Scheduler

Scheduler

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• One year of experience in healthcare setting-prefer registration/scheduling, unit secretary or medical billing
• 30 WPM typing
• Customer service experience
• Telephone experience

Responsibilities

• Responds to calls including patients, physicians, physicians’ office staff, peers, and determines the urgency of the situation. Suggests appropriate referrals.
• Answers telephones for department, prioritizes, screens, and redirects calls. Answers questions, handles routine matters and takes messages.
• Schedules all appointments for patients on the SMS scheduling system and works with the manager to meet these goals.
• Will mail each patient a letter to confirm their appointment, inform patient about the test(s) and discuss the necessary preparation information if scheduled appointment is more than three (3) days out.
• Completes all types of outpatient registrations in a professional, accurate, customer-oriented and timely manner.
• Obtains information from patient health insurance or managed care identification card.
• Maintains forms in all printers at all times, which may require lifting or carrying cases of forms. Must have knowledge of all software and hardware computerized equipment.
• Works with individual physician offices and their office managers on obtaining correct information for scheduling appointments.
• Performs work of equal skill and responsibility as directed. May also perform work of a higher level in preparation for increased responsibilities or when the department requires.
• Attends all required safety training programs and can describe his or her responsibilities related to general safety, department/service safety, and specific job-related hazards.
• Follows the hospital exposure control plans/blood borne and airborne pathogens’
• Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors, and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible, and courteous environment.
• Promotes effective working relations and works effectively as part of a department/unit team inter- and intradepartmental to facilitate the department’s/unit’s ability to meet its goals and objectives.
• Manages TYSABRI Outreach: Unified Commitment to Health (TOUCH) program through Biogen website

Preferred Qualifications

• One year of secretarial training or equivalent experience
• Experience with one Contact, Epic, Outlook, 3rd party validation insurance websites and medical terminology