Surgery Scheduler, Colorectal Surgery, FT, Days

Prisma Health; Maryville (MO); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Prisma Health at Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville is seeking a scheduling professional to arrange patient surgery and pre-assessment appointments, retrieve insurance authorization and referrals, and update physician schedules.

You will assemble patient charts, answer questions about surgery and testing, and work to meet customer service targets while coordinating with physicians and department staff.

Qualifications

• Education - High school diploma, GED or equivalent preferred
• Experience - Two (2) years related work experience. Healthcare industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Schedules patient surgery and/or pre-assessment appointments.
• Retrieves insurance authorization and referrals.
• May document demographic, coding, billing, payor source and/or other required information.
• May maintain/update physician schedules.
• Coordinates surgeries and information with other physician offices.
• Assembles patient charts and answers patient's questions regarding surgery and testing.
• Ensures that customer service targets are achieved
• Validates documentation for scheduling verification and authorization(s)
• Communicates with physicians and department staff to accomplish assigned duties.
• Executes policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of the services while meeting departmental budget goals.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Computer/word processing

Medical terminology knowledge

Education

High school diploma/GED

Job description

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Schedules patient surgery and/or pre-assessment appointments, retrieves insurance authorization and referrals. May document demographic, coding, billing, payor source and/or other required information. May maintain/update physician schedules.

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

• Coordinates surgeries and information with other physician offices.

• Assembles patient charts and answers patient's questions regarding surgery and testing.

• Ensures that customer service targets are achieved

• Validates documentation for scheduling verification and authorization(s)

• Communicates with physicians and department staff to accomplish assigned duties.

• Executes policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of the services while meeting departmental budget goals.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - High school diploma, GED or equivalent preferred

• Experience - Two (2) years related work experience. Healthcare industry experience preferred.

In Lieu Of

• NA

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• NA

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Customer-oriented service skills

• Computer/word processing skills

• Knowledge of medical terminology preferred

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Location

Blount Memorial Hospital

Facility

BH POB Maryville

Department

BMPG Colorectal Surgery Maryville

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