Description
Job Title: Scheduling Coordinator
Department: Perioperative Services
Location: Unity Hospital
Hours Per Week: Per diem
Schedule: M-F, 5:15am - 1:15pm or 1:15pm - 9p. Shifts may be shorter depending on volumes.
SUMMARY:
Inpatient and outpatient scheduling, registration, insurance verification, and co-pay collection.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Demonstrates accurate scheduling of all inpatient and outpatient appointments/procedures.
Completes the pre-registration process by collecting accurate patient demographic, insurance, and co-pay information.
Performs insurance verification using PCEasy, Quicklink, Omnipro and calls Commercial Insurance companies to identify co-payments and initiate referrals to the hospital financial counselor.
Interfaces with referring offices for accurate scheduling of procedures and/or pretesting appointments via telephone and fax.
Coordinates patient information mailings.
Desired Attributes:
HS Graduate or equivalent preferred
Two years health care experience in the area of secretarial, registration, medical billing, and insurance verification preferred
Medical terminology
Strong computer skills
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: S - Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
PAY RANGE: $19.00 - $25.50
The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for successful applicants. It may be modified in the future. Pay is determined by factors including experience, clinical licensure date, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.
