Surgery Scheduler & Care Coordination Specialist

University of California; Santa Monica (CA); Sur place; USD 44 000 - 63 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

University of California in Santa Monica, CA seeks a Surgery Scheduler to coordinate surgical cases, pre-operative appointments, and related workflows. You will support front desk duties across clinics, triage calls, schedule appointments, and prepare patient charts for providers.

Responsibilities include obtaining authorizations, processing referrals, and assisting with insurance pre-certifications while ensuring patient-centered service across department clinics.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of cancer treatment basics and urology terminology.
• Knowledge of third party insurances and government programs for authorizations.
• Ability to research CPT and ICD-10 codes.
• Strong computer skills for data entry and document prep.
• Ability to communicate with medical staff, regulatory agencies, and study sponsors.
• Familiarity with UCLA Health System processes.
• Excellent written grammar for memos and reports.
• Strong prioritization and time-management under heavy workload.
• Willingness to travel to department clinics.
• Superior typing speed.

Responsabilités

• Coordinate surgical cases and pre-operative appointments.
• Obtain required insurance authorizations and assist with referrals.
• Communicate with patients, surgeons, and clinical teams to confirm logistics and resolve conflicts.
• Answer and triage patient calls, check in/out, schedule/confirm appointments.
• Prepare charts and documents for provider visits.
• Process medication refill requests and medical records.
• Assist with insurance pre-certifications and referrals.
• Provide coverage across department clinics as needed.
• Maintain professionalism and patient-centered service.

Connaissances

Cancer treatment knowledge

Medical terminology knowledge

Insurance authorizations

CPT/ICD-10 code research

Data entry

EMR system knowledge

Written memos/reports

Prioritization

Communication with physicians and sund

Typing speed

Willingness to travel to clinics

Outils

EMR System

Word processing

Spreadsheets

Description du poste

University of California in Santa Monica, CA seeks a Surgery Scheduler to coordinate surgical cases, pre-operative appointments, and related workflows. You will support front desk duties across clinics, triage calls, schedule appointments, and prepare patient charts for providers.

Responsibilities include obtaining authorizations, processing referrals, and assisting with insurance pre-certifications while ensuring patient-centered service across department clinics.