Scheduler, Pain Clinic, Northside Hospital Forsyth Interventional Pain & Spine Care Center

Northside Hospital Scheduling Coordinator

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Responsibilities

Surgery

• Is cross-trained to understand scheduling protocols for GFS, TFS, MM, and OP BX Surgical suites comprised of 11 specialties and 29 operating rooms and a mobile Lithotripter.
• Is cross-trained to understand scheduling protocols for all Northside Hospital surgical facilities pre assessment areas.
• Determines staff availability and schedules surgical and pre assessment appointments.
• Schedules surgical procedures and equipment for multiple surgical facilities. Ensures physician's request for equipment and instruments can be granted.
• Must possess the ability to conflict check equipment, surgeon, or time history.
• Notifies materials management or appropriate staff member when scheduling procedures requiring special equipment or implants, and follows up to assure its availability.
• Resolves all scheduling conflicts and works directly with other ancillary departments and all Northside Hospital surgical facilities to assure easy accessibility for both patient and physician.
• Telephones surgeons' offices daily to confirm surgical appointments.
• Cross-references surgical procedure with pre assessment appointment. Telephones patients to schedule or confirm pre assessment appointment. Provides patient with information and instructions as appropriate to procedure or appointment.
• Maintains log of operative records, laser usage, Lithotripsy patients and implant log for all Northside Hospital surgical facilities.
• Ensures patient charge documents are available for each surgical procedure performed.
• Responsible for the intraoperative billing process of surgical patients. This process includes the charging of surgical and anesthesia supplies, operating room and anesthesia time charges, and implanted devices.
• Performs daily audits on patient charging to ensure accuracy and completeness of all records.
• Works directly with internal auditor on a daily basis to resolve insurance audit issues.
• Functions as ancillary scheduling department for anesthesia. Schedules all C-Sections and Radiology, GI Unit, and Cardiology exams requiring anesthesia.
• Acts as a surgical coordinator to interface with the following areas :
• Admissions
• ER
• Patient Floors
• All ancillary departments.
• Acts as the direct surgical liaison for all office managers and physicians.
• Works directly with medical staff office to assure physicians, contract personnel and NPP's have appropriate delineation of privileges.
• Prepares, verifies, and distributes surgical and pre assessment schedules to appropriate areas.
• Coordinates and verifies the scheduling of contract personnel and services.

Radiology

Data Entry / Retrieval

Precert

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