Surgical Coordinator - Gastroenterology - Full Time

About the role

Maintains departmental surgical schedules and lists surgical procedures with OR. Prepares necessary paperwork; ensures all necessary documentation is entered into the medical chart; obtains referrals and pre-certifications required by insurance plans; verifies medical record is in order; arranges history and physicals for surgical patients as needed. Ensures all other necessary surgical paperwork is accurately completed for all surgical patients.

Responsibilities

• Is the liaison between patients, doctors, referring physicians, and hospital staff.
• Affords responsibility for scheduling prospective surgical patients, establishing surgery dates, physical exams, pre-op testing and follow-up appointments.
• Prepares patient with information needed before reporting for surgery.
• Prepares insurance and hospital forms and completes consent forms for surgical procedures.
• Responsible for required insurance precertification prior to surgery.
• Obtains and prepares surgical packets using patient information in the medical chart. Forwards patient's charts to the hospital admissions office to be utilized in pre-admission testing.
• Places phone calls to patients informing them of test results per doctor instruction.
• Cross covers for front office or scheduling staff.
• Coordinates surgical schedules and lists surgeries with the Operating Room.

Requirements

• High School Grad or Equivalent.
• Candidate must have knowledge of medical terminology and be able to demonstrate command of English language and accepted policies and procedures of organization.
• Knowledge of how to effectively deal with ill people is required.
• Pleasant, caring personality an asset.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Command of English language.
• Accepted policies and procedures of organization.
• Knowledge of how to effectively deal with ill people.
• Pleasant, caring personality.

Skills

• Medical Terminology.
• English Language.
• Patient Liaison.
• Scheduling.
• Insurance Processing.
• Documentation.
• Communication.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

The pay range for this position is $18.27-$28.50/hr, DOE.

Schedule

N/A