Forensic Coordinator (Full Time)
- South Miami, FL, United States
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Posting language
- English
Original job description
Position Summary Larkin Community Hospital – South Miami Campus is seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented, and professional Forensic Coordinator to join our Admitting Department. The Forensic Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and facilitating hospital admissions, registrations, and medical service arrangements for patients referred or transported from local correctional facilities, detention centers, prisons, and other law enforcement or correctional institutions. This position serves as a primary point of contact between the hospital and correctional institutions, ensuring efficient communication, accurate patient registration, insurance verification, billing coordination, and compliance with applicable hospital policies and regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate will possess strong administrative, communication, and organizational skills, with experience in hospital admissions, patient access, insurance verification, or healthcare billing. Please Note: This is an administrative healthcare coordination position and does not involve criminal investigations, crime scene analysis, forensic science, or evidence collection. Position Qualifications and Requirements Education and Experience
- High school diploma or GED preferred.
- Associate's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
- Previous experience in hospital admissions, patient registration, patient access, medical billing, or insurance verification preferred.
- Experience coordinating healthcare services with correctional facilities, government agencies, or institutional healthcare programs is a plus.
- Familiarity with hospital registration systems and electronic health records preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Strong understanding of hospital admissions, registration procedures, and patient access operations.
- Knowledge of medical insurance eligibility verification, authorizations, and healthcare billing processes.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to coordinate multiple patient visits, admissions, and administrative tasks simultaneously.
- Ability to communicate professionally with correctional facility representatives, law enforcement personnel, hospital employees, and other stakeholders.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and the ability to learn hospital information systems.
- Ability to maintain professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality when handling sensitive patient and institutional information.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to resolve registration, insurance, and billing discrepancies.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced hospital environment.
- Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish preferred.
More about this job
Skills
- Law enforcement
- Communication skills
- Regulatory compliance
- Organizational skills
- Medical billing
- Electronic health records
- Attention to detail
- Microsoft Office
- Confidentiality
- Problem solving
- Work independently
- Bilingualism