Full Time

Wood County Hospital•City of Utica, NY

About The Position

Surgery Scheduler / Urology / Full Time In accordance with the mission of Wood Health Company, LLC, the Practice Surgery Scheduler oversees the day-to-day operations in his/her practice for the coordination of surgery scheduling, prior authorizations referrals, insurance verification, assures that all medical exams, testing and follow-up are in coordinated and completed as directed by the provider. Effectively plans surgical patients by coordinating surgery and clinical activities to achieve patient and provider satisfaction. Essential Functions Follow policies and procedures related to as patient scheduling, registration, billing, authorizations and surgical scheduling processes. Coordinates surgical schedule processes related to billing, referrals and authorizations in order to provide a quality patient care service and billable service to the patient Coordinates patient care services in order to obtain surgical clearance Insures and verifies the collection of accurate and adequate patient and insurance information. Enters demographics and charges accordingly, codes surgical procedures using ICD10 diagnosis and CPT coding as documented and approved by the provider. Monitor practice adherence to the credit and collection policies and procedures. Insures compliance with point-of-service collection policies and procedures to maintain acceptable cash collections. Maintains open communication with hospital departments, referring physicians, staff physicians and employees. Responds in a timely manner to resolve patient complaints Manages surgical case loads timely while processing patients through specific patient criteria to obtain surgical clearance Assists and supports manager with data collection as required

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited college program or certificate program: in lieu of formal education, A high school graduate with a minimum of two years' experience in a medical office or industry

Responsibilities

Follow policies and procedures related to as patient scheduling, registration, billing, authorizations and surgical scheduling processes.
Coordinates surgical schedule processes related to billing, referrals and authorizations in order to provide a quality patient care service and billable service to the patient
Coordinates patient care services in order to obtain surgical clearance
Insures and verifies the collection of accurate and adequate patient and insurance information.
Enters demographics and charges accordingly, codes surgical procedures using ICD10 diagnosis and CPT coding as documented and approved by the provider.
Monitor practice adherence to the credit and collection policies and procedures.
Insures compliance with point-of-service collection policies and procedures to maintain acceptable cash collections.
Maintains open communication with hospital departments, referring physicians, staff physicians and employees.
Responds in a timely manner to resolve patient complaints
Manages surgical case loads timely while processing patients through specific patient criteria to obtain surgical clearance
Assists and supports manager with data collection as required