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Part Time - Referral Coordinator - LPG Referral - After successful 90 days on site you can be remote

Job Details

Location:
Fort Myers, FL

Category:
Clerical/Administrative

Type:
Part Time

Schedule:
Days

Job Ref:
88687

Location:Orion Building -6630 Orion DriveFort Myers FL 33912

Department: LPG Referral

Work Type: Part Time

Shift: Shift 1/8:00:00 AM to 12:00:00 PM

Minimum to Midpoint Pay Rate:$20.50 - $24.09 / hour

Summary

πŸ—‚ Now Hiring: Part-Time Referral Coordinator
πŸ“ Orion Building 6630 Orion Drive, Fort Myers, FL 33912

🏒 Department: LPG Referral
πŸ•’ Work Type: Part Time
Schedule: Monday Friday | 8:00 AM 12:00 PM
πŸ’² Pay Range: $20.50 $24.09 per hour


Looking for balance without stepping away from healthcare?
If you're an experienced referrals professional ready to scale back your hours without sacrificing impact, this role is for you. Enjoy your afternoons free while still contributing to a fast-paced, patient-focused team!


πŸ’Ό What Youll Do:

  • Coordinate and process patient referrals efficiently and accurately
  • Verify insurance coverage and obtain authorizations as needed
  • Communicate with providers, specialists, and patients to ensure seamless care coordination
  • Maintain accurate documentation within the EMR
  • Support a high-volume, team-driven environment with a strong attention to detail

🌟 Why Youll Love This Role:

  • Work-life balance your afternoons are yours!
  • Consistent weekday schedule no weekends
  • Opportunity for remote work after 90 days of successful onsite performance
  • Be part of a collaborative, mission-driven healthcare team

Ideal Candidate:

  • Prior experience in medical referrals, authorizations, or similar healthcare role
  • Strong understanding of insurance processes and coordination of care
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills
  • Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
  • EMR experience preferred

πŸ’™ Make an impactwithout working full-time.
Apply today and find the balance youve been looking for!

Facilitates referrals by processing internal, outgoing, and incoming referral entries. The Referral Coordinator will be responsible for working assigned incoming and outgoing referral work queues, schedule patients, attach referral to patient appointments, obtain authorizations, proactively look into assigned department schedule and verify all authorizations have been done. Will also be responsible for maintaining communication/relationship with the assigned practice. Processes more than 50 referrals per day for completeness, and disseminating the referral appropriately to the correct work queues is the start of the scheduling process.

Requirements

Education:High School diploma or GED equivalent required. Post high school training or college preferred.

Experience:Minimum of 1 years experience in customer service and scheduling. 6 months of Epic experience preferred.

Certification:N/A

License:N/A

Other:This job requires you to have a working knowledge of referrals and InBasket, so that you can communicate to the offices and physicians about the referrals. One must possess extensive knowledge Epic scheduling to maneuver efficiently and attach the referral to the appointment, which assists the scheduler in providing quick and accurate service for our patients. This position takes multi-tasking to a new level, and requires one to be flexible, as the job duties change quickly. Communication and fostering a team environment are an essential component of this job. We work in cubicles, so one must feel comfortable working in a confined space. One must maintain all of those proficiencies and will continue to achieve exceptional quality scores/error rate. In addition, this person must be crossed trained in all service lines of the department.

Medical terminology knowledge is a must. Knowledge and understanding of telephone etiquette including strong listening skills are essential. Excellent customer service, including verbal and written communication skills are required. Ability to effectively, precisely and clearly communicate with other departments, physician practices, staff and providers. Data entry skills and good computer skills are required including knowledge of Microsoft Office. Expert understanding of insurance and authorization process. Ability to trains all levels of referral coordinators for all assigned specialties. Being bilingual is helpful.

US:FL:Fort Myers

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