Surgical Coordinator I- Orthopaedics

University of Maryland Faculty Physicians; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Maryland Faculty Physician’s Inc. is seeking an administrative scheduling professional to coordinate division surgeries and incidental testing. The role authorizes surgical cases and ensures referrals align with payer guidelines.

The position emphasizes accurate data entry, strong customer service, and familiarity with billing workflows. The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma or GED, knowledge of ICD-10/CPT, and experience with payer requirements for referrals and

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required or preferred.
• Accurate data entry skills.
• Knowledge of payer requirements for referrals and preauthorization preferred.
• Knowledge of ICD-10 and CPT coding preferred.
• General understanding of back-office operations preferred.
• Strong customer service skills.
• PC proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Schedules all division surgeries and incidental testing.
• Authorizes all surgical cases for the department.
• Ensures referrals and pre-authorization activities follow practice and payer guidelines.
• Supports related duties as assigned.

Skills

Data entry

Customer service

Medical terminology

PC proficiency

IDX system

ICD-10 & CPT coding

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

IDX system

Job description

Under general supervision, schedules all division surgeries and incidental testing and authorizes all surgical cases for the department. Ensures that all primary care referrals are handled according to practice and payer guidelines. Ensures that referral and pre-authorization activities are undertaken in order to provide maximum patient and provider satisfaction and maximum reimbursement; and other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or (GED) general education degree.
• Previous experience with posting and /or authorizing is preferred.
• Accurate data entry skills
• Current knowledge of payer requirements for referrals and preauthorization is preferred
• Knowledge of IDX or similar computerized billing system is preferred
• Knowledge of ICD-10 and CPT coding is preferred
• General understanding of back-office operations is preferred
• Strong customer service skills
• PC proficiency
• Medical terminology preferred

Total Rewards

The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of University of Maryland’s Faculty Physician’s Inc. salary range for this position. Some candidates will not be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate’s geographical location, skills, work experience, market conditions, internal equity, responsibility factor and span of control, education/ training and other qualifications. University of Maryland Faculty Physician’s Inc. offers a total rewards package that supports our employee’s life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://www.umfpi.org/jobs/summary-employee-benefits