Within a team-based organizational structure and following departmental/specialty processes, the Referral Specialist acts as the central point of contact for all medical office activity related to patient referrals for a specific specialty. Apply substantial knowledge of medical practices and terminology to critically evaluate all incoming referrals and oversee the coordination and scheduling of all patient ambulatory referrals for the appropriate specialty. Serve as the main contact for all new... more details
Within a team-based organizational structure and following departmental/specialty processes, the Referral Specialist acts as the central point of contact for all medical office activity related to patient referrals for a specific specialty. Apply substantial knowledge of medical practices and terminology to critically evaluate all incoming referrals and oversee the coordination and scheduling of all patient ambulatory referrals for the appropriate specialty. Serve as the main contact for all new patient referrals and serve as the principal source of new patient scheduling information for referring provider offices, patients and schedulers. Serve as a principal source of information to patients and others on department/specialty specific scheduling policies, providers, procedures, and locations. Hours for this position are: 10:30am-7pm. This opportunity is currently remote (work from home) within CT. Candidates are encouraged to provide a cover letter. A proven record of exemplary attendance, punctuality and reliability. 1. Oversees and coordinates administrative, program, and office activities. Establishes, selects, implements, and coordinates office procedures and systems. Serves as principal source of information to students, staff, and faculty on policies, procedures, programs, and office activities. 2. Oversees, instructs, and coordinates activities of support staff. Oversees the preparation of materials for grants, contracts and budgets. Monitors expenditures and reconciles financial statements. 3. Provides editorial support for a journal/publication. Proofreads and edits material for grammatical and factual accuracy. Tracks copy through various editing and production stages. Communicates with authors, printers, and others concerned with published work. 4. Determines administrative, facility, and equipment needs for symposia, lectures, seminars, and conferences. Assembles and arranges for necessary items. Determines sources of data. Compiles, synthesizes and manipulates data. Summarizes findings and writes reports or portions of reports. 5. Greets visitors. Answers and screens telephone calls. Assesses nature of business. Responds to requests for information and provides assistance. Screens and responds to mail. 6. Formats, keyboard, proofread, and edits correspondence, reports, manuscripts, grants, and other material. Assembles attachments and corresponding material. Reviews outgoing material for completeness, dates, and signatures. Composes substantive correspondence and written material. 7. Coordinates travel arrangements. Schedules and coordinates meetings and appointments. Orders and maintains inventory of supplies. Takes minutes or dictation. Performs additional functions incidental to office activities. Six years of related work experience, four of them in the same job family at the next lower level, and high school level education; or four years of related work experience and an Associate's degree; or little or no work experience and a Bachelor's degree in a related field; or an equivalent combination of experience and education.
