Healthcare Scheduler

Banner Health; Phoenix (AZ); Híbrido; USD 42 000 - 64 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Banner Health in Scottsdale, AZ seeks an experienced Healthcare Scheduler to coordinate appointments, tests and procedures across services. The role requires remote hybrid work within Arizona, with in-person training at Downtown Phoenix/Arcadia/Scottsdale locations.

You’ll engage patients and providers, verify insurance, and ensure a smooth patient journey. Primary duties include scheduling, data collection for authorizations, and clear communication across channels.

Qualificações

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1+ year of customer service or scheduling in healthcare.
• Ability to use technology to research and respond to inquiries.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to follow directions and use company systems.

Responsabilidades

• Schedules medical appointments across physicians, facilities and programs.
• Obtains demographics and insurance information for authorizations.
• Provides pre-/post-instruction and payment details to patients.
• Communicates with patients and staff via phone, chat, email and messaging.
• Manages documents and ensures orders are compliant prior to appointments.
• Handles inbound/outbound communications for facilities in the operating states.

Conhecimentos

Customer service

Communication

Typing

EMR systems

Formação académica

High school diploma

Ferramentas

Scheduling software

Microsoft Office

EMR software

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Primary City/State: Scottsdale, Arizona Department Name: Work Shift: Day Job Category: Marketing and Communications Find your path in health care. Our team members make Banner Health a Great Place To Work®. Learn how you can join our dedicated team of professionals. We are seeking an experienced candidate with established knowledge to join the opening team at our new Scottsdale facility, anticipated to launch in early 2027. If selected, you will train at our Downtown Phoenix and Arcadia Health Center until the facility's opening date, bringing your expertise and passion for excellence to help shape the foundation of this exciting new location. Click Here to learn more about our Scottsdale Health Center: https://www.bannerhealth.com/banner-scottsdale

As a Healthcare Scheduler, you will play a vital role in helping patients access the care they need by coordinating appointments, tests, and procedures across a variety of healthcare services. In this role, you will work closely with patients, providers, and clinical teams to schedule services, verify insurance and authorizations, gather required information, communicate appointment details, and ensure a seamless patient experience. Through compassionate communication, attention to detail, and a commitment to service excellence, you will help create a positive, efficient, and stress-free experience for patients at every point of care.

Location: This is a Remote Hybrid Position and requires candidates to be located in Arizona. You will work remotely after completing your in-person training. Schedule Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm Training A portion of the training for this position will occur in person at one of our Health Center plus locations in Downtown Phoenix, Arcadia, or Scottsdale.

POSITION SUMMARY This position is responsible for scheduling across the system for physicians, medical facilities and medical practices by coordinating all aspects of scheduling including, but not limiting to, facility resources, physicians, authorizations, insurance verification, benefits and setting payment expectations to ensure an exceptional customer experience at each point of service. Using a broad understanding of customer engagement strategies, clinical procedures and company facilities, this position provides accurate and timely information to create an experience that is easy, empathetic and differentiated in the marketplace.

CORE FUNCTIONS

• Schedules medical appointments through coordination of patients, providers, facility resources, ancillary staff, records, referrals, authorizations and payers. Receives and initiates calls to/from patients, providers, provider offices and facilities, while following all established scheduling procedures and protocols to ensure patients receive the care they need, when and where they need it.
• Effectively schedules appointments, tests and/or procedures leveraging various electronic medical record / scheduling software systems according to protocols established by clinical staff and scheduling standards. Identifies alternative schedule solutions in the event patient's preference is not available, while adhering to procedures and protocols and ensuring patient safety.
• Obtains patient demographics, insurance information and necessary documents required to secure authorizations, referrals, or other data as determined by various facilities and insurance carriers. Responsible for obtaining and properly documenting all necessary and accurate data during the intake/registration process. Acquires and documents pertinent patient medical information in accordance with procedural guidelines.
• Provides patients with information, pre and post-test instruction, provides location of appointment and directions. This position answers questions as necessary within guidelines and protocols. Refers questions to medical offices as appropriate. Ensures patient has no surprises at point of service by setting payment expectations, as well as, providing estimated payment detail where applicable.
• Effectively communicates and builds impactful relationships through written, digital and verbal channels with patients, facilities, providers and other clinical colleagues to ensure an easy, empathetic, solution-orientated patient experience, included but not limited to phone, chat, email, electronic medical record messaging and other digital channels. Anticipates patient and provider needs and responds accordingly.
• Solicits, labels, stores and manages scanned documents and orders received from physician offices in the document imaging software system. Ensures that all appropriate documents are received prior to appointments and ensures that orders are compliant with each facility's policy.
• Where applicable, collects pre-payments and verifies insurance coverage to ensure no surprises and enable patient ease.
• Services inbound and outbound customer and staff communications for all facilities in the states in which they operate. Works with various departments and staff to provide accurate managed care information.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge. Requires skills and abilities typically attained with minimum of 1 or more years of customer service or related experience in a healthcare setting, such as medical office/clinic or hospital scheduling. Other acceptable experience includes lab, medical transcription, medical assistant or receptionist in a medical setting or other equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated ability to provide essential customer service and knowledge in a high paced inbound contact center environment.
• Ability to use technology tools to research and obtain accurate information to respond to customer inquiries via incoming calls, emails and/or instant messaging/chat avenues while maintaining a professional solutions and service-oriented demeanor at all times.
• Effective ability to build customer loyalty through positive customer interactions and provide an easy experience.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize computer and typing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to maintain a positive and helpful attitude with customers, providers and clinic operations.
• Must have the ability to follow oral and written directions as they relate to the functions listed above.
• Must have the ability to acquire and utilize a sound knowledge of the company's customer information systems.
• Must possess excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Accurate and efficient keyboarding skills, the ability to work effectively with common office software are required.
• Requires effective teamwork skills and the ability to meet deadlines and productivity standards.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in an in-bound call center or scheduler in a practice management environment preferred.
• Knowledge of payor contract terms and processes preferred.
• Some level of familiarity with medical terminology strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of payor contract terms and processes is preferred.
• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

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