Surgery Coordinator - Outpatient Rheumatology/Adolescent Medicine Clinic

About the role

Texas Children’s is searching for a Surgery Coordinator to join our Outpatient Rheumatology/Adolescent Medicine Clinic at our Medical Center location. This role requires someone who can work well with others in a fast-paced setting.

Responsibilities

• Schedules ancillary appointments, diagnostic tests and follow up appointments per provider orders/requisitions
• Schedules follow up appointments for post-operative patients
• Establishes and maintains an efficient system for filing and retrieval of documents on a weekly basis and in a timely manner
• Ensures that all necessary patient forms are provided and filled out for their surgery
• Refers all patients with insurance or funding concerns to the financial counselor or prior-authorization department
• Advises the patient/parent of insurance responsibilities, such as the need to obtain primary care physician referrals if insurance requires them. Refers in-depth financial questions to the appropriate staff
• Creates, changes and coordinates provider master surgery schedules/templates for new and existing providers
• Responds to customer questions with prompt information and /or service related to appointment status, wait time, or unanticipated problems while being culturally sensitive

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• 3 years healthcare experience (medical assistant, front desk specialist, administrative assistant) required
• Prior work in a specialty clinic environment preferred
• Availability to work until 6PM with schedule flexibility

About Us

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children’s Health Plan, the nation’s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.