Scheduler II

The Christ Hospital Health Network; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The Christ Hospital Health Network is seeking a Hospital Scheduling Specialist to handle incoming calls, schedule patient care activities, and coordinate information between physicians, patients, and clinical teams.

Responsibilities include managing daily patient and physician scheduling, utilizing EPIC EMR for messaging, verifying patient information, and ensuring accuracy of insurance data while adhering to HIPAA regulations.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 1–3 years experience in customer service preferred.
• Medical office experience and scheduling experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Answer incoming calls, schedule appointments, and direct questions via warm transfer or EPIC messaging.
• Perform phone system functions and respond courteously to patients, guardians, and staff.
• Manage daily patient and physician scheduling and optimize room utilization.
• Verify and update patient information per Medicare, state, and federal guidelines; stay updated on insurance rules.
• Manage EPIC EMR queues, verify referrals, and handle pre-certifications as appropriate.
• Type, mail, and fax correspondence; prepare patient materials; order office supplies; maintain a clean work area.

Skills

Verbal communication

Customer service

Multitasking

Confidentiality

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

EPIC EMR

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Description

Answers phone calls and schedules patient care activities. Facilitate flow of information between physicians, patients, and clinical areas. Obtains and verifies appropriate personal, demographic and financial information for the purposes of ensuring quality patient care through proper patient identification and maximum reimbursements for all billable clinical services rendered.

Job Description

Answers phone calls and schedules patient care activities. Facilitate flow of information between physicians, patients, and clinical areas. Obtains and verifies appropriate personal, demographic and financial information for the purposes of ensuring quality patient care through proper patient identification and maximum reimbursements for all billable clinical services rendered.

Responsibilities

Answers incoming telephone calls, schedules appointments and directs incoming call questions appropriately through a warm transfer or EPIC electronic medical record (EMR) messaging functionality to the appropriate staff. Performs phone system/answering service functions. Responds to patient, prospective patient, legal guardian and POA in a courteous, friendly manner. Manages daily patient and physician scheduling. Schedules for all patient visits to optimize patient satisfaction, provider template utilization and treatment room utilization. Obtains, records, and updates personal and financial patient information per Medicare, State and Federal guidelines. Must stay abreast of current insurance rules and policies. Manages various work queues in EPIC EMR as needed. Verifies referrals and performs pre-certifications as appropriate. Types, mails and faxes correspondence as needed, including patient letters, new patient paperwork, etc. Prepares patient material/handouts as needed. Order office supplies and maintains a clean area. All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION: High School Diploma or equivalent/YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: One to three years' experience Customer Service required. Medical office experience and 1-year prior scheduling experience preferred.REQUIRED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE: Copier, fax, telephone system, postage equipment, and computer skills (Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel) required. Must be able to multi-task and maintain confidentiality. Must pass skills assessment tests and have the following skills:

• Strong verbal and social skills to facilitate working respectfully with patients, physicians, and co-workers in person or by telephone. Excellent customer service skills.
• Excellent computer skills in order to utilize Electronic Medical Records systems to find and print records and to scan new records into the system and to utilize the Practice Management System to find whether or not a patient has been seen by this practice, to enter registration data, to scan insurance cards or other identification.
• Knowledge of health insurance coverage, requirements.
• Basic Math skills.
• Analytical skills required to make decisions based on the facility and clinical situation at hand.
• Knowledge of and compliance with HIPAA privacy requirements.