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Baptist Health System
Jacksonville, Florida

New Patient Coordinator, Behavioral Health, Baptist Jacksonville

Behavioral HealthIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

About Baptist Health

Recognized as a top place to work in health care, Baptist Health cares for more patients in Northeast Florida than any other provider, ranking as “most preferred” for more than 30 years.

We’re Jacksonville's only locally governed, faith-based, not-for-profit health system and provide a full spectrum of preventive and specialty care through 200+ locations and six hospitals.

Our centers of excellence include Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Neurological Institute and Wolfson Children's Hospital.

Baptist Medical Center is hiring for a New Patient Coordinator for the Behavioral Health Department located at Baptist Medical Center. This is a Full Time days opportunity working an 8:00am-5:00pm schedule in Jacksonville, FL.

The New Patient Coordinator will assist the Behavioral Health Department by accurately registering new patient and preforming other clerical duties. This position requires an intermediate level knowledge of insurance, medical records, multi-line telephone, excellent customer service skills, ability to match patient care needs with services available, and good judgment triaging patients with acute needs over the phone.

Baptist Jacksonville is a Magnet™ designated hospital, the gold standard for excellence in patient care. We serve families throughout the area with high-quality, comprehensive care for every stage of life.

New Patient Coordinator, Job Responsibilities

  • Providing business services for patients and the healthcare system.
  • Ensuring accurate patient registration.
  • Verifying insurance and authorizations.
  • Collecting patient charges and payments.
  • Operating a multi-line phone system while maintaining telephone protocols.
  • Assisting patients as needed.

Experience Requirements

  • 1-2 years Medical Experience
  • 1-2 years Customer Service Experience
  • 1-2 years Insurance Experience

Education & Credential Requirements

High School Diploma

If you are interested in this New Patient Coordinator position at Baptist Jacksonville, please apply now.

Primary Location

Downtown - Reid Building

Key Responsibilities

The New Patient Coordinator is responsible for accurately registering new patients and verifying insurance and authorizations within the Behavioral Health Department. They also manage clerical duties, including operating a multi-line phone system and collecting patient payments.

Requirements

Candidates must have 1-2 years of experience in medical, customer service, and insurance fields. A high school diploma is the minimum educational requirement for this position.

Key Skills

Insurance verificationMedical records managementMulti-line telephone operationTriageAuthorization processingPayment collection

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 16% are remote, 34% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is up 18.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score
  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Jacksonville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$271k
Typical market rent
$1,601/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
99.5
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Jacksonville, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.