About The Role

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.

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Job Description

The Coordinator, Therapy Services works directly with insurance companies, therapy providers, and patients in order to have optimal patient care, including patient scheduling and intake, while meeting compliance standards to maximize claim processing and payment.

Key Responsibilities

Tracks patients to determine continued and appropriate insurance eligibility and benefit period
Reviews pre-authorization intake information to identify potential resource costs, and communicate findings to therapy care team;
Verify patient’s current insurance to ensure continuity of coverage
Identifies opportunities to enhance reimbursement
Maintains an accurate list of all therapy evaluations and assessments for the correct reference dates throughout patients care, to ensure the accurate and timely submission of the required re- assessments
Collaborates with RIC to confirm signed plans of care
Track therapy authorization times and keep staff aware of pending recertification requirements, facilitating any payor specific requests for information
Facilitates the process associated with intake activity such as order entry, establishment of correct encounter
Monitors the order queue to ensure timely and correct scheduling of orders per service line and therapist availability
Provides education to the interdisciplinary team as appropriate;
Instructs staff in terminology, language, and format that is required by specific payors
Communicates with Director of Rehab, interdisciplinary team and Revenue Cycle team regarding any changes in regulations
Trains backup personnel
Maintains all reports and transmission data in a systematic format and stores in a safe, locked area, keeping information confidential in accordance with HIPAA
Implements all required forms, procedures and processes relative to job responsibilities
As appropriate, open communication related to the work environment is maintained with the department Director/other department co-workers and excessive socialization unrelated to the work environment is minimized as verified by direct management observation and feedback received from both internal/external employees

Required Qualifications

High School Diploma/GED
Experience using a computer keyboard, data processing, information systems and word processing
Excellent organizational and communication skills