Medical Scheduler

Winston Medical Staffing; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Winston Medical Staffing is seeking a Scheduling Specialist to manage patient registration, surgical scheduling, and insurance pre-authorizations. The role requires coordinating pediatric procedures across operating rooms and clinics, verifying eligibility, and maintaining accurate patient records.

You will work with physicians, families, and multiple departments to ensure a seamless patient experience, leveraging Cerner EMR and MS Office tools.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years of progressive experience in patient registration, medical scheduling, insurance verification, or surgical scheduling within a healthcare setting.
• Surgical scheduling experience required.
• Experience with insurance authorization, pre-certification, and eligibility verification.
• Experience coordinating multiple providers, appointments, and procedures in a fast-paced clinical environment.
• Proficiency with Cerner or a similar EMR scheduling system.
• Proficient knowledge of medical insurance verification procedures.
• Working knowledge of healthcare insurance, referrals, pre-certifications, authorizations, and billing processes.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills.
• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
• Ability to work effectively with patients, families, physicians, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong attention to detail and documentation accuracy.
• Coordinate clinic visits and surgical procedures for pediatric patients.
• Schedule procedures for Children\'s Hospital Operating Room, Ambulatory Surgery Center, and affiliated hospitals or surgery centers.
• Obtain physician and facility pre-certifications and prior authorizations.
• Verify insurance eligibility, benefits, referrals, copays, deductibles, and required documentation before procedures.
• Coordinate appointments, diagnostic testing, anesthesia consultations, and surgical services to provide a seamless patient experience.
• Maintain accurate patient registration, demographic, insurance, and guardianship information.
• Communicate with parents, guardians, physicians, and internal departments regarding scheduling, authorizations, and procedural requirements.
• Coordinate vendor services and specialized equipment required for surgical procedures.
• Monitor case readiness and ensure all required documentation is complete prior to surgery.
• Support a collaborative team environment while

Responsibilities

• Coordinate clinic visits and surgical procedures for pediatric patients.
• Schedule procedures for Children\'s Hospital Operating Room, Ambulatory Surgery Center, and affiliated hospitals or surgery centers.
• Obtain physician and facility pre-certifications and prior authorizations.
• Verify insurance eligibility, benefits, referrals, copays, deductibles, and required documentation before procedures.
• Coordinate appointments, diagnostic testing, anesthesia consultations, and surgical services to provide a seamless patient experience.
• Maintain accurate patient registration, demographic, insurance, and guardianship information.
• Communicate with parents, guardians, physicians, and internal departments regarding scheduling, authorizations, and procedural requirements.
• Coordinate vendor services and specialized equipment required for surgical procedures.
• Monitor case readiness and ensure all required documentation is complete prior to surgery.
• Support a collaborative team environment while

Skills

Surgical scheduling

Insurance verification

Pre-certification

Eligibility verification

Provider coordination

Multitasking

Customer service

Documentation accuracy

Patient communication

Communication with physicians

Tools

Cerner EMR

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

Minimum of 2+ years of progressive experience in patient registration, medical scheduling, insurance verification, or surgical scheduling within a healthcare setting

• Surgical scheduling experience required


• Experience with insurance authorization, pre-certification, and eligibility verification required


• Experience coordinating multiple providers, appointments, and procedures in a fast-paced clinical environment


• Proficiency with Cerner or a similar EMR scheduling system


• Proficient knowledge of medical insurance verification procedures


• Knowledge of medical terminology


• Working knowledge of healthcare insurance, referrals, pre-certifications, authorizations, and billing processes


• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications


• Strong organizational and multitasking skills


• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, and customer service skills


• Ability to work effectively with patients, families, physicians, and multidisciplinary teams


• Strong attention to detail and documentation accuracy


• Coordinate clinic visits and surgical procedures for pediatric patients.


• Schedule procedures for Children's Hospital Operating Room, Ambulatory Surgery Center, and affiliated hospitals or surgery centers.


• Obtain physician and facility pre-certifications and prior authorizations.


• Verify insurance eligibility, benefits, referrals, copays, deductibles, and required documentation before procedures.


• Coordinate appointments, diagnostic testing, anesthesia consultations, and surgical services to provide a seamless patient experience.


• Maintain accurate patient registration, demographic, insurance, and guardianship information.


• Communicate with parents, guardians, physicians, and internal departments regarding scheduling, authorizations, and procedural requirements.


• Coordinate vendor services and specialized equipment required for surgical procedures.


• Monitor case readiness and ensure all required documentation is complete prior to surgery.


• Support a collaborative team environment while