Office Coordinator Clerical

Join Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital’s team of caregivers that provide top-quality patient care to the communities in and around Port St. Lucie. Opening its doors in 2013 and expanding in 2017, this state-of-the-art acute care facility has 177 patient rooms and offers services in a wide variety of specialties to meet community needs. You'll be supported as you follow your dreams and find where you belong, here at Tradition Hospital.   

Exceptional care is a team effort — both at the bedside and in the office. Even if you’ve never considered healthcare as the next step, you’ll find there are many paths to creating a career centered on what matters most to you. By joining the team as an Office Coordinator Clerical, you will provide excellent customer service to patients and visitors and perform various administrative duties. It will be your goal to ensure a smooth experience from checking in to checking out. There are opportunities to grow and evolve within your role — and even explore new career areas beyond it. 

A caregiver in this position must have the availability to work Monday-Friday between 7:00AM – 7:00PM. Caregivers are provided with their schedule a week in advance. The team is on staggered shifts to ensure coverage during operating hours. The schedule can fluctuate depending on need. 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Answer the phone, triage calls, schedule appointments, schedule diagnostic testing and/or surgical procedures, obtain referral/authorizations, maintain physician calendar and other administrative duties. 

• Support clinic operations by direct involvement with the physician(s) and nurse(s). 

• Facilitate the access of patients to CCF through direct patient appointment scheduling or by serving as a liaison between patient and/or other medical departments. 

• Work through and solve patient issues. 

• Take and relay phone messages for the respective area in a clear and concise manner in accordance to CCF policy.  

• Assist with calendar, meeting and travel arrangements as requested and ensure proper forms are completed. 

• Ensure all patients are rescheduled relating to physician out days in a timely manner. 

• Utilize the correct pathway to retrieve lab and radiology reports (via Net Access) and dictated reports (via Total eMed) as needed. 

• Verify and update patient demographics and insurance information. 

• Identify whether patients need a referral and/or authorization and obtain referral and/or authorization when necessary. 

• Obtain proper information such as PCP, referring physician, CPT/DX codes prior to entering request into referral module. 

• Input reasons for all visits on all appointments.  

• Ensure surgery packets are completed correctly and delivered in a timely manner to OPS and Access Plus. 

• Reconcile day sheet with charge tickets. 

• Maintain complete and up-to-date documentation and files, including product and service quotes. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• High School Diploma or GED 

• Two years of clerical, customer service or other relevant experience 

• Knowledge of medical terminology gained through experience or formal course work 

• Basic math skills, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and percentages 

• Strong computer skills and working knowledge of Microsoft applications 

• Typing competency with the ability to format, spell, punctuate, edit and proofread 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Medical office or insurance experience 

Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we’re dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/