Surgery Scheduler

# Surgery Scheduler Center City 833 Chestnut - Philadelphia, PA 19107## Overview Level Experienced Position  Type Full Time Job Shift Day Shift Education Level High School

Travel Percentage Up to 25%## Description
** Rothman Orthopaedics
** is looking to hire a full time
** Surgery Scheduler
** based in our
** Center City Philadelphia
** office. Travel is required to our South Philadelphia office as needed for coverage purposes.
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* Schedule:

** Monday through Friday; 8 hour shift varies between 7:30 AM and 4:30 PM
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* Job Summary:

** The Surgery Scheduler makes, schedules, and communicates surgery appointments for patients in an efficient and timely manner.
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* Key Accountabilities:

** Excellence in service to a variety of customers, including our patients, physicians, partner departments, and external stakeholders. Administrative accuracy and attention to detail in scheduling, and team communication.  Schedulers must maintain a KPI of  cases scheduled per week.
** Responsibilities:
*** Greets and registers patients in a prompt, pleasant, and helpful manner. Verifies necessary information: demographics/Insurance/ Primary Care Physician, Procedure and laterality.
* Schedules and coordinates patients’ surgical appointments for all participating locations and non-surgical related diagnostic studies including, but not limited to Epidural Steroid Injections and EMG Testing. Maintains paper and computerized logging system.
* Answers telephone in a professional manner, answers any questions that are within the area of the positions responsibility, forwards calls, or sends message by appropriate means to  all necessary individuals.
* Check surgery scheduling referral report every morning and make corrections as needed.
* Present resources to patients as needed.
* Schedules patients procedure, Pre-operative testing , Medical clearance, Orthotic (if needed) and Post-Operative appointments.
* Completes reservation form and sends over to appropriate surgical facility along with all Facility forms.
* Scans all patient information, reservation and consent forms as well as fax confirmations into EMR chart.
* Create referral in EMR and send insurance/surgical information to the rep in order for authorization to be obtained.
* Add procedure in Physicians Outlook calendar ( if Applicable )
* Completes and faxes PATS prescriptions/Clearance form a   Sx Quick fax/Referral request   to the patients Primary Care Physician.
* Obtains requested results from PCP/ Surgical Facility and scan into EMR chart with necessary communication to clinical team.
* Reviews physicians schedules weekly. For any cancellations/Rescheduled cases: must send notification to facility and Physician. Clinical team will work with scheduler to fill OR schedule.
* Follow up 10 days prior to patients surgical date: all Lab, EKG and Clearances results. Fax to appropriate facility, PCP and scan into EMR along with fax confirmations and assign to your Physicians Pool.
* Document / Scan all appropriate information via EMR.
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* Qualifications:

*** Two years of work experience in a medical office setting with medical receptionist or surgical scheduling experience.
* Knowledge of medical terminology, third party billing, insurance regulations and ICD-9 and CPT coding desirable.
* Computer skills including, but not limited to, MS Office
* Minimum high school diploma or equivalent required
** Pay Range:**$18.00/hr - $25.00/hr
** Our Commitment to Employees:
** Come work at Rothman Orthopaedics! Our employees are our single greatest asset, as such, we strive to provide a professional, nurturing environment where every member of our team can make a meaningful difference in the lives of others. This commitment to our employees has earned us the distinction as a Top Workplace in…