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Job TitlePatient Access Coordinator

                        

LocationWestlake

                    

FacilityWestlake Medical Office Building

                     

DepartmentWestlake 805 Columbia Rd-Regional Operations

                      

Job CodeB16013

                     

ShiftDay/Evening Rotation

                       

Schedule8:00am-4:30pm/8:30am-5:00pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.   

Cleveland Clinic is the first hospital in the nation to make great customer service a cornerstone of our mission. As a Patient Access Coordinator, you will help us continue serving as a top leader of care by organizing and coordinating the activities and flow of work for the patient access area. Your efforts focus on optimizing your team and driving improvements, ultimately enhancing the Cleveland Clinic and positively impacting the community as a whole. 

 
A caregiver in this position works primarily from 8:30am to 5:00pm and may cover a 7:00am or 8:00am start. Additional times include one 11:30am to 8:00pm shift if needed.
 
A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

Organize and coordinate the activities and flow of work for the patient access area. Assign tasks, monitor performance, and assist in training patient service representatives. Screen candidates, recommend hiring, conduct performance appraisals, and recommend corrective counseling. Develop, implement, and oversee programs to improve appointment utilization such as, reminder, follow-up on no-show/cancellation program. Coordinate activities and resolve operational problems. Adjust employees, patients, and physicians' schedules to respond to operational problems. Control and audit the reconciliation of day sheets, including adjusting statistics in the computer data bank. Produce reports as needed. 

 
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

High School Diploma or GED Two years Cleveland Clinic outpatient scheduling experience or other equivalent position, which includes interacting with patients, physicians and other departments on a problem resolution basis OR Minimum three years external outpatient scheduling experience where demonstrated experience includes resolving patient scheduling and the coordination of the work of others OR Associate Degree may substitute for one year of experience OR Bachelor's Degree may substitute for the experience requirement 

Physical Requirements:

Requires frequent data entry, sitting, standing and walking. Normal or corrected vision, hearing and speech. Occasional lifting or pushing up to 25 pounds.

Personal Protective Equipment:

Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required. 

                       

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

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Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities