Surgery Counselor

American Vision Partners • Salinas, CA

2d

About The Position

As a Surgery Counselor, you’ll be the patient’s guide through the surgery process and are responsible for providing a smooth and exceptional experience. Your strong detail orientation and multi-tasking skills will be essential to our success in our fast-paced, high-volume environment as you schedule surgeries and surgical appointments, verify insurance, and prepare charts for surgery.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required
• At least one-year experience working in medical field and counseling of surgical patients preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Detailed oriented, reliable and able to multi-task in a fast-paced, high-volume work environment
• Monday-Friday

Nice To Haves

• Experience in ophthalmology or optometry preferred

Responsibilities

• Counsels patients for surgery regarding procedure details and available options for cataract surgery
• Educate patients regarding elective options and advanced technology options for cataract surgery
• Reviews all surgery paperwork with patients; consent for procedures
• Schedules surgical procedures to include all pre-operative and post-operative appointments
• Communicate out of pocket cost info to patients, Assist patients with financing if needed
• Prepares surgical charts, labels documents with appropriate surgical paperwork
• Helps create a quality patient experience

Benefits

• Your health, happiness and your future matters!
• At Vantage Eye Center, we offer everything from medical and dental insurance, significant eye care discounts, child care assistance, pet insurance, continuing education funds, 401(k), paid holidays, PTO, Sick Time, opportunity for growth, and much more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees