Patient Care Coordinator

We are looking for a Patient Care Coordinator to support care operations for a healthcare. This contract opportunity with permanent potential is ideal for someone who can balance patient-focused service with strong administrative coordination in a fast-paced environment. The person in this role will help manage insurance-related workflows, maintain accurate patient information, and serve as a key point of contact between internal teams and managed care partners.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate insurance-related documentation, summaries, and coverage details needed to support managed care activities.
• Serve as a central contact between the managed care team and internal staff to promote timely communication and issue resolution.
• Support enrollment activity, verify insurance benefits, and keep authorization records current for assigned cases.
• Step in during staffing gaps to assist with authorization submissions and follow up with payers on approval status.
• Maintain the managed care census and communicate authorization timelines, review dates, and documentation deadlines to clinical staff.
• Assist with obtaining initial insurance approvals for new patient admissions when additional support is needed.
• Prepare recurring reports related to admissions, reimbursement activity, and other operational metrics.
• Organize and update managed care reference materials, including plan information and staff resources.
• Monitor daily admissions for insurance coverage concerns and coordinate follow-up for patients requiring managed care review.
• Perform general administrative support duties such as document preparation, copying, distribution, and faxing, along with other assigned tasks.