Oncology Scheduler

15900 St Marys Hospital and Medical Center Inc; United States; Sur place; USD 26 000 - 35 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Intermountain Healthcare Inc. seeks a PRN Scheduler at St. Marys Regional Hospital in Grand Junction, CO. You will schedule and pre-register patients for provider visits and oncology procedures, using Epic and Aria across several departments, while ensuring accurate demographics and avoiding duplicates.

You will coordinate complex oncology schedules, verify insurance, educate patients on procedures, and assist with prior authorization to support high-quality care and timely access.

Qualifications

• Required: High School diploma or equivalent.
• Preferred: Associate or Bachelor's Degree.
• Preferred: Bilingual in Spanish and English.
• Previous hospital/medical office experience, including patient scheduling.

Responsabilités

• Schedule and pre-register patients for provider appointments, infusion visits, and procedures using Epic and Aria.
• Enter and verify demographic data; avoid duplicates; use 5 identifiers for patient matching.
• Coordinate complex oncology schedules across departments using multiple systems.
• Multitask in a fast-paced environment; communicate with providers, nurses, and staff.
• Educate patients on procedure prep and instructions; attach orders to appointments.

Connaissances

Scheduling

Data entry

Customer service

Communication

Bilingual (Spanish)

Formation

High School diploma

Associate or Bachelor's Degree

Outils

Epic

Aria

EMRs / Scheduling apps

Description du poste

Job Description

Schedule: This is a PRN position to cover planned and unplanned absences or when needed based on clinic operations. Clinic hours are M-F 8-5

Job Details

• 1. Schedule and pre-register patients for provider appointments, infusion treatment visits, procedures, and other appointments using different EMRs (Epic and Aria) and contexts.
• 2. Confirms, enters, and/or updates all required demographic data on patient and guarantor on registration system. Avoids overlays and duplicate patient medical records. Utilize 5 identifiers to ensure the correct patient is selected.
• 3. Coordinate complex schedules for oncology patients who may be receiving treatment across the Cancer Center Departments (Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology, Infusion, and lab) utilizing multiple system applications: various scheduling applications, clinical operating systems, eligibility verification systems, medical necessity applications, scanning repository.
• 4. Multitask, communicate effectively, and work cooperatively in a fast paced environment, working directly with Providers, Registered Nurses, Medical Assistants, outside contacts, and patients in the oncology clinical setting to schedule patients accurately.
• 5. Notifies Supervisor of any discrepancies in Procedure Protocols, dictionary problems, or other EPIC issues.
• 6. Complete insurance verification for all new patient consults.
• 7. Educate patients on procedure preparations, appropriate dress requirements, and special instructions as guided by the Scheduled Procedure Protocol. Schedule patients based on the physician order and instruction. Attach the order to the appointment accordingly.
• 8. Refer self-pay patients to financial counseling to secure the account. Inform patients and providers of out of network payer status if applicable.
• 9. Prioritize and review work for optimal reimbursement and to avoid financial risk to both patient and the clinic. Understand prior authorization process and impact to scheduling.
• 10. Ensure high quality scheduling is completed accurately and timely through maintenance of departmental and/or individual work queues and reports.
• 11. Responsible for meeting productivity and quality measures.
• 12. (All SCL jobs) Promotes mission, vision, and values of SCL Health, and abides by service behavior standards.
• 13. Performs other duties as assigned.
• 14. May be required to float to other departments (within scope of competency and qualifications) based on business need.
• 15. May be required to be placed on-call during a regularly scheduled shift.
• 16. Be available to work overtime if needed.
• 17. This is an on-site position.

The primary intent of this job description is to set a fair and equitable rate of pay for this classification. Only those key duties necessary for proper job evaluation and/or labor market analysis have been included. Other duties may be assigned by the supervisor.

Education

Required: High School diploma or equivalent, required.

Preferred: Associate or Bachelor's Degree, preferred.

Experience

Preferred: Bilingual in Spanish and English, preferred.

Previous hospital/medical office, medical insurance and/or customer service experience, including at least one (1) year of previous experience specific to patient scheduling, preferred.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements list must be representative of the knowledge, skills, minimum education, training, licensure, experience, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Regular attendance to perform work on site during regularly scheduled business hours or scheduled shifts is required. Ability to work nights and/or weekends is required for identified positions.

Location

St. Marys Regional Hospital

Work City: Grand Junction

Work State: Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours

0

Pay

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $18.85 - $25.61

Benefits

We care about your well‑being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

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Equal Opportunity and Diversity

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Company Overview

Headquartered in Utah with locations in six primary states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals, 400+ clinics, a medical group of more than 4,800 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plan division called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in clinical quality improvement and efficient healthcare delivery.

Join our world‑class team and embark on a career filled with opportunities, strength, innovation, and fulfillment. To find out more about us, head to our career site here.

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