Scheduler - Presurgical Testing - Full Time - Days

Northeast Georgia Health System • Gainesville, GA

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About The Position

This position is designed to manage incoming calls, requests for PST visits, day of surgery work-ups and phone interviews and complete a scheduled appointment. The employee screens all calls provided by a physician office or other resource unit collecting the clinical information required to schedule the appropriate type and time of appointment. This position is critical for all customer needs and future interaction between patients, physician offices and resources within the corporation. The employee will also collect and enter required statistics for monitoring and data collection.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
• CRT experience.
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good communication and customer service skills
• Good organization skills
• Medical Terminology knowledge

Nice To Haves

• Medical Terminology.
• Some medical office experience.

Responsibilities

• Screens all calls and accurately schedules PST appointments.
• Collects patient medical history and scheduled procedural information and records accurately.
• Obtains pertinent medical records for pre-operative charts. Sources may include physician offices, HIM, computerized documentation systems, diagnostic testing centers, etc.
• Assists with preparation of PST charts for nursing staff.
• Compiles statistics daily, weekly and monthly.
• Functions as a superuser for FaxCert system.
• Identifies, labels, and indexes all data received through FaxCert system.
• Participates in training and orientation of new employees.
• Complete all other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees