Physician Support Rep III

University of Rochester; Calgary; Vor Ort; CAD 37.518 - 50.656; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The University of Rochester is seeking an administrative professional to provide complex secretarial support in a dynamic environment. This role involves managing provider schedules, optimizing patient appointments, and ensuring smooth coordination of care.

Responsibilities include overseeing surgical scheduling, communicating with patients, and handling medical record details. The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma and relevant experience, along with strong customer relations skills.

An inclusive culture is fostered, emphasizing equal opportunities and respect for all characteristics protected by law.

Qualifikationen

• High School diploma and 2 years of relevant experience required.
• Experience with medical terminology and scheduling software preferred.

Aufgaben

• Manage provider's calendar and optimize patient scheduling.
• Coordinate surgical/procedure schedules and prioritize cases.
• Serve as main contact for patients pre and post-operative.

Kenntnisse

Customer relations skills

Ausbildung

High School diploma

Tools

Surgical/appointment scheduling software

Electronic medical records

Jobbeschreibung

Job Location

140 Canal View Blvd, Ste 104, Rochester, NY 14623

Opening

Worker Subtype: Regular

Time Type

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Department

500708 CVSL RCPG & Cardiac Rehab

Work Shift

UR - Day (United States of America)

Range

UR URC 205 H

Compensation Range

$19.62 - $26.49

Responsibilities

Performs complex secretarial and administrative duties in a fast-paced environment supporting clinical, educational, and academic programs. Responsible for all clinic preparations, including but not limited to providers' time and calendar management while optimizing provider-patient schedule, coordination of patient care, and information/data support.

Essential Functions

• Serves as primary contact for provider(s). Manages provider(s) calendar and prioritizes appointments and meetings based on provider preferences. Chooses and recommends among competing demands. Examines the clinical schedule(s) on a continuous basis to identify opportunities for optimizing the time and effort of providers. Finds missing orders and sends them for review and approval. Anticipates needs of insurance companies by gathering all necessary information for referrals and prior authorizations. Applies provider preferences and protocols in selecting multiple possibilities to execute and/or delegate follow-up actions based on the provider’s patient notes. Composes, edits, and obtains signatures for non-routine letters of correspondence related to appeals on denied claims, including compiling all necessary information and drafts for provider signature. Manages provider(s) documentation and information. Composes and types non-routine correspondence providing factual information. Arranges travel, conference registration, and hotel accommodations. Interfaces with organizations, hospitals, and others to facilitate invited lectures and speaking engagements for the provider. Researches hospital medical records for the information requested by physicians, insurance companies, and attorneys.
• Determines the order of daily surgeries and ambulatory procedures based on the patient’s medical conditions and severity. Negotiates surgical/procedure schedule by communicating complex details directly to the Operating Room scheduling office and Ambulatory Surgical Center Staff. Authorizes overbooking and rearranging of surgeon’s Operating Room schedules based on case complexity and medical urgency. Authorizes rescheduling when cancellations occur by applying protocols for surgical scheduling. Orders all necessary surgical/procedure equipment, devices, and medication based on the application of protocols needed to conduct the surgery/procedure. Follows-up to confirm the order is fulfilled and ready for surgery/procedure. Employs multiple contingency strategies to ensure all details, materials, and locations are ready for surgery/procedures as scheduled. Ensures patient education and follow-up details vary according to pre-operative readiness and post-operative rehabilitation expectations and activities. Accountable for completeness of all relevant information from pre-op testing and evaluations for review by the anesthesiologist and the Operating Room.
• Assembles the necessary details from multiple tabs within the electronic medical record for review and inclusion when completing disability paperwork. Assesses calls to understand patient needs, prioritizes medical concerns, and obtains responses from providers and follows up with patients. Serves as main point of contact for patients pre and post-operative.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education & Experience

• High School diploma and 2 years of relevant experience required
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Medical Terminology, experiences with surgical/appointment scheduling software (such as Flowcast), and electronic medical records preferred

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Demonstrated customer relations skills required

The University of Rochester is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving an inclusive and welcoming culture to advance the University’s Mission to Learn, Discover, Heal, Create & Make the World Ever Better. In support of our values and those of our society, the University is committed to not discriminating on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, military/veteran status, national origin, race, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law (Protected Characteristics). This commitment extends to non-discrimination in the administration of our policies, admissions, employment, access, and recruitment of candidates, for all persons consistent with our values and based on applicable law.