***Hiring Now Scheduler I

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System • Sarasota, FL

101d • $18 - $27

About The Position

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is a non-profit hospital located in the beautiful city of Sarasota, Florida. From our upper floors, you can see the beautiful white sand beaches of Siesta Key, the #1 rated beach in the United States. Our health care system is rapidly growing. We have recently built an additional hospital in Venice, Florida, have added a new Cancer Institute on our Sarasota campus, and are planning a new hospital location in North Port, Florida. The positions we post are additions, not replacements. If you are looking for a place to call home, where people matter, we may be the right fit for you. Professionally interviews and schedules patients for outpatient service including preregistration. Coordinates patient schedules to maximize patient and physician satisfaction institution-wide. Communicates patient instructions and directions, physician order requirement, authorization/pre-certification/referral requirement to patients, physician office staff, and other SMHCS personnel. Maintains scheduling and pre-registration accuracy rate per department standards. Creates estimate for patient financial responsibility and collects co-insurance, co-payment, and deductible as indicated. Initiates process to assure the patient meets the hospital financial policies/guidelines for services to be rendered and transfers to appropriate departments for more complex situations.

Requirements

• Require one (1) year of healthcare experience.

Nice To Haves

• Prefer the ability to analyze problems and offer solutions.
• Prefer the ability to work in a call center environment.
• Prefer effective communication skills, including the ability to handle difficult customer situations.
• Prefer general knowledge of medical insurance and terminology.
• Prefer knowledge of ICD-9/ICD-10 coding and current CPT coding.

Responsibilities

• Interviews and schedules patients for outpatient service including preregistration.
• Coordinates patient schedules to maximize patient and physician satisfaction institution-wide.
• Communicates patient instructions and directions, physician order requirement, authorization/pre-certification/referral requirement to patients, physician office staff, and other SMHCS personnel.
• Maintains scheduling and pre-registration accuracy rate per department standards.
• Creates estimate for patient financial responsibility and collects co-insurance, co-payment, and deductible as indicated.
• Initiates process to assure the patient meets the hospital financial policies/guidelines for services to be rendered and transfers to appropriate departments for more complex situations.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off (start earning PTO on day one of employment)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Discounted Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Benefit Plans for Full & Part-Time Employees
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care and Dependent Care) - Pre-Tax Dollars
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Retirement Savings Plan: 403b
• Discounted Child Care & Before and After School Program and Summer Camp
• Bereavement Leave
• Free Parking
• On Campus Dining w/ a 10% discount
• Credit Union w/ teller machines on campus
• Direct Deposit
• Free Wellness Screening
• Free confidential counseling services
• Employee Discount Programs
• Recognition Programs
• Referral Programs
• Tremendous growth opportunities for hard workers!

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: High school or GED