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knownwell

Patient Experience Coordinator

RemoteUTC-5…UTC-4
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Role
Support
Experience
Senior
Employment
Full-time
$20–$23/hr
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No BS summary

Experienced Patient Experience Coordinator with 5+ years in medical scheduling or healthcare call centers, required for a remote role. Must have strong communication skills and experience with EHR platforms, preferably Athena. The role involves managing high-volume patient interactions and scheduling.

Core skills

EHRPatient Scheduling

Optional skills

Athenatelehealthmulti-state care models

Required languages

English

Optional languages

Bilingual

What you'll do

  • Manage high-volume inbound and outbound patient calls while providing professional, empathetic support
  • Schedule, reschedule, and modify patient appointments across multiple care services while ensuring accuracy and efficiency
  • Conduct proactive outreach to patients to coordinate care recommended by providers, including follow-up visits, referrals, and specialty services
  • Review patient requests, provider orders, and referral information to ensure timely scheduling and appropriate next steps
  • Accurately document all patient interactions, outreach attempts, and scheduling outcomes within the electronic health record (EHR)
  • Leave clear, detailed voicemail messages and track follow-up attempts according to established outreach protocols
  • Assist new patients with onboarding tasks, including app access and appointment preparation
  • Monitor multiple patient service queues to ensure requests are resolved within established service level timelines
  • Escalate clinical questions, urgent concerns, or complex cases to the appropriate care team when necessary
  • Maintain a high level of service quality while meeting productivity expectations related to call handling, documentation, and patient follow-up
  • Work collaboratively with clinical teams, operations staff, and leadership to ensure a seamless patient experience
  • Follow standardized workflows and documentation requirements to maintain operational consistency and compliance

What they require

  • High school diploma or equivalent (required)
  • 5+ years of experience in medical scheduling, patient access, or healthcare call center environments
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain next steps to patients
  • Excellent multitasking and time management skills in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to accurately document information in electronic systems
  • Experience working within electronic health record (EHR) platforms
  • Comfort navigating multiple systems simultaneously while speaking with patients
  • Curiosity and comfort navigating in ambiguity
  • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to remain calm under pressure
  • A patient-first mindset with a commitment to compassionate, high-quality service
  • Previous experience in patient access, care coordination, referral management, or healthcare scheduling (Nice to Have)
  • Experience supporting telehealth or multi-state care models (Nice to Have)
  • Bilingual language skills (Nice to Have)
  • Large academic health center experience strongly preferred
  • Athena experience preferred

Benefits

  • Fully remote opportunity
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401K retirement plan with company match
  • Up to 20 days of PTO per year + company holidays
  • Up to 14 weeks of parental leave (12 for non-birthing parents)
  • Annual work from home stipend for remote employees

knownwell is a weight-inclusive healthcare company focused on changing how obesity care is delivered. They offer weight management, primary care, nutrition counseling, and health coaching, combining in-clinic and virtual care. The company is backed by $50M in funding and is scaling fast to expand access to evidence-based obesity care nationwide.

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$20–$23/hr