Scheduling Liaison at Healthfirst – Remote New York

Job Description

The Scheduling Liaison is responsible for providing support between Clinical RN scheduling responsibilities and the Relationship Coordinator (RC) inbound/outbound role, via telephonic efforts in support of Healthfirst’s Medicare Advantage Plan, Complete Care (MAP), Managed Long Term Care Plan (MLTC) Senior Health Partners (SHP), and Mainstream/Health and Recovery Plan (HARP) population seeking PCA and/or CDPAS services. The Clinical RN visits are a coordinated part of the enrollment process between the clinical eligibility assessors and prospective members who are seeking enrollment into one of our integrated products. The Scheduling Liaison will: schedule, handle calls relating to scheduling, map out travel distance to appointments and generate daily appointment availability reports, based on assigned clusters. In addition, the scheduling Liaison will collaborate with the Clinical Eligibility team to obtain, track, and provide additional resources for the Relationship Coordinators.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Create a positive impression during first contact with prospective members by setting the tone and being able to immediately demonstrate product knowledge
Establish credibility with the goal of maximizing the number of scheduled appointments to achieve daily/weekly/monthly goals
Maneuver multiple tasks independently with a fast-paced initiative-taking approach to changing priorities, outbound call volume and telemarketing and appointment goals
Documents all incoming/outbound calls under call tracking in Salesforce
Assist in rescheduling and follow-up for up to 90 days on Long-Term Care (LTC) Leads and Opportunities entered in Salesforce.
Assist in rescheduling and follow-ups for up to 30 days on Personal Care services requests for the Mainstream population in Salesforce
Schedule/reschedule all field and tele-video conference appointments for Integrated Products Intake Nurses in Salesforce.
Schedule/reschedule Clinical Assessors to complete Community Health Assessments for Mainstream/HARP members requesting Personal Care Services at home.
Documents all special instructions in Salesforce
Contribute creative solutions and ownership of daily assignments for seamless communication and systematic completion of routine and special projects
Collaborate with the clinical eligibility team to review cluster assignments, and provide additional RN resources as needed
Complete searches in ePACEs for Medicaid eligibility, exclusion, and exemption codes
Complete searches in Marx (CMS) for Medicare eligibility, enrollments, and special elections
Follow protocols and use deductive reasoning to escalate situations to management staff appropriately
Occasional need to work weekends, additional hours before or after shift schedule
Manage additional or other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

High School Diploma or GED
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Work experience in an administrative support role that includes scheduling appointments and conferences, as well as sending reminders and keeping track of responses
Knowledge and experience using corporate email system including shared calendar usage, setting appointments, reminders, and recording contacts

Preferred Qualifications:

Fluency in Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, or other languages
Associate degree from an accredited institution
Inbound and/or Outbound call center work experience with telemarketing responsibilities
Geographical knowledge of New York’s five boroughs, Nassau and/or Westchester for arranging staff appointments with members and for understanding and coordinating travel time/distance
Experience in Microsoft Office Suite
Skilled in Microsoft Access, Microsoft Project, patient information database, e-faxing, electronic archiving, or encryption
Work experience within the healthcare industry, health insurance, home care environment, acute, sub-acute, long-term care (LTC) setting or managed-long term care (MLTCP)
Experience in utilizing EPACEs
Experience in a fast-paced work environment
Experience managing member information or appointments in a shared network environment using paperless database modules

Hiring Range*:

Greater New York City Area (NY, NJ, CT residents): $48,600 – $65,960

All Other Locations (within approved locations): $42,200 – $62,400

As a candidate for this position, your salary and related elements of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience, education, licenses and certifications, and any other factors Healthfirst deems pertinent to the hiring decision.

In addition to your salary, Healthfirst offers employees a full range of benefits such as, medical, dental and vision coverage, incentive and recognition programs, life insurance, and 401k contributions (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Healthfirst believes in providing a competitive compensation and benefits package wherever its employees work and live.

*The hiring range is defined as the lowest and highest salaries that Healthfirst in “good faith” would pay to a new hire, or for a job promotion, or transfer into this role.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. HF Management Services, LLC complies with all applicable laws and regulations. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, disability, genetic information, domestic violence victim status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, military status, veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, height and weight, familial status, marital status, or unemployment status, as well as any other legally protected basis. HF Management Services, LLC shall not discriminate against any disabled employee or applicant in regard to any position for which the employee or applicant is otherwise qualified.

If you have a disability under the Americans with Disability Act or a similar law and want a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us by sending an email to careers@Healthfirst.org or calling 212-519-1798 . In your email please include a description of the accommodation you are requesting and a description of the position for which you are applying. Only reasonable accommodation requests related to applying for a position within HF Management Services, LLC will be reviewed at the e-mail address and phone number supplied. Thank you for considering a career with HF Management Services,  LLC.

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