Scheduler 1 Scheduling Specialist Ophthalmology, Peabody

Scheduler 1 Scheduling Specialist Ophthalmology

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives. Scheduler 1 Scheduling Specialist Ophthalmology - great for someone with strong customer service focus and computer savvy. The position is for Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm.

Job Summary : Coordinates the scheduling for patient procedures and services. The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required of this position.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Registers all new and established outpatients upon arrival, verifying, collecting co-payments, and updating required information where needed. Is responsible for collecting and data-entering information with high degree of accuracy.
• Statuses all appointments at the time of check-in. Confirms that all appointments are statuses by the end of the business day to ensure that all appointments may have appropriate charges posted. Enters all future appointment requests and indicates patient preferences or exclusions for dates and / or times. Schedules multiple appointments in the proper sequence and within appropriate time frames.
• Regularly rounds with patients in waiting areas and provides patients with status updates as they relate to appointment wait times and changes.
• Monitors patient waiting areas for cleanliness and appearance.
• Works collaboratively with the Access Center at LHMC to schedule patients and create access. Meets established department productivity standards.
• Works on the scheduling work queues and recall lists by calling patients to set up appointments.

Required Qualifications :

Competencies :

Social / Environmental Requirements : Work requires close attention to task for work to be accurately completed. Intermittent breaks during the work day do not compromise the work. Work routine is fairly consistent, but employee needs to be able to use judgment to respond to events several times a week. No substantial exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

Health Care Status : Position facilitates the process that may impact patient access to services. Sensory Requirements : Close work (paperwork, visual examination), Color vision / perception, Visual monotony, Visual clarity

Physical Requirements : Sedentary work : Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally in carrying, lifting, pushing, pulling objects. Sitting most of the time, with walking and standing required only occasionally. This job requires constant sitting, Fine Manipulation using both hands, Keyboard use. Rarely there may be Power Grasping using both hands, Pushing / Pulling using both hands.

Pay Range : $20.50 - $27.59

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

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