Location:Orion Building -6630 Orion DriveFort Myers FL 33912
Department: LPG Referral
Work Type: Part Time
Shift: Shift 1/8:00:00 AM to 4:30:00 PM
Minimum to Midpoint Pay Rate:$20.50 - $24.09 / hour
🌟 Now Hiring: Part-Time Medical Referrals Specialist
📍 Orion Building Fort Myers, FL
Conveniently located off Daniels Parkway & Plantation Road
Are you a Medical Referrals professional looking for a part-time opportunity with flexibility, growth, and a supportive team? Lee Health is seeking an experienced Referrals Specialist to join our highly collaborative Referrals teamperfect for someone who wants to stay engaged in meaningful healthcare work while maintaining work-life balance.
Part-Time | 20 Hours Weekly
Starting Pay: $20.50/hour
Hybrid Opportunity Remote work available after 90 days of on-site training
Join a well-established team of Referrals professionals within a trusted healthcare system
Ideal for experienced professionals seeking flexibility without sacrificing impact
20 hours per week
MondayFriday
Variable shifts between 8:00 AM 4:30 PM
Schedules are released one week in advance, offering predictability and planning flexibility
Orion Building
6630 Orion Drive
Fort Myers, FL 33912
(Easy access from Daniels Parkway & Plantation Road)
Strong background in medical referrals
Experience navigating insurance workflows, authorizations, and referral processes
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, team-oriented healthcare environment
Detail-oriented, reliable, and patient-focused
At Lee Health, youll be part of an organization that values teamwork, professional respect, and flexibilitywhile supporting the care of our community every day.
👉 Apply today and bring your referrals expertise to a team that truly values it.
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.
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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