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Primary City/State:

Scottsdale, Arizona

Department Name:

Family Medicine-Pinnacle

Work Shift:

Day

Job Category:

Administrative Services

Health care is changing, and it’s our goal to create a new model to answer America's health care challenges today and in the future. Our passionate and talented teams will be the change on the health care landscape in our communities – big and small. If taking access and delivery from complex to easy, from costly to affordable and from unpredictable to reliable sounds interesting to you, we want to hear from you.

Banner Pinnacle Peak Family Medicine is in the beautiful City of Scottsdale, providing care for patients and their families over the course of their lifetime. Our physicians work with patients of all ages and provide primary care services. Our staff and providers form deep and meaningful partnerships with patients by delivering important preventative care, helping patients manage conditions and offering support and guidance when health symptoms arise.

Bring your desire to learn and grow with us to our ever-growing clinic, where you’ll be working side by side with medical staff to create a great patient experience. As a **Referral Specialist** on our team, we offer a customer-focused and friendly work environment with career growth opportunities. Bring your desire to learn and grow with us to our ever-growing Primary Care Clinic, where you’ll be working to create a great patient experience.

**Location:** 7669 East Pinnacle Peak Rd, Suite 220 Scottsdale, AZ 85255

**Schedule: Monday - Friday** 8:00AM-4:30PM

At Banner Medical Group, you'll have the opportunity to perform a critical role in the community where you practice. Banner Medical Group provides both primary and specialty care throughout the communities in which Banner Health operates. We do this in a variety of settings - from smaller group practices like our Banner Health Clinics in Colorado and Wyoming, to large multi-specialty Banner Health Centers in the metropolitan Phoenix area. We currently have more than 1,000 physicians and more than 3,500 total employees in our group and are seeking others to enhance our ability to deliver our nonprofit mission of providing excellent patient care.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position is responsible for coordinating referral orders for a continuation of treatment, such as specialty services and diagnostic testing within a primary care practice. This position provides all pertinent clinical information needed for the payor authorization and the facility or specialist prior to the services being rendered. The position is responsible for tracking and managing all referrals with the intention and outcome to close any patient care gaps, along with providing documentation to promote team awareness.

CORE FUNCTIONS

1. Schedules appointments for specialty physician services and diagnostic testing per provider request and communicates with the patient on a timely basis for all scheduling requirements

2. Acts as a liaison between patients, providers and staff members for patients’ referral and follow up needs. Provides prompt and professional service for the patients by assisting in educating patient/family and assisting patients with external resources when needed.

3. Provides all pertinent clinical information needed for the payor authorization, the facility or specialist prior to the services being rendered by verifying coverage, obtaining authorization and communicating with receiving facilities

4. Tracks and manages all referrals by monitoring outstanding referrals at 30/60/90 day intervals and following up with patients if appointments are not kept

5. Applies knowledge of medical terminology and maintains up to date knowledge of insurance environment. Utilizes internal and external resources to seek knowledge about regulations regarding various payor sources

6. Collaborates with outside referral sources and other community resources. Maintains an updated list of community resources and networks with colleagues to develop additional referral sources

7. This position has frequent communications with patients, physicians, staff, and third party payers. The position must work with and understand the concepts of managed health care and be able to prioritize tasks within established guidelines with moderate supervision

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.

Possesses 1 year of direct patient interaction/experience in a medical, insurance, or healthcare related industry.

Knowledge of HIPAA regulations. Strong customer service focus and willingness to problem solve. Effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability to manage competing priorities. Must be proficient with commonly used office software.

Employees working at Banner Scottsdale Sports Medicine, second floor must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Previous knowledge of managed care concepts. Working knowledge of medical terminology and ICD-9 and CPT codes.

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

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