Central Scheduler II - FT - Day - Central Scheduling Lawrenceville NJ

Schedules and Pre-registers Patients

Schedules hospital outpatient tests using multiple systems.
Pre-registers all patients.
Obtains and advises patients of necessary pre-certification and referrals for financial reimbursement.
Adheres to departmental procedures for online scheduling and STAT processes.
Collaborates with physician offices to obtain updated scripts and compliant diagnosis codes.
Collaborates with physician's office to schedule cases while negotiating date and time and avoiding resource conflicts.

Other Duties

Gathers complete patient and testing information and enters data accurately into database.
Completes MSP form timely and accurately.
Understands and utilizes the necessary software program to determine "medical necessity" prior to scheduling a Medicare patient.
Informs all patients of pre-registration process and pre-registers all patients.
Acts as a liaison for hospital departments and physician practices.
Ensures that all appropriate staff, patients, departments, and external resources are notified of additions, changes, and cancellations.
Verifies all authorization are obtained twenty-four hours before date of service.
Follows out of network procedures.
Adheres to CH attendance policy as well as interdepartmental policies and procedures.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Frequent physical demands: Sitting
  Occasional physical demands: Standing, Walking, Climbing (stairs or ladders), Carrying objects, Pushing/Pulling, Twisting, Bending, Reaching forward, Reaching overhead, Squatting/Kneeling/Crawling
  Continuous physical demands: Wrist position deviation, Pinching/fine motor activities, Keyboard use/repetitive motion, Talking/Hearing
• Frequent sensory requirements: Accurate near vision, accurate far vision, accurate depth perception, accurate hearing
• Anticipated occupational exposure risks: Bloodborne pathogens, airborne communicable disease, dust/particulate matter

Workplace Information

• Usual Work Day: 8 Hours
• Reporting Relationships: No
• Does this position formally supervise employees? No

Benefits

• Medical Plan
• Prescription drug coverage & In-House Employee Pharmacy
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Healthcare FSA
• Dependent Care FSA
• Retail Savings and Investment Plan
• Basic Group Term Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Supplemental Group Term Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Disability Benefits – Long Term Disability (LTD)
• Disability Benefits – Short Term Disability (STD)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Commuter Transit
• Commuter Parking
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Spouse
• Voluntary Life Employee
• Child
• Voluntary Legal Services
• Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Voluntary Identity Theft Insurance
• Voluntary Pet Insurance
• Paid Time-Off Program