Associate Patient Care Coordinator - Mission Viejo, CA - Full-time / Part-time

Do you have compassion and a passion to help others?  Transforming healthcare and millions of lives as a result starts with the values you embrace and the passion you bring to achieve your life’s best work.(sm) 
 
Centers for Family Medicine and Premier Physicians Medical Group serve the communities within Orange and southern Los Angeles counties. The combined medical group is composed of 15 practices with more than 90 physicians and mid-level providers. From pediatric and adolescent medicine, to adult and senior care, Centers for Family Medicine & Premier Physicians strive to provide a higher level of service through our unique, patient-driven model. 
Great entry level position in healthcare!  In this position you will interact with patients and their family members, healthcare providers, insurance companies.  Learn from healthcare experts as you work side by side to improve the lives of patients.  Enjoy profound job satisfaction as you impact the care and comfort of our patient population.  We offer the benefits of working for a large, multi-national company - career opportunities, great benefits, paid time off, and more!  The successful candidate will demonstrate effective customer service and communication skills.   
 
Primary Responsibilities:  

Greets patients as they arrive
Assists patient with intake processes including copying required documents
Collects co-payments, co-insurance and deductibles and issues receipts
Collect, record and balances payments
Manages cashier box and daily deposits according to company policies
Processes walk-in patients and visitors
Answers phones and schedules appointments
Manages medical records (maintains, files/scans, prepares for schedule)
Ensure all correspondence is scanned and/or filed in timely manner
Performs all other related duties as assigned
Travel to other offices within the group as needed

Required Qualifications:

High school graduate or GED
Data Entry
Telephone etiquette
Comfortable with Heavy telephone intake calls
1+ years of related work experience including data entry
Working knowledge of medical office procedures and medical terminology
Effective communication and customer service skills
Preferred Qualifications:

2+ years of Front office experience
1+ year of Medical Assistant experience
Bilingual English/Spanish
Experience utilizing NextGen EMR
Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make the health system work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)
 
                                                                             
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.  
 
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
 
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