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Job Summary:

Patient coordinators handle the clinic’s clerical responsibilities of patient care. They present themselves as professionals while carrying out these duties. A Patient Coordinator’s image and presentation to patients are a reflection both on the doctors and on our Practice. Through teamwork, patient coordinators keep the office flow moving in a smooth and efficient manner, while maintaining a positive, respectful, and caring attitude toward patients, doctors, and co-workers.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

All shall be performed according to OSHA, DEA, HIPAA, and COFS guidelines.

• Promptly greet all incoming patients and visitors
• Answer phones promptly, assist caller or take messages and relay to appropriate persons
• Schedule appointments
• Prepare and recover surgical patients. Place monitors and take and record vital signs
• Review patient registration information for accuracy and thoroughness
• Copy insurance card and drivers’ licenses, get signatures on consent, financial, and HIPAA forms, and set up charts
• Input patient demographics into the computer
• Collect estimated payments and co-pays from all patients at time of appointment
• Along with surgical assistants, keep Doctors informed of any schedule changes
• Evaluate charts for following day’s patients
• Daily close out credit card machine and balance payments; send to business office
• Inventory office supplies and reorder through the Practice Administrative Assistant according to supply order schedule
• Inform the Office Manager of any staff or patient issues, concerns, or conflicts
• Be proficient in the use of the Practice Management software system (Vision OMS)

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent (required)
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, level-headed, dependable, courteous, compassionate, multi-task capabilities, receptive to new ideas, ability to prioritize, self-motivator, good math and windows-based computer skills, problem solving abilities, and willing to take initiative

Note: This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, or qualifications associated with the role.

Job Summary:

Under Doctor supervision, prepares for and performs complex clinical duties following established procedures in the operatory and consult rooms. All surgical assistants must strive to present themselves as professionals while carrying out their duties and responsibilities. A surgical assistant’s image and presentation to patients are a reflection both on the doctors and on COFS. Through teamwork, surgical assistants keep the office flow moving in a smooth and efficient manner, while maintaining a positive, respectful, and caring attitude toward patients, doctors, and co-workers.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

All shall be performed according to OSHA, DEA, HIPAA, and COFS guidelines.

• Prepare operatories, consult rooms and trays for all procedures
• Greet and seat patients
• Verify and document patients’ medical and dental information in EHR
• Prepare and recover surgical patients. Place monitors and take and record vital signs
• Take digital x-rays and follow protocol for attaching to the patient record in OMSVision
• Assist Doctor with surgical procedures
• Document exam findings, procedures performed, and drugs administered in the EHR system
• Assist doctors with osteotomy work-ups, including taking, pouring and trimming of models
• Scrub, sterilize and package instruments

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent (required)
• Familiar with anatomy and medical and dental terminology as they pertain to oral surgery
• Current Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification (preferred)
• Radiation Safety certification (required)
• Successful completion of DAANCE course and examination
• Good verbal and written communication skills