Department:
Status:
Benefits Eligible:
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Schedule Details/Additional Information:
replacement senior scheduler position, surgical scheduler, prior authorizations for surgery's and imaging, work in the clinic with the surgeon, maintain clinic schedule
Pay Range
$21.45 - $32.20EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
High school diploma or GED equivalent with three years' experience in a direct consumer services role with demonstrated ability to resolve problems under stressful conditions required.
Experience handling multiple calls in a stressful environment preferred. Previous experience working in a surgical specialty environment and a strong working knowledge of medical terminology preferred.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Answers incoming phone lines for specialty care team. Maintains pre-determined abandon rates.
2. Schedules appointments and ancillary studies for patients. Ensures authorizations are obtained for any applicable office visit or study and update computer system with authorization information if needed. Obtains authorization from insurance companies for any special tests requested by the doctor and scheduled within 72 hours of date of service.
3. Orders outside ancillary studies or therapy and obtain authorization if needed. Ensures results are received in the office prior to the appointment date and available in WakeOne.
4. Ensures follow-up appointments are coordinated with ancillary testing or treatment. If applicable, requests test results be sent to the office and ensures results and studies are loaded into the WakeOne System.
5. Facilitates physician-to-physician communication via PAL Line, directs incoming calls, schedules peer-to-peer review etc.
6. Cancels appointments and studies. Refers and reschedules at patient request when needed.
7. Reviews all studies when returned from digitization to ensure all images are downloaded and accessible.
8. Schedules all ambulatory procedures. Pre-certifies patients and obtains authorizations as needed. Coordinates ambulatory and surgical clinical activity between neurosurgery/orthopedic residents and supervising faculty.
9. Receives, reviews, documents and routes all external referrals. Following provider review, completes follow up as directed by the physician.
10. Returns patient calls per APP or physician instructions and communicates follow up directions as needed. Schedules appointments and ancillary studies as needed.
11. Assists in the training of less experienced personnel as instructed.
12. Maintains travel and academic calendars for physicians as designated. Ensures time away for travel, CME or vacation is accurately recorded and communicated in a timely manner to facilitate development of the call schedules. 13. Receives and manages urgent and emergent requests that are critical for patient safety and good clinical outcomes. Routes as appropriate per departmental guidelines.
14. Performs financial duties such as authorizing or obtaining authorization for insurance, assisting patients regarding billing questions, etc.
15. Performs other duties as assigned.
SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:
Ability to maneuver several computer software systems simultaneously to access/document data related to interactions Self-motivated Works independently without direct supervision Ability to maintain a positive attitude when interacting with the public
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About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.