Surgery Scheduler
Surgery Scheduler
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Job Description
Under the direction of the Medical Practice Manager the Surgery Scheduler performs surgery scheduling and various routine clerical tasks. The Surgery Scheduler oversees insurance inquiries; performs preadmission reviews and explains deductible and payments if necessary; schedules surgery time with hospital and schedules physical before surgery date. Works closely with Office Manager and other members of the office to troubleshoot and resolve problems maintains positive relationships with patients family members and other visitors and fellow employees.
PIH Health is a nonprofit regional healthcare network that serves approximately 3 million residents in the Los Angeles County Orange County and San Gabriel Valley region. The fully integrated network is comprised of PIH Health Downey Hospital PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital PIH Health Whittier Hospital 37 outpatient medical office buildings a multispecialty medical (physician) group home healthcare services and hospice care as well as heart cancer digestive health orthopedics womens health urgent care and emergency services. The organization is nationally recognized for excellence in patient care and patient experience and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has identified PIH Health as one of the nations top hospital systems for best practices cuttingedge advancements quality of care and healthcare technology. For more information visit or follow us on Facebook Twitter or Instagram.
Required Skills
- Knowledge of medical/surgical terminology and procedures
- Knowledge of ICD10 CM and CPT coding systems.
- Strong knowledge of computers and computerized practice management systems and other computerized systems (Microsoft office programs and electronic health records systems).
- Demonstrates good telephone management skills.
- Excellent organizational skills strong interpersonal skills
- Must be able to manage multiple tasks with interruption and able to multitask
- Critical thinking the ability to identify problems good solving skills to resolve them in a timely manner
- Use of customer service principles and practices
- Good English communication skills and ability to communicate effectively
- Excellent grammar punctuation proofreading editing and composition skills
- Demonstrates effective communication skills bilingual helpful.
Employment Type
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