Surgery Scheduler

                                                                                                                              Scheduler Full Time

New Mexico Surgery Center Multi-Specialty @ Presbyterian Rust Medical Center ASC is hiring a Full Time Schulder.

****This is not a Remote Position****

At New Mexico Surgery Center Multi-Specialty @ Presbyterian Rust Medical Center ASC, we believe health and care are inseparable. We focus on offering a high quality, service-oriented environment for your surgical procedure. With 8 ORs, our technology allows surgeons to perform procedures in the specialty areas of: General Surgery, Dental, Gynecology, Breast Surgery, Orthopedics, Urology, ENT, Plastics, Podiatry, Pain Management.

Job Summary:

Under the direction of the Business Office Manager, is responsible for daily maintenance of the surgery schedule/insurance verifier and all aspects of the scheduling process. This includes strategizing and problem solving and ensuring high levels of customer service with scheduling coordinators from all doctors'' offices and Operating Room Staff. Is responsible for validating and entering patient information and insurance coverage into the appropriate computer system. Duties may also include communicating with physician offices, insurance carriers, and patient follow-ups. 

Successful candidate will possess outstanding leadership, communication and customer service skills as well as the ability to diffuse difficult scheduling conflicts efficiently with strategy. The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate previous successful/positive customer service encounters or programs.


Duties and Responsibilities:

• Sets priorities and organizes work
• Schedules patient procedures to ensure efficient and accurate processing of information. This includes procedures in the operating room, GI lab, and arrangements for 23-hour stay.
• Coordinates with anesthesia groups to confirm scheduling for coverage.
• Accurately uses procedure codes to ensure proper billing.
• Verifies information being entered into system is correct, i.e. spelling of name, DOB, gender, insurance information, etc.
• Ensuring all necessary paper work for any patient -add on'' is received by the appropriate staff.
• Communicates changes to schedule to appropriate staff
• Ensures all required fields in Advantx are completed
• Works closely with OR director to avoid equipment or supply conflicts.
• Alerts administration when new doctors or procedures are scheduled.
• Cross trains with other areas.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Completes consents and ensures accuracy before submitting to the chart builder.
• Promote positive relationships with scheduling coordinators, physicians and nursing staff members throughout the scheduling process.
  
  

What We Offer
As an organization, one way we care for our communities and each other is by providing a comprehensive benefits package that includes the following, subject to employment status:

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
• Life and AD&D coverage
• Availability of short- and long-term disability
• Flexible financial benefits including FSAs and HSAs
• 401(k) and access to retirement planning
• Paid holidays and vacation

Who We Are
At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and healthcare systems to provide first-class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.

USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.

Qualifications:

           

• Minimum 2-4 years of hospital or medical office experience required.
• Must be able to communicate verbally and non-verbally in a professional way.
• Ability to use time wisely in preparing work area to meet high-paced demand.
• Show a genuine desire to work and improve the hospital as a whole.
• Professional appearance.
• Strong medical terminology.
• Must demonstrate excellent phone etiquette and exceptional customer service skills.