Physician Liaison

Job Description

Job Description

Position summary :

Provide clerical and health related assistance to physicians and assist with general office & patient needs during business hours. Maintains timely follow up of any physician orders / instructions and patient inquiries.

Essential key responsibilities :

• Review physician schedule (office, hospital, and ASC schedule); advise manager of questionable appointments; should help to maximize physician schedule to ensure efficiency. Schedules should be monitored and appointments filled.
• Schedule appointments according to practice protocols
• Follow-up / review orders to ensure reports and results are obtained for physicians review
• Review task for physician review and signage of documents, scripts, insurance forms, prescription forms etc. in a timely manner consistent with practice protocols
• Fax to pharmacy or mail out scripts to patient as required.
• Obtain authorization for prescriptions and various tests ordered by physician.
• Work patient specialty procedure & outside service recalls monthly per protocol
• Review office & hospital charts in EMR, obtain & scan pertinent records into charts. Following chart protocol.
• Discharge patients when physician is seeing patients in the office. This includes, but is not limited to entering vitals, PIF or ROS into ERM, completion of MU requirements, scheduling tests, x-rays, procedures, and hospital admissions / transfers. Provide patient copy of clinical summary, instructions, and / or educational material. Fax orders to appropriate facility and ensure orders are documented in EMR.
• Enter patient kiosk forms into EMR as required
• Practice charting methods according to practice protocols
• Take patient phone calls; document all communication in the electronic medical record.
• Travel to other satellite offices

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