Patient Experience Representative - Scheduling Specialist

Surgery Scheduler

Weekdays only, TBD shift Monday, Wednesday, Friday. No major Holidays ENT / Audiology Creates and manages provider's surgery schedules, including in office procedure schedules and equipment. Maintains any changes or cancellations of surgeries for rescheduling and / or clinical follow up. Uses provider power plans to ensure all necessary orders are proposed, signed off and sent for hospital orders. Meets with pre-op patients to explain the surgery process.

Essential Functions

• Creates and manages provider's surgery / hospital procedure schedules. Maintains any changes, cancellations, rescheduling and / or clinical follow up on these schedules. Uses Provider power plans to ensure all necessary orders are proposed, signed off and sent for hospital orders.
• Obtains authorization for surgeries / hospital procedures by researching coverage and obtain prior auth for them. Verifies eligibility and benefits. Coordinates referral for patients that will go out of network. Point of contact for surgery authorization questions. Obtain proper CPT code from provider for authorization.
• Proposes iCentra requirements to create a pre-surgical FIN# and to create required surgical scheduling card for the Hospital scheduler to pull the case information, where applicable.
• Coordinate with the provider to ensures all necessary surgical / procedure equipment is requested for any special item that needs to be pulled from Hospital supplies or special equipment that needs to be brought in by surgical supply Reps. Coordinates any necessary Hospital items with nursing staff at the Hospital. Calls in surgical / procedure order for Providers the Hospital surgery / procedure scheduler day before cases.
• Meets with surgery / procedure patients to explain the process. This includes pre-op labs, tests, or any pre-requisite that needs prior attention. Coordinates with Providers and Medical Staff any red flag pre-operative health concerns for patient safety.
• Scan and Document process in patient charts and relay cost estimations. Investigate billing disputes for surgery / procedure.

Skills

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Physical Requirements

Location

Budge Clinic

Work City

Logan

Work State

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours

27

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$19.85 - $30.21