About the Role
The Practice Coordinator is responsible for managing the front office daily activities for their practice location, ensuring quality customer service to in-person and remote patients and clinicians.
Responsibilities
- Create a positive work environment; be a culture carrier and support in-office clinician and staff engagement activities to promote LFST culture, engagement, and connection.
- Conduct schedule prep process for all patients to ensure all paperwork and documentation is complete, credit card on file is current, demographics are accurate, and patient chart is prepared.
- Perform general office duties, cleanliness, and appeal, such as sorting office mail, scanning documents, e-faxes, shared office email and office upkeep, to ensure the practice is running smoothly and prepared for patients and clinicians.
- Communicate with peers, clinicians, and patients in ways that support patient care and clinician satisfaction.
- Provide exceptional customer service, responding quickly and appropriately to patient needs, and being prepared to manage potentially difficult or sensitive situations by following Crisis and De-escalation Processes.
- Manage front desk responsibilities including greeting and checking patients in/out in a courteous manner.
- Provide support to patients with requests via phone, email, and/or portal with payment/billing related questions, scheduling needs, release requests, miscellaneous inquiries, etc.
- Manage queues within the phone system, ensuring calls are answered timely to ensure excellent customer service.
- Assist patients with telehealth access, Patient Portal issues, and other troubleshooting as needed.
- Handle any urgent requests; triage patient issues and resolution, i.e., direct to correct departments or escalate for assistance.
- Collect all in-person and telehealth co-payments and account balances at the time of service.
- Complete insurance eligibility verification and reach out to patients to resolve any issues.
- Provide general clinician support – assist clinicians with administrative questions and/or duties such as sending letters, faxes, etc.
- Coordinate with clinicians pertaining to any additional patient questions.
- Support clinician schedules by auditing for appointment accuracy.
- Maintain a pleasant, secure, and motivational working environment in the Practice.
Requirements
- Ability to multitask and prioritize duties to support delivery of high-quality patient experience.
- Ability to work independently and as a team member.
- Comfortable handling sensitive and confidential Information (HIPAA).
Skills
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Proficient in using Computer Software Applications (Microsoft Office & EMRs)
Location
- 1399 Franklin Ave Suite 302, Garden City, NY 11530
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 1+ years of experience in healthcare operations, customer service, or similar role or setting preferred.
Education Level
- High School or equivalent required
- Associates/bachelor’s degree, preferred.
Salary/Compensations
- Starting at $22.00/hourly, plus quarterly bonus/incentive potential
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- AD&D
- Short and long-term disability
- Life insurance
- 401k retirement savings with employer match
- Paid parental leave
- Paid time off
- Holiday pay
- Employee Assistance Program
About the Company
- At LifeStance Health, we strive to help individuals, families, and communities with their mental health needs. Everywhere. Every day.
- As the fastest growing mental health practice group in the country, now is the perfect time to join our team!
- LifeStance Health Values: Belonging, Empathy, Courage, One Team.
Equal Opportunity
- LifeStance is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are fully committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all our employees.
- LifeStance Health complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.
