Patient Scheduler

Tidelands Health; Georgetown (SC); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Tidelands Health in Georgetown, SC is seeking a Patient Scheduler III to coordinate patient appointments across departments and complete registrations, including co-pay collection. This role schedules complex procedures and optimizes resource use for efficient patient services.

The position emphasizes accuracy, courteous service, and effective communication in a busy healthcare environment. Regular day shift; EOE.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Associate's Degree or Medical Terminology course preferred.
• Three years of healthcare customer-facing experience required.
• One year scheduling/preregistration experience required.
• Two years scheduling/preregistration experience in basic services preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure patients have information needed to arrive on time and for accurate billing.
• Receive scheduling requests from physicians and patients and book procedures by department availability.
• Provide scheduling information for print-ready daily schedules and communicate schedule changes.
• Perform administrative support duties including mail handling and department tasks.

Skills

Customer service

Scheduling

Interpersonal skills

Education

High School Diploma

Medical Terminology course

Job description

Employee Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day - 8 hour shift (United States of America)

Join Team Tidelands and help people live better lives through better health!

Patient Scheduler III

Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day.

A Brief Overview

The purpose of this position is to schedule patient appointments for designated areas according to Tidelands Health protocols. Provides courteous, professional and efficient service to patients and providers. Responsible for accurately completing registration process for all patients including collection of co-payments and patient demographic information. The Patient Scheduler III is responsible for scheduling complex, and specialized procedures (i.e., Surgery, Interventional Radiology, Recurring Services, etc.) and coordinating multiple resources for patient services. Fully competent at performing the common tasks and responsibilities under general supervision, this is the full level of proficiency that all employees are expected to achieve.

What you will do

• Assures that patients have all information they need so that they will arrive on time and prepared for their procedures and that the hospital has all the information required to bill properly for its services
• Receives requests to schedule procedures from physician offices and patients and schedules the procedure according to the availability of the various departments
• Provides accurate information so that all departments may view and print the schedule for the appointments daily and maintains open communication with hospital departments regarding schedule changes
• Performs various administrative support duties for department/work location. Opens, sorts and distributes all types of mail and correspondence as is necessary and assigned

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent Required
• Associate's Degree or Medical Terminology course completion Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• At least three (3) years of related customer facing healthcare experience Required
• At least one (1) year scheduling or preregistering patients Required
• (2) years of experience demonstrating proficiency in scheduling OR preregistering patients within basic services Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to interact successfully with the public. Ability to perform effectively despite sudden deadlines and changing priorities; maintaining personal composure in high stress situations
• Ability to demonstrate a high level of interpersonal skills required to interact with patients, patients’ families/visitors and clinical staff
• Ability to perform with a high degree of accuracy and with meticulous attention to detail. Demonstrate a strong ability to use initiative and judgment and to identify, analyze and solve problems

Physical Demand

Light Physical Demand

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a contract for employment nor a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. Tidelands Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Tidelands Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). Tidelands Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender, genetic information, familial status, or any other legally protected status.