Multispecialty Medical Scheduler - Bilingual

TEEMA; Union City (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

TEEMA seeks a Center Scheduler in Union City, CA to manage patient scheduling for in-house and external appointments. You will coordinate with patients, families, and providers under program leadership to ensure timely access to care and smooth care coordination.

Responsibilities include generating referrals, preparing documentation, updating scheduling software, and coordinating transportation and translation services. Strong communication and bilingual abilities are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2–5 years in a healthcare setting; experience working with elderly populations preferred.
• Knowledge of healthcare operations with demonstrated experience in medical scheduling and billing across diverse patient populations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with computers and healthcare scheduling or practice management systems.
• Flexible, proactive, and willing to support all aspects of organizational operations.
• Bilingual in English and Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, or Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Generate specialty referrals and schedule both in-house and external medical appointments.
• Prepare and provide all required documentation for medical and specialty appointments.
• Cancel or reschedule appointments as needed and notify patients and families promptly.
• Enter, track, and maintain all in-house and external appointments within the scheduling system.
• Complete and manage paperwork related to all medical appointments.
• Schedule and coordinate audiology, podiatry, dental, optometry, and other specialty referrals.
• Generate referral forms for visiting PCPs and enter them into the scheduling system.
• Send completed appointment documentation to PCPs following patient visits.
• Obtain, track, and manage diagnostic requests and billing forms as required.
• Prepare podiatry-related forms for podiatry visits.
• Communicate clearly and professionally—both verbally and in writing with providers, patients, families, and team members.
• Update the scheduling system promptly to reflect appointment changes.
• Prepare and maintain monthly specialist calendars within practice management software.
• Provide coverage for other schedulers as needed.
• Contact facilities to obtain test results when not received in a timely manner.
• Prepare appointment-related paperwork for meals and transportation coordination.
• Coordinate appointment-related services, including transportation, meals, translation, and patient escorts.
• Perform all other reasonably related duties as assigned.

Skills

Healthcare scheduling

Communication skills

Multitasking

Bilingual

Tools

Practice management systems

Scheduling software

Job description

TEEMA seeks a Center Scheduler in Union City, CA to manage patient scheduling for in-house and external appointments. You will coordinate with patients, families, and providers under program leadership to ensure timely access to care and smooth care coordination.

Responsibilities include generating referrals, preparing documentation, updating scheduling software, and coordinating transportation and translation services. Strong communication and bilingual abilities are required.