Surgical Coordinator - Urology

GI Alliance • Glendale, AZ

69d

About The Position

The position involves monitoring and coordinating surgical scheduling tasks for assigned providers. Responsibilities include managing authorizations for procedures, diagnostic testing, and surgeries as required by the patient's health care insurers. The role also entails scheduling internal and external appointments, reviewing surgical procedures with patients, confirming appointments with facilities, and ensuring timely delivery of necessary documents. Additionally, the position requires coordinating pre-admission testing and surgical clearance appointments, reviewing pre-operative testing results, and maintaining patient confidentiality in compliance with HIPAA regulations.

Requirements

• 1 year of surgical scheduling experience (Required)
• 2-3 years of medical office experience (Required)
• High school diploma or GED (Required)
• Knowledge of medical practice protocols for scheduling and patient demographics.
• Familiarity with EMR systems and medical terminology.
• Understanding of insurance practices, CPT, and ICD-10 coding.

Nice To Haves

• Urology experience (preferred)
• Experience in a fast-paced, high-volume office (Preferred)
• Bilingual in Spanish (preferred)
• Surgical scheduling experience (required)

Responsibilities

• Monitors and coordinates surgical scheduling tasks for assigned providers.
• Manages authorization or obtains authorizations for procedures, diagnostic testing, medication authorizations, pre-operative testing, or surgeries.
• Schedules internal and external appointments, procedures, and surgeries.
• Reviews surgical procedures with patients, providing education and securing signatures on required documents.
• Confirms patient surgical and diagnostic appointments with appropriate facilities.
• Schedules or coordinates pre-admission testing and surgical clearance appointments.
• Reviews pre-operative testing results and forwards abnormal test reports to the surgeon and clinical coordinator.
• Ensures completeness and accuracy of charts prior to pre-operative testing and surgeries.
• Greets and directs patients and visitors, answers telephone calls promptly.
• Utilizes Electronic Medical Record to document all patient communications.
• Assists with any other assigned duties or tasks.
• Maintains confidentiality of all patient information.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees