Home Sleep Study Scheduler

MUSC Health; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The Medical University of South Carolina is seeking a Home Sleep Study Scheduler to coordinate patient appointments, forward calls, and verify insurance authorizations in the Sleep Lab. The role includes creating orders, greeting visitors, determining visit purposes, and guiding guests to their destinations.

Education required is a High School Degree or Equivalent with at least 1 year of related work experience. This is a full-time position with a 40-hour work week in Charleston, SC.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Degree or Equivalent.
• Work Experience: 1 year.

Responsibilities

• Schedule patient appointments in the sleep lab.
• Forward calls and provide information to visitors.
• Create orders and verify insurance authorizations.
• Greet and direct individuals to the appropriate locations.
• Answer inquiries about activities in the sleep lab.

Education

High School Degree or Equivalent

Job description

Job Description Summary

The home sleep study scheduler is responsible for scheduling patient appointments, creating orders, and verifying insurance authorizations.

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Cost Center

CC000673 CHS - Sleep Center (Main)

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

Pay Grade

Health-19

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Job Description

The home sleep study scheduler is responsible for scheduling patient appointments, forwarding calls, providing information, creating orders, and verifying insurance authorizations. Greet persons entering establishment, determine nature and purpose of visit, and direct or escort them to specific destinations. Answer inquiries and provide information to the general public, customers, visitors, and other interested parties regarding activities conducted in the sleep lab.

Additional Job Description

Education: High School Degree or Equivalent Work Experience: 1 year

Physical Requirements

Mobility & Posture

• Standing: Continuous
• Sitting: Continuous
• Walking: Continuous
• Climbing stairs: Infrequent
• Working indoors: Continuous
• Working outdoors (temperature extremes): Infrequent
• Working from elevated areas: Frequent
• Working in confined/cramped spaces: Frequent
• Kneeling: Infrequent
• Bending at the waist: Continuous
• Twisting at the waist: Frequent
• Squatting: Frequent

Manual Dexterity & Strength

• Pinching operations: Frequent
• Gross motor use (fingers/hands): Continuous
• Firm grasping (fingers/hands): Continuous
• Fine manipulation (fingers/hands): Continuous
• Reaching overhead: Frequent
• Reaching in all directions: Continuous
• Repetitive motion (hands/wrists/elbows/shoulders): Continuous
• Full use of both legs: Continuous
• Balance & coordination (lower extremities): Frequent

Lifting & Force Requirements

• Lift/carry 50 lbs. unassisted: Infrequent
• Lift/lower 50 lbs. from floor to 36”: Infrequent
• Lift up to 25 lbs. overhead: Infrequent
• Exert up to 50 lbs. of force: Frequent
  • Examples:
    • Transfer 100 lb. non-ambulatory patient = 50 lbs. force
    • Push 400 lb. patient in wheelchair on carpet = 20 lbs. force
    • Push patient stretcher one-handed = 25 lbs. force

Vision & Sensory

• Maintain corrected vision 20/40 (one or both eyes): Continuous
• Recognize objects (near/far): Continuous
• Color discrimination: Continuous
• Depth perception: Continuous
• Peripheral vision: Continuous
• Hearing acuity (with correction): Continuous
• Tactile sensory function: Continuous
• Gross motor with fine motor coordination: Continuous
• Selected Positions:
  • Olfactory (smell) function: Continuous
  • Respirator use qualification: Continuous

Work Environment & Conditions

• Effective stress management: Continuous
• Rotating shifts: Frequent
• Overtime as required: Frequent
• Latex-safe environment: Continuous

Additional Information

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

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