Per Diem Patient Care Coordinator Orthopedic Surgery

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Work Schedule

Variable shifts, Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm

Posted Date

10/13/2026

Salary Range: $35.07 - 35.07 Hourly

Employment Type

6 - Staff: Per Diem

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

33542

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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The UCLA Santa Monica Hospital is looking to hire a full-time Patient Care Coordinator to join our Orthopedic Surgery Department. You will provide administrative and academic support. Primary duties include:

• Front desk duties (triage calls, greet and check-in patients)
• Responsible for patient interviewing and encounter registration
• Scheduling and confirming patients appointments
• Obtaining all financial and demographic information from patients
• Accurately encounter patients utilizing proper Care Connect functions
• Explaining in the BHS procedures and necessary information to patients including required authorization and estimated liability
• Verifying insurance benefits and accurately record benefits for finance review
• Reviewing accounts for change in status and re-verify benefits and/or authorization
• Transporting radiological studies (i.e. x-ray, CT scan, MRI) and other test results
• Other duties as assigned

Please note: this is a per diem position that may convert to career

Salary range: $35.07/hr - $35.07/hr

Job Qualifications

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Previous experience in a medical office setting

Working knowledge of Medi-Cal, HMO's, PPO's, third party payors, etc., authorizations and eligibility requirements and regulations

Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook e-mail and basic knowledge of PC applications

Skill in performing basic arithmetic

Ability to work independently and exercise appropriate decisions with minimum supervision

Strong communication skills to interact with persons of various social, cultural, economic, and educational backgrounds

Experience in working as part of a team, establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with all staff members, management and the public

Skill in organizing and prioritizing assignments

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.