Scheduling Specialist-Utah Valley Heart Rhythm

Intermountain Health

3d • $20 - $30 • Onsite

About The Position

Creates and manages provider’s surgery schedules, including in-office procedure schedules and equipment. Maintains any changes or cancellations of surgeries for rescheduling and/or clinical follow-up. Uses provider power plans to ensure all necessary orders are proposed, signed off, and sent for hospital orders. Meets with pre-op patients to explain the surgery process. This includes pre-op labs, tests, or any pre-requisite that needs prior attention. Coordinates with Providers and Medical Staff any red flag pre-operative health concerns for patient safety. Scans and documents processes in patient charts and relays cost estimations. Investigates billing disputes for surgery/procedure.

Requirements

• Two years of medical registration, billing, collection, scheduling, or insurance experience.
• Two years of customer service experience.
• Working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, email, and calendaring programs.
• Medical Insurance Coding
• Computer Literacy
• Patient Care
• Health Care
• Medical Procedures
• Medical Terminology
• Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
• Surgeries
• Patient Safety

Nice To Haves

• Associate's Degree.
• Two years at Intermountain Health as a PSR, MA or similar position.
• Two years of experience working with patient access or two years of experience in and extensive knowledge in the health insurance industry (Commercial Insurances, Medicare, and Medicaid); health claims billing or Third Party contracts.
• EMR experience
• Bi-lingual - Spanish speaking
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Versed in CPT/ICD codes

Responsibilities

• Creates and manages provider’s surgery/hospital procedure schedules.
• Maintains any changes, cancellations, rescheduling and/or clinical follow up on these schedules.
• Uses Provider power plans to ensure all necessary orders are proposed, signed off and sent for hospital orders.
• Obtains authorization for surgeries/hospital procedures by researching coverage and obtaining prior authorization for them.
• Verifies eligibility and benefits.
• Coordinates referral for patients that will go out of network.
• Acts as the point of contact for surgery authorization questions.
• Obtains proper CPT code from provider for authorization.
• Proposes iCentra requirements to create a pre-surgical FIN# and to create the required surgical scheduling card for the Hospital scheduler to pull the case information, where applicable.
• Coordinates with the provider to ensure all necessary surgical/procedure equipment is requested for any special item that needs to be pulled from Hospital supplies or special equipment that needs to be brought in by surgical supply Reps.
• Coordinates any necessary Hospital items with nursing staff at the Hospital.
• Calls in surgical/procedure orders for Providers to the Hospital surgery/procedure scheduler the day before cases.
• Meets with surgery/procedure patients to explain the process.
• Coordinates with Providers and Medical Staff any red flag pre-operative health concerns for patient safety.
• Scans and documents process in patient charts and relays cost estimations.
• Investigates billing disputes for surgery/procedure.

Benefits

• Generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
• Tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution through the PEAK program.
• 100+ learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates.
• Eligibility to participate in PEAK on day 1 of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree