PMG Surgery Scheduler

phsorg; United States; On-site; USD 24,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

Presbyterian Healthcare Services in Albuquerque, NM is seeking a PMG Surgery Scheduler responsible for scheduling and coordinating complex surgical procedures. This role requires strong communication with clinics, surgeons, OR and related departments to ensure case accuracy from creation to completion.

Responsibilities include managing OR/ASC/clinc schedules, arranging preoperative tests, ensuring prior authorizations are in place, and coordinating post-operative follow-up.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills essential for coordination with clinic, surgeon, OR, ASC and outside personnel.
• Requires strong organizational skills and ability to function under pressure while maintaining professionalism.
• Familiarity with CPT and ICD-10 coding is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain positive relationships with providers, patients, and internal/external stakeholders.
• Manage complex provider schedules including OR schedules, ASC schedules and clinic schedules.
• Coordinate preoperative studies and ensure prior authorizations/certifications/referrals are in place before procedures.
• Determine personnel/equipment needs and coordinate with OR/ASC staff per surgeon instruction.
• Schedule all surgical procedures and ensure appropriate clinical and insurance coding information is collected.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

CPT/ICD-10 coding familiarity

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Location Address:

1100 Central Ave SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106-4930

Compensation Pay Range:

Minimum Offer $17.46
Maximum Offer $28.78

Now Hiring: PMG Surgery Scheduler

Summary:

Surgery scheduling and coordination are critical components of patient care. It is a complex process of coordinating patients' personal schedules and needs, surgeons' schedules, access to hospital facilities and insurance authorizations. Must have strong communication skills to coordinate with clinic, surgeon, OR, ASC and outside personnel to ensure case accuracy from creation to completion.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain positive relationships with providers, patients, and internal/external stakeholders.
• Manage complex provider schedules including OR schedules, ASC schedules and clinic schedules.
• Accuracy in scheduling is paramount in performance
• Ability to schedule complex surgical procedures (et. al. total joint replacement, complex cardio-thoracic procedures, robotic cases, minimally invasive, gynecologic oncology and breast oncology, etc.)
• Ensure prior authorizations/certifications/referrals are in place PRIOR to procedure
• Responsible for collaborating all preoperative studies such as labs, diagnostic studies, physician consults, and clearances for upcoming surgeries and procedures.
• Based on surgeon instruction, determine personnel/equipment required and coordinate with OR / ASC staff.
• Must be highly skilled in verbal communication, problem solving, prioritization and organization.
• The Surgery Scheduler schedules all surgical procedures and assures that all the appropriate clinical and insurance coding information is collected for the surgery.
• Coordinate post-operative follow-up needs within the office. Maintain the daily, weekly, and monthly surgery schedules.
• Manages the issues encountered when daily operational changes take place (add-ons, delays, emergencies, cancellations, etc)
• Able to communicate with patients through various methods (in person, over the phone, MyChart, with the use of an interpreter, etc)
• Assist clinical leadership with provider issues
• Serve as liaison between site staff and department for functions related to role such as provider staffing
• Assist in the creation of provider schedules in a computerized staffing system.
• Assists leadership with operational and standardization efforts as needed
• Assists in the creation and management of provider Epic templateDemonstrates CARES behaviors of Collaborate, be Accountable, Respect, Engage and Serve to all whom you encounter.
• Must make daily decisions independently.
• Other support tasks as assigned; may include facilitating meetings, ordering supplies, and coordinating service requests

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED Required
• A minimum of 18 months experience in a clinical setting.
• Previous one on one experience with surgeon/s required
• Requires strong organizational skills
• Must be able to function under pressure while maintaining professionalism
• Familiarity to CPT and ICD-10 coding

All benefits-eligible Presbyterian employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, group term life insurance and other optional voluntary benefits.

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About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

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