Jobs · Healthcare · Mississippi

Schedule Specialist - Home Health

Optum · Starkville, MS · 2 days ago
Healthcare$16–$20.45/hrFull-time

About the role

As the Scheduling Specialist you will be managing patient referrals and visit schedules. Assigns patient assessments and other visits as ordered by the physician using an online scheduling system. Collaborate with the Team Leader to identify clinicians with the appropriate experience and skill set to match patient needs.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Utilizes an automated scheduling system to maintain a calendar of services for both episodic and per visit customers
  • Processes workflow for requested scheduled, missed, rescheduled, reassigned, declined, and delivered visits
  • Monitors pending referrals daily and assigns licensed professional and case manager for all start of care visits
  • Communicates daily with field staff regarding any visits unaddressed in late, pending, or incomplete status for resolution as appropriate

Required Qualifications

  • High school education or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

  • 1+ years of scheduling experience in a health care setting using an online scheduling system
  • Exceptional organizational, customer service, communication, and decision-making skills
  • Working knowledge of state and federal regulations governing OASIS visits, supervisory, and reassessment visits

Pay

The hourly pay for this role will range from $16.00 to $20.45 per hour based on full-time employment.

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