Patient Services Coordinator II, Licensed (MA-C) Diabetes Education Center First Hill

Swedish Medical Center is looking for a Patient Services Coordinator II, Licensed MA-C (1.0 FTE, Days) to work in Diabetes Education Center at Swedish First Hill in Seattle, WA.The Patient Service Coordinator II licensed provides support and clinic coordination of multiple patient care services, exercising independence in the planning and accomplishment of a wide spectrum of clerical duties. Responsibilities include: scheduling of new patients, follow-up clinic appointments, subsequent treatments, and requested diagnostic tests, acquiring of insurance verifications, referrals and authorizations, preparing and maintaining the patient’s medical record, reconciling billing issues, answering multiple phone lines and triaging phone calls. Excellent communication and problem solving skills around patient care and clinic matters are vital.In this position you will:* Greet and prepare patients for the practitioner. Obtain and record vital signs and other appropriate information, such as height, weight, drug allergies, current medications and presenting problem.* Schedule multiple, sequential procedures and diagnostic tests as directed by the physician.* When scheduling appointments, coordinate clinic schedule to optimize provider and care team availability on multiple campuses.* May draw blood specimens, label, and prepare specimens for processing. May assist in diagnostic tests and clinical procedures to appropriate level of training as established in procedures.* Obtain non-invasive body fluid specimens.At Swedish, we are passionate about healthcare for our caregivers. Full-time caregivers (0.75-1.0 FTE) who earn less than $60,000 per year will be offered the Swedish PPO Medical Plan with a $0 premium cost, including dependent coverageApply Today! Applicants that meet qualifications will receive a text with some additional questions from our Modern Hire system.Required qualifications for this position include:* Graduate of certified medical assistant program* 1 year medical assistant experience in a healthcare setting (i.e. physician’s office, scheduler, etc.)* Washington State Medical Assistant Certified or Medical Assistant Interim certification* Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Providers required at time of hire from American Heart Association (AHA) or Military Training Network (MTN)Preferred qualifications for this position include:* Associate Degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school with emphasis in Health Care* Experience with Epic* Experience obtaining insurance verifications, referrals, and authorizationsAbout the First Hill Campus.The 697-bed tertiary-care center on the Swedish/First Hill campus is the flagship of the Swedish health-care system. Swedish/First Hill has one of the most active and advanced birthing programs in Washington state and houses a Level III neonatal intensive-care unit. More surgeries are performed each year at Swedish/First Hill than at any other facility in the region; volumes include more total joint replacements than any other medical center in the state.