Scheduler

IBERIA MEDICAL CENTER; New Iberia (LA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great medical benefit plan

Early access to earned wages

Participation in robust state pension

Job summary

IBERIA MEDICAL CENTER in New Iberia, LA is seeking a full-time Scheduler to support physicians’ offices and patients in scheduling diagnostic and therapeutic services. You will ensure timely pre-certification and insurance verification, communicate financial responsibilities, and coordinate admissions with Case Management as needed.

The role includes assisting with scheduling, ensuring prior authorization, and maintaining organized patient records while delivering customer-friendly service to

Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Two years related experience in a health care facility preferred.
• Background of medical terminology and prior health care experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians’ staff and patients with scheduling of procedures.
• Ensure pre-certification is obtained prior to procedures.
• Create pre-admitted charts for scheduled visits.
• Communicate patient’s insurance benefits and financial responsibilities to patients and/or Financial Counselor.
• Notify insurances of admissions to obtain authorization and share clinical information as needed.
• Assist with renaming, uploading, re-sorting, and organizing the RightFax system as needed.

Skills

Medical terminology

Healthcare experience

Education

High School graduate

Job description

Iberia Medical Center (IMC) in New Iberia, LA is looking for team members who will help advance our vision to be the premier hospital of choice for patients, physicians and employees. We've been caring for our community for over 60 years and offer many diverse career paths. Our new employees experience opportunities to learn and grow while caring for their families, friends and neighbors.

IMC is currently hiring a Full Time Schedulerto join our team. The SchedulerAssistsphysicians’ offices and patients in scheduling diagnostic and therapeuticservices to be performed by the hospital.Ensures that pre-certification and insurance verification are done in atimely manner and that pre-certification has been obtained prior to anyprocedure being performed that requires this.Communicates patient financial responsibility to the patient ORcommunicates the patient’s insurance benefits to the Financial Counselor sothat a proper quote of patient financial responsibility may be communicated tothe patient. Notifies insurancecompanies of patients’ inpatient admissions and communicates any insurance’srequest for clinical information to the Case Management department. Insurance verification information must beentered into the hospital’s information system and pre-registration packetsfiled promptly for reference by other staff and departments. All employees are to communicate in acustomer-friendly, professional manner to assist our patients, visitors andother customers. Every effort is made tohave scheduled procedures pre-admitted and notified of financial responsibility2 weeks in advance of their procedure.

WORK HOURS:Mondaythru Friday 8:30AM-5PM. Note thatbecause the registration department is staffed twenty-four hours a day, sevendays a week, 365 days a year, Schedulers “may” be required to work someweekends and holidays, regardless of any established work schedules.

QUALIFICATIONS/TRAINING/EXPERIENCE:

• High School graduate or equivalent

• Background of medical terminology and priorhealth care experience desirable. Twoyears related experience in a health care facility preferred.

PRINCIPLE TASKS, DUTIES, & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist physicians’ staff and patients with scheduling of procedures
• Ensures pre-certification is obtained prior to performance of procedures requiring such
• Creates pre-admitted charts for scheduled visits
• Communicates patient’s insurance benefits and financial responsibilities to patients and/or Financial Counselor
• Notifies insurances of patients’ admissions to obtain authorization of the admission and communicates any insurance company’s request for clinical information to the Case Management department
• Assistswith renaming, uploading, re-sorting, and organizing the RightFax system asneeded. Scheduling patients from these faxed orders as needed.

Competitive Benefits:

• Great medical benefit plan
• Early access to earned wages
• Participation in robust state pension plan
• Dental, vision, life insurance, disability and more!

Iberia Medical Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment andprohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

IBERIA MEDICAL CENTER is an EEO employer - M/F/Vets/Disabled