Back Office Assistant - Surgery Scheduler

Internal Posting:
Surgery Scheduler

Location: Northwest

Position Type: Full Time

Experience: 2 years' experience

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Full time surgery scheduler.

• Management of insurance authorizations & appeals

• Anticipates the needs of the clinic

• Ability to communicate well with patients, peers, surgeons, and surgical partners

• Candidate must have ability to manage a changing schedule and work with those involved

• Contact insurance companies for authorization for surgery

• Schedule surgeries and send appropriate paperwork to the patient

• Update patient demographics to include verification of insurance

• Direct patients to labs and obtain medical clearance

• Answer patient related questions

• Coordinate emergency surgical situations

• Scan all patient related documents after charges are completed

Qualifications/Experience:

• Strong experience with surgical procedures and pre-authorizing procedures

• 2+ years of experience as a surgical scheduler

• Experience with EMR is required.

• Microsoft Office experience

• Exceptionally organized, great communication skills and strong attention to detail

• Clinical Orthopedic and/or Surgery experience is required

• Strong Coding knowledge

• High school diploma or equivalent required

• Minimum two years' experience in a surgeon's office