Job description
Morgan Hunt require an Estimate Administrator for NHS based in Central London
Estimate Administrator
Pay Rate: £12ph PAYE £1.44 WTR = Total £13.44ph
Hours 37.5 9am to 5pm Mon to Fri
Location: Central London
Duration: 3 months on going contract
M ain purpose of the job
The candidate is responsible for assisting the Pre-Authorisation team with preparing estimates, maintaining, and tracking information on estimates and general administrative support for all new and existing patient admissions.
The candidate will support with a comprehensive, effective admissions and administrative service to all new and existing patients, demonstrating a duty of care. Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills are essential, as the candidate will be expected to be able to communicate effectively and sensitively with a wide range of people including patients, colleagues, consultants, and external agencies.
M ain duties and responsibilities:
To create cost estimates for self-funding patients and non-contract sponsoring bodies, giving them an approximate cost of an admission.
To authorise inpatient admissions by liaising with private medical insurers, embassies, self-funding patients and other healthcare sponsors.
To coordinate inpatient care authorisation, including extending treatment approval with embassies & insurers, seeking private referrals for other hospital specialties, re- estimating costs for unexpected complications in a patient's care and maintaining strong lines of communication between healthcare sponsors and consultants.
To seek approval for outstanding authorisations, including HDU/ICU bed requirements and emergency admissions.
To liaise with medical secretaries to ensure that all treatment is authorised and that parents may be aware of any shortfalls between what is authorised by a medical insurer/sponsor, and what may be required by a consultant.
To collaborate with the bookings team to keep track of emergency transfers/admissions and inform any consultants and their secretaries of unexpected impediments in getting treatment authorised.
To work closely with the outpatient authorisation team to make sure that patients are being authorised on the right pathway when they are admitted or discharged.
Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.