Surgical Scheduling Specialist (On-site)

UK King's Daughters; Ashland (KY); Hybrid; USD 42.000 - 56.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

UK King's Daughters in Ashland, KY is seeking a Scheduler Associate to coordinate all surgical procedures across office and hospital settings. This full-time, on-site role focuses on maximizing scheduling efficiency, coordinating with surgeons, anesthesia, nursing, and ancillary staff, and ensuring proper documentation and authorization processes.

Responsibilities include confirming insurance, securing pre-authorization, verifying schedules for accuracy, and communicating detailed patient

Qualifikationen

• Responsible for scheduling all surgical procedures and collecting complete clinical and insurance coding information.
• Coordinates office and hospital-based medical procedures, tests, and imaging to maximize scheduling efficiency.
• Interfaces with vendor staff to ensure necessary equipment is available for all procedures.

Aufgaben

• Completes accurate documentation of informed consent for procedures and surgeries.
• Provides detailed instructions to patients regarding test preparations, arrival times, and directions; addresses patient questions.
• Confirms patient insurance provider and secures or communicates the need for prior authorization.
• Reviews and verifies surgery schedules, ensuring correct patient, procedure, time, site, implants, and equipment per Universal Protocol.
• Communicates with hospital surgery schedulers and verifies alignment with office procedure schedules.
• Retrieves and analyzes special reports to support scheduling accuracy and decision-making.
• Responds to information requests from departments, administration, case management, and resolves scheduling conflicts through the office manager.
• Coordinates with surgeons, anesthesiology, nursing, and ancillary departments to facilitate surgical scheduling for all age groups.
• Verifies Pre-Admission Testing orders for accuracy, including patient details, procedure, laterality, equipment, codes, and physician signatures.

Ausbildung

High school diploma or equivalent experience

Jobbeschreibung

UK King's Daughters in Ashland, KY is seeking a Scheduler Associate to coordinate all surgical procedures across office and hospital settings. This full-time, on-site role focuses on maximizing scheduling efficiency, coordinating with surgeons, anesthesia, nursing, and ancillary staff, and ensuring proper documentation and authorization processes.

Responsibilities include confirming insurance, securing pre-authorization, verifying schedules for accuracy, and communicating detailed patient