Surgery Coordinator Manager

Surgery Coordinator Responsibilities

• Premium services conversion
• Surgery scheduling
• Paperwork
• Patient coordination of all procedures

Requirements

• Extremely organized, detailed
• Strong team player
• Effective communicator
• Minimum 2 years of experience as a Surgery Coordinator, preferably for an ophthalmology physician
• Experience with EMR software (with Ophthalmology specific software preferred)
• Experience with patient customer service
• Familiar with obtaining authorizations and referrals
• Knowledge of contracted insurance plans and procedures
• Ability to work with Excel, Word, and medical software
• Excellent oral/written communication and analytical skills
• Must have the ability to travel to all our locations as needed
• Ability to multi-task efficiently and effectively
• Must be able to act calmly and effectively in a busy or stressful situation
• Requires adherence to all policies and procedures, including standards for safety, attendance, punctuality, and personal appearance
• Must be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with managers and peers
• Must be highly flexible; able to accommodate changing needs of the office
• Knowledge and adherence to HIPAA, COMPLIANCE, OSHA
• Able to work well under pressure with minimal supervision
• Skill in exercising initiative, judgment, discretion and decision-making to achieve practice objectives

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree (AA), Bachelor's Degree (BA/BS) or equivalent combination of relevant work experience

Skills

• Knowledgeable regarding co-management with referring providers
• Ensures compliance with the scheduling of post-operative visits
• Communicates with referring providers as needed
• Communicates with assigned physician and surgery center staff to ensure all special supplies are received prior to the surgical date
• Informs ASC of any add on patients
• Reschedules appointments as needed
• Helps with other ancillary tasks including but not limited to following up with patients that no-show or cancel surgical appointments, sending H&P orders and consents to outside hospitals, update surgical scheduler protocol handbook, constantly edit consents and documents as processes change, training sessions with our physicians, etc.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401(k) with Match
• HSA/FSA
• Gross PTO Package
• Employee Discounts and Perks
• Employee Assistance Program
• Group Life/AD&D
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance

About the Role

Georgia Eye Partners is a specialty eye care practice in Metro Atlanta comprised of ophthalmologists and optometrists dedicated to providing patients with the highest quality medical and surgical eye care. Our services range from general eye care to complex surgical care for conditions such as cataracts, glaucoma, corneal disease, and refractive. We offer LASIK and other refractive surgery options as well as oculoplastic surgery and laser aesthetic procedures through OPAL Aesthetics.