Cardiac Care Coordinator

Welcome to Saint Joseph Hospital, a 433-bed hospital founded in 1877 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth as the first hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford, the mission to provide compassionate care to the underserved is still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital holds over two dozen national ranks and recognitions and is recognized as a 2024 Best Place to Work in Kentucky. 

Saint Joseph is part of CommonSpirit Health, a non-profit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175,000 team members and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. 

Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2,200 care centers serving 24 states.

Oversees compliance and work flow in Heart Institute Non-Invasive Services. Collaborates with staff to obtain and document pre-authorizations, compliant medical diagnoses by ongoing review of orders and patient schedules. Responsibilities include but are not limited to quality improvement activities related to regulatory and coding requirements, review of documentation and reports, review and revision of work flows, processes, and polices as appropriate. Collaborates with Imaging Coordinator, Department Manager and Medical Director as appropriate. Serves as Vein Intervention Program Coordinator. Schedules patients for vein information, provides patient instructions for vein procedures, and maintains records and documentation required for Vein Center Accreditation.

• Reviews schedules and procedure orders, cross references with medical record documentation to assure medical compliance and accuracy.
• Serves as a coding and documentation resource for all department staff.
• Reviews processes and work flow as appropriate to capture compliant documentation.
• Coordinates acquisition of pre-authorizations for patients in any status other than in-patient. Performs after hour authorizations as appropriate. Acquires pre-authorizations as applicable for designated providers.
• Participates in Quality Improvement program, documents activities that facilitate accuracy in documentation and maximizes reimbursement for procedures.
• Assesses and proposes changes to department work flow and processes to capture required components of documentation including compliant diagnosis, pre-authorization, and medical necessity documentation.

Required

• High School Graduate High School, upon hire
• None, no licensure requirements