Surgery Admission & Scheduling Specialist

UCI Health; Orange (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

UCI Health in Orange, CA is hiring a Registration/ Scheduling Specialist to obtain authorizations, verify funding, and schedule surgeries. You will respond to patient inquiries, resolve issues, and support access to care with strong customer service and medical terminology knowledge.

The role requires one year of hospital or clinic registration experience, familiarity with ICD9/CPT codes, proficiency in MS Office, and the ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year recent experience registering patients in a hospital or clinic.
• Experience with ICD9 and CPT codes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Demonstrated customer service skills.
• Must be able to travel to off-site physician practices.
• General understanding of medical terminology.
• MS Office proficiency.
• Ability to work weekends, holidays and evenings.
• Ability to interpret and understand various medical insurance plans.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System.

Responsibilities

• Obtains authorizations and verifies patient funding sources.
• Schedules patients for surgery and responds to inquiries, resolving issues.

Skills

Registration systems

Medical terminology

Customer service

English communication

MS Office

ICD9/CPT codes

Ability to travel to off-site

Teamwork across Health System

Tools

Epic

Job description

UCI Health in Orange, CA is hiring a Registration/ Scheduling Specialist to obtain authorizations, verify funding, and schedule surgeries. You will respond to patient inquiries, resolve issues, and support access to care with strong customer service and medical terminology knowledge.

The role requires one year of hospital or clinic registration experience, familiarity with ICD9/CPT codes, proficiency in MS Office, and the ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.