Cancer Center Access Coordinator

Description Cancer Center Access Coordinator

Share your talents in providing compassionate and high quality care to patients, staff and vendors in the Cancer Treatment Center. This position includes a full range of support to include admitting and discharging patients, scheduling, answering phones completing prior authorizations, orienting new employees, and addressing any corrective issues. We need your expertise to keep our community healthy and thriving!

Here at Gunnison Valley Health, your good work will be rewarded. In addition to a competitive salary, a generous and affordable medical/dental/vision plan,a matching retirment plan, paid time off and a Lifestyle Spending account that increase with years of service, there are other great perks including:

• Unique and generous benefits to include a Lifestyle Spending Account, Matched retirement plan, as well as a dependent care matching plan
• A culture that values continuing education, backed up by a robust tuition reimbursement plan.
• No traffic, and a scenic commute to the office

Some define happiness by their job title and salary, while others pursue quality of life. Our community combines the best of both worlds by fostering a growing outdoor industry business hub in the heart of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. The Gunnison Valley, which includes the towns of Gunnison and Crested Butte, is a vibrant community of entrepreneurs and adventurers. We are deeply connected with our surrounding environment, neighbors and growing community.

This is the kind of place where hard work is rewarded, whether that means a day on the mountain or at the office.

To be seriously considered for this role, you’ll need to have:

• Education: High School Education or equivalent
• Experience:Previous experience in patient access, registration, medical office administration, scheduling, or healthcare coordination preferred. Experience in oncology, infusion services, specialty medicine, or hospital-based services strongly preferred. Knowledge of medical terminology, insurance verification, prior authorization processes, referral management, and healthcare regulatory requirements preferred. Experience with Epic or equivalent electronic health record preferred.
• Licenses/Certification: Certification in Patient Access (CHAA) preferred but not required.

We are committed to improving the health of our community by delivering exceptional care and services. As part of the team in the Oncology Clinic, you will:

• Completes pre-registration and registration for Cancer Center clinic and infusion services, ensuring accurate patient demographics, insurance, contact, guarantor information, patient identification, and required signatures and regulatory documentation.
• Explains applicable insurance coverage and patient financial responsibilities, collects payments as appropriate, create accurate estimates of patient financial responsibility, and connects patients with financial counseling or assistance resources when needed.
• Coordinates scheduling of hematology, oncology and infusion clinic, infusion, follow-up, and other Cancer Center appointments in collaboration with patients and the clinical team to support timely care and efficient use of Cancer Center resources.
• Communicates with referring offices and outside healthcare organizations to obtain necessary medical records, pathology, imaging, laboratory results, and other documentation required for patient care, and ensures information is appropriately incorporated into the electronic health record and available to the clinical team.
• Assist in arranging discharge needs including follow up appointments, home therapy and any follow up diagnostic procedures.