Patient Care Coordinator​/Heart Institute​/Montlake

Job Description

UW Medical Center Montlake - Heart Institute has an outstanding opportunity for a Patient Care Coordinator.

• Full-time, 100% FTE (40 hours per week)
• Day Shift
• Mondays
  - Fridays

• No Telework/On-Site

The Heart Institute at UW Medical Center –Montlake provides a full range of heart healthcare and prevention services.

Our services include general cardiology, cardiac diagnostic imaging tests and procedures, cardiac surgery, arrhythmia management and electrophysiology, interventional cardiology, structural heart services, advanced heart failure management, heart transplant and ventricular assist devices (VADs), adult congenital heart disease management, cardiac psychiatry, cardiovascular geneticsand other advanced services.

• Conveniently located near public transportation

• Make a difference for the patients and employees we serve

• Opportunity to provide career growth

• Triage medical information in a specific medical or surgical specialty

• Schedule post-surgery diagnostic procedures and follow-up patient appointments

• Act as a liaison between patients, consulting physician, referring physician, or outside agency to coordinate patient appointments, admission, or surgery. Will coordinate the exchange of information either written or verbally before and after patients are seen

• Coordinate anesthesia

• Obtain all necessary medical records, diagnostic studies, pathology items, etc., that are needed for patient care

• Assist in scheduling new patient appointments by triaging to appropriate department and physician

• Enter appointment information in online appointment system

• Coordinate pre-admission tests and procedures

• Schedule and ensure pre-anesthesia works-ups are completed

• Coordinate the direct transfer of patients from outside hospitals to UWMC with physicians, medical staff, and Admitting

• Other assigned duties

• High school graduation or equivalent

• AND two years of experience in the program specialty

• OR equivalent education/experience

• Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration

UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the publicby advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.

All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes:
Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center
- Montlake, UW Medical Center
- Northwest, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.

Become part of our team. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

UW Medical Center is an acute care academic medical center located in Seattle with two campuses:
Montlake and Northwest. As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in seven specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances.

The UW Medical Center-Montlake campus is located on the edge of the beautiful UW campus…