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Principal Admitting Worker - PCN Orange - FT Days

UCI Health · Orange, CA · 2 wk ago
On-siteAdministrativeFull-time

About the Organization

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, a 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 through excellence in patient care, research, and medical education.

About the Role

Incumbent performs all tasks necessary to obtain authorizations, verify patient funding sources for services, and schedule patients for surgery. Responds to patient inquiries and resolves identified issues. The essential functions listed are not exhaustive and may include other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

  • Obtain authorizations for medical 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 years) in one of the following:
    • Registering patients in a hospital or clinic
    • Working as a Medical Assistant
    • Working in medical billing
  • General knowledge of ICD-9 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 determine coverage accurately
  • 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
  • Access to a number of discounts and perks

Conditions of Employment

The following conditions of employment apply to all applicants who accept an offer:

  • Background Check and Live Scan
  • Employment Misconduct Disclosure Requirement
  • Legal Right to Work in the United States
  • Vaccination Policies
  • Smoking and Tobacco Policy
  • Drug-Free Environment

Additional conditions may apply based on business unit or job-specific requirements, including:

  • California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
  • E-Verify
  • Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Proof of work authorization is required.

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