • Review, respond and resolve requests and issues from staff and patients.
  • Monitor Cisco and assign/reassign the daily work of staff based on business needs.
  • Support the work and strategic goals of the UI Patient Access Center.
  • Host and attend meetings at the discretion of your manager.
  • Train new staff and retrain existing staff as needed.
  • Assist with the development and implementation of policies and practices to improve services for the UI PAC.
  • Help communicate and ensure compliance with new policies, guidelines, or expectation changes and initiatives.
  • Identify any issues and look for efficiencies within our electronic scheduling systems and other processes.
  • Assist the Patient Access Manager by providing functional supervision over scheduling and support staff including training, scheduling and assigning work, establishing work priorities, and managing ELMS timecard requests.
  • Assist the Patient Access Manager on the performance of staff.

Requirements

  • A Bachelor’s Degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Typically 1 – 3 years administrative experience.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Knowledge of patient scheduling, scheduling workflows, and electronic scheduling systems.
  • Proficiency in working and understanding computer spreadsheet and database applications.
  • Experience directing the work of employees in a leadership role.

Nice-to-haves

  • Knowledge of the University of Iowa Health Care policies, procedures, and regulations.
  • Ability to be self-directed and demonstrate excellent judgement in prioritizing multiple projects and assignments.
  • Commitment to customer and employee satisfaction.
  • Ability to facilitate positive outcomes by collaborating and working in a team environment.
  • Experience working in a contact center environment.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft applications including OneNote, Excel, and Word.
  • Experience in utilizing and understanding Tableau reporting tool.
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