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Essential Role: Responsible for assisting providers with routine paperwork, such as Home Health form, patient forms, etc. Responsible for the planning, implementation and follow-up of patient referrals.\ \ Duties & Responsibilities:\ Schedules patients for ancillary tests and appointments with outside providers.\ Completes referral arrangements utilizing appropriate forms and maintains appropriate logs or paperwork for tracking referrals outside the clinic.\ Explains test or appointment preparation to patients for outside appointments.\ Obtains insurance pre-authorizations or referral confirmation as needed.\ Assists with pre-determining eligibility for Project Access, sends correspondence, faxes, and coordinates with the SRS Project Access staff.\ Communicates with Providers regarding patients referred for ancillary tests/appointments with outside providers regarding scheduling issues, results, follow-up and other necessary issues.\ Establishes professional relationships with outside providers, labs and medical facilities where patients are referred. Keeps professional communication ongoing to ensure quality patient care, timely referrals and smooth referral operations.\ Returns or receives patient phone calls during office hours or meets with patients in the office to coordinate referrals and appointments.\ Coordinates information necessary to those involved in the patient care process.\ Assists with the flow of patient charts from nurses station, medical records and provider areas.\ Communicates with front desk staff and supervisor regarding patient flow and services.\ Retrieves tests and/or consultation results from outside sources.\ Maintains and stocks forms and supplies needed in area.\ Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.\ Assists in the development and documentation of protocols related to his or her job functions.\ \ \