At BayCare, we are proud to be one of the largest employers in the Tampa Bay area. Our network consists of 16 community-based hospitals, a long-term acute care facility, home health services, outpatient centers and thousands of physicians. With the support of more than 30,000 team members, we promote a forward-thinking philosophy that’s built on a foundation of trust, dignity, respect, responsibility and clinical excellence. **The Care Coordination Assistant Responsibilities Include:** + Entering new referrals and updates all existing patient information in corporate IS systems including demographics, insurance, and benefit information. + Verifying insurance and benefits for all Medicare, Managed Care and Private Fee for Service Plans. Securing authorization for services provided by BayCare HomeCare from the payers. + Selecting the correct payer codes to provide accurate intake information. + Understanding medical criteria for securing all required information from the referral source. + Entering the appropriate financial information including benefits, deductibles, co-pays, coinsurance, out-of-pocket, another related costs into the EMR system. + Timely requesting and communicating of authorizations to payer and documentation in EMR. + The Care Coordination Assistant will work under the direction of the Care Transition Coordinator or RN Case Manager to establish and maintain a positive working relationship with patients, payors and other customers. **Position details:** + **Location:** Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Sarasota, FL - ONSITE + **Status:** PRN, As Needed + **Schedule:** Days will vary, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM + **Weekend requirement:** occasional + **On Call:** No **Education:** + Required High School Graduate or Equivalent GED + Preferred Technical Diploma – Medical Specialization **Experience:** + Required 1 year Customer Service + Required 1 year Insurance Verification + Required 1 year Medical Related field Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled **Position** Care Coordination Assistant **Location** Largo | Business and Administrative | PRN **Req ID** null