Principal Admitting Worker - CAC Urology Gynecology - FT Days

About Us

UCI Health is one of California's largest academic health systems and the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine. Established on July 1, 1976, UCI Health has grown into a 1,461-bed health system that includes UCI Health - Orange, UCI Health - Irvine, four Community Network hospitals and a growing network of ambulatory care centers across Orange and Los Angeles counties. As Orange County’s only academic health system, UCI Health is home to the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center based in the county, the region’s only American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, American College of Emergency Physicians Gold Level 1 Geriatric Emergency Department and a nationally recognized regional burn center verified by the American Burn Association. Powered by UC Irvine, UCI Health serves 5.6 million people across Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County through excellence in patient care, research and medical education.

About the Role

Incumbent performs all tasks necessary to obtain necessary authorizations, verify the patient has a source of funding to cover services, and schedule patients for surgery. Responds to patient inquiries and resolves any identified issues. The essential functions listed below are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties that may be assigned to this position, nor does it restrict the duties which may be assigned to this position if such duties reasonably relate to the position.

Responsibilities

• Obtain necessary authorizations for patient services
• Verify patient funding sources to cover services
• Schedule patients for surgery
• Respond to patient inquiries and resolve issues

Requirements

• Previous experience with computer registration and registration scheduling systems
• General understanding of medical terminology
• Customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Ability to travel to off-site physician practices
• Minimum one (1) year recent experience (within past two (2) years) registering patients in a hospital or clinic, working as a Medical Assistant, or working in medical billing
• General knowledge of ICD9 and CPT codes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Demonstrated experience using MS Office
• Ability to work weekends, holidays, and evenings
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Ability to interpret and understand various medical insurance plans and make accurate determinations regarding coverage
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of University and medical center organizations, policies, procedures, and forms
• Familiarity with Joint Commission standards
• Experience with Epic
• Demonstrated experience with authorization process and surgical scheduling
• Bilingual in English and Spanish

Benefits

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks.

Conditions of Employment

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Employment Misconduct Disclosure
• Legal Right to Work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug-Free Environment
• Additional conditions may apply, including California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, E-Verify, and Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Must be able to provide proof of work authorization.