Back Office Assistant - Surgery Scheduler
Internal Posting : Surgery Scheduler
Location : Henderson
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 procedures2+ years of experience as a surgical schedulerExperience with EMR is required.Microsoft Office experienceExceptionally organized, great communication skills and strong attention to detailClinical Orthopedic and / or Surgery experience is requiredStrong Coding knowledgeHigh school diploma or equivalent requiredMinimum two years' experience in a surgeon's office