Job Description
Internal Posting : Surgery Scheduler
Location: Northwest
Position Type: Full Time
Experience: 2 years' experience
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Full time surgery scheduler.
• Management of insurance authorizations & appeals
• Anticipates the needs of the clinic
• Ability to communicate well with patients, peers, surgeons, and surgical partners
• Candidate must have ability to manage a changing schedule and work with those involved
• Contact insurance companies for authorization for surgery
• Schedule surgeries and send appropriate paperwork to the patient
• Update patient demographics to include verification of insurance
• Direct patients to labs and obtain medical clearance
• Answer patient related questions
• Coordinate emergency surgical situations
• Scan all patient related documents after charges are completed
Qualifications/Experience: • Strong experience with surgical procedures and pre-authorizing procedures
• 2+ years of experience as a surgical scheduler
• Experience with EMR is required.
• Microsoft Office experience
• Exceptionally organized, great communication skills and strong attention to detail
• Clinical Orthopedic and/or Surgery experience is required
• Strong Coding knowledge
• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Minimum two years' experience in a surgeon's office
Job Tags
Full time, Work at office,