Senior Surgical Admissions Coordinator

University of California - Irvine Health; Orange (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Sick and vacation time

Retirement savings plans

Discounts and perks

Job summary

UCI Health seeks a motivated administrative professional to obtain authorizations, verify funding, and schedule patients for surgery. The role involves responding to patient inquiries and resolving issues.

The ideal candidate has outpatient registration experience, familiarity with medical terminology, and strong MS Office skills. The position requires flexibility to work weekends, holidays, and evenings, with the ability to travel to off-site physician practices.

Qualifications

• Experience with computer registration and registration scheduling system.
• General understanding of medical terminology.
• Customer service skills appropriate to the job.
• Ability to travel to off site physician practices.
• Minimum one year recent experience registering patients in a hospital or clinic.
• General knowledge of ICD9 and CPT codes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Demonstrated experience using MS Office.
• Ability to work weekends, holidays, and evenings.
• Ability to interpret and understand various medical insurance plans and make accurate determinations regarding coverage.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System.

Skills

Registration systems

Medical terminology

Customer service

MS Office

Communication skills

Weekend/evening availability

Insurance knowledge

Bilingual (English & Spanish)

Epic experience

Tools

Epic

Job description

UCI Health seeks a motivated administrative professional to obtain authorizations, verify funding, and schedule patients for surgery. The role involves responding to patient inquiries and resolving issues.

The ideal candidate has outpatient registration experience, familiarity with medical terminology, and strong MS Office skills. The position requires flexibility to work weekends, holidays, and evenings, with the ability to travel to off-site physician practices.