Health Access Scheduler

Capital Health (US); Pennington (NJ); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Health Access Scheduler to manage scheduling calls and ensure accurate patient information entry. This entry-level position focuses on customer service within the medical environment, providing opportunities to develop essential communication and organizational skills. Join a team recognized for nursing excellence, offering a competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Competitive compensation offers

Robust PTO plan

Qualifications

• One year of call center or customer service experience assisting patients within a hospital or medical environment.
• Working knowledge of medical terminology.

Responsibilities

• Answers scheduling calls quickly while minimizing time customers are on hold.
• Gathers complete patient and procedure information and enters data accurately into database.
• Informs all patients of pre-registration option and pre-registers patients.

Skills

Communication

Customer Service

Attention to Detail

Multi-tasking

Education

High school diploma or equivalency

Job description

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Capital Health is the region's leader in providing progressive, quality patient care with significant investments in our exceptional physicians, nurses and staff, as well as advance technology. Capital Health is a five-time Magnet-Recognized health system for nursing excellence and is comprised of 2 hospitals. Capital Health Medical Group is made up of more than 250 physicians and other providers who offer primary and specialty care, as well as hospital-based services, to patients throughout the region.

Capital Health recognizes that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as an organization. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we can attract the best candidates.

Minimum Pay

$18.21

Position Overview

• Answers scheduling calls quickly while minimizing time customers are on hold.
• Collaborates with physician's office to schedule cases while negotiating date and time and avoiding resource conflicts.
• Gathers complete patient and procedure information and enters data accurately into database. Obtains and advises patients of all necessary pre-certification and referrals needed for financial reimbursement.
• Completes MSP form timely and accurately. Understands and utilizes the necessary software program to determine "medical necessity" prior to scheduling a Medicare patient.
• Informs all patients of pre-registration option and pre-registers all patients when information is obtainable.
• Ensures that all appropriate staff, patients, departments, and external resources are notified of additions, changes, and cancellations.
• Verifies all authorization are obtained twenty-four hours before date of service.
• Follows out of network procedures.
• Adheres to CH attendance policy as well as interdepartmental policies and procedures.
• Attends all mandatory departmental meetings.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.
  
  

Minimum Requirements

• Education: High school diploma or equivalency.
• Experience: One year of call center or customer service experience assisting patients within a hospital or medical environment.
• Knowledge and Skills: Working knowledge of medical terminology. Displays strong customer service and communication skills to properly assist patients' needs.
• Special Training: Strong attention to detail.
• Mental, Behavioral and Emotional Abilities: Ability to multi-task and navigate between systems simultaneously. Ability to handle a large volume of incoming calls. Manages time and works well in a fast-paced environment.
• Usual Work Day: 8 Hours
  
  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Frequent physical demands include: Sitting
• Occasional physical demands include: Standing , Walking , Climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders) , Carry objects , Push/Pull , Twisting , Bending , Reaching forward , Reaching overhead , Squat/kneel/crawl
• Continuous physical demands include: Wrist position deviation , Pinching/fine motor activities , Keyboard use/repetitive motion , Talk or Hear
• Lifting Floor to Waist 15 lbs. Lifting Waist Level and Above 10 lbs.
• Sensory Requirements include: Accurate Near Vision, Accurate Far Vision, Accurate Depth Perception, Accurate Hearing
• Anticipated Occupational Exposure Risks Include the following: Bloodborne Pathogens , Airborne Communicable Disease , Dust/Particulate Matter
  
  

Offers are contingent upon successful completion of our onboarding process and pre-employment physical. Capital Health will require all applicants to have an annual flu vaccine prior to start date, with the exception of individuals with medical and religious exemptions.

"Company will never ask candidates for social security numbers or date of birth during application phase. If you are asked for this information online, you may be a target for identity theft."

For benefit eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, we provide a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, robust PTO plan, overtime to eligible roles, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.

The pay rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered including, but not limited to location, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget, market data, and internal equity. Bonus and/or incentive eligibility are determined by role and level.

The salary applies specifically to the position being advertised and does not include potential bonuses, incentive compensation, differential pay or other forms of compensation, compensation allowance, or benefits health or welfare. Actual total compensation may vary based on factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, and other relevant criteria.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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