Durham, North Carolina
Demorest, Georgia
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Posted: 23-Nov-24
Location: Tampa, Florida
Salary: Open
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Internal Number: 24041518
Surgery Scheduler | AdventHealth Medical Group West Florida
All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:
- Benefits from Day One
- Paid Days Off from Day One
- Career Development
Our promise to you: Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.
Schedule: Full Time, 40 hours per week
Shift: Days
Location: 13601 Bruce B Downs Blvd., Tampa FL, 33613
The community you’ll be caring for: AdventHealth Medical Group West Florida
The role you’ll contribute:
The Surgical Scheduler Coordinator is responsible for greeting, instructing, directing and scheduling patients. Responsibilities include scheduling surgical procedures, pre-admission testing, and posting of surgical charges. Serves as a liaison between patient and medical support staff.
The value you’ll bring to the team:
- Meets with patient to coordinate surgical date.
- Reviews preoperative instructions: bowel preparation, no aspirin, etc.
- Registers patient and procedure with the appropriate hospital scheduling department.
- Coordinates cases requiring multi-specialty surgeons, utilization of an assistant surgeon, or physician assistant.
- Correlates pre-admission testing and surgical clearance appointments.
- Assists patients and families with Hospital information and hotel accommodations as needed.
- Prepares patient chart orders for surgeon.
- Obtains authorization for hospital admission from patient’s insurance carrier.
- Maintain and updates physicians surgical schedule coordinating patient procedures, meetings, and various appointments.
- Coordination of surgical schedule with dictationist for patient history and physicals.
- Plans patient transfers from other facilities to Florida Hospital.
- Updates patient account with hospital pre-certification number, admission date, and postoperative days to allow for the timely billing of claims.
- Organizes information needed for appropriate billing to include operative, pathology, and CPT code sheets.
- Charge entry for all inpatient, outpatient, and assisted surgical procedures.
The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:
Minimum qualifications:
- Experience with word processing and computers preferred.
- Demonstrates ability to communicate by reading, writing legibly, speaking and comprehending English effectively in order to carry out job requirements.
- High school graduate or equivalent.
- Medical office experience as cashier or receptionist
Preferred qualifications:
- One year of medical terminology, ICD-9/10 and CPT-4 coding experience preferred.
