Centralized Scheduler
Opelousas General Health System
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- Location
- Opelousas, LA
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Oct 23
- 1 day ago
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About the company
Opelousas General Health System
Hospital & health care · 501 to 1,000 employees
What you'll do
- Manages a multi-line phone with high volume of incoming calls
- Coordinates schedule and insurance verification responsibilities
- Provides information on patient preparation requirements and special instructions
- Procures information for pre-registration, insurance verification, and pre-authorization
- Enters scheduling data and information into the system
- Manages and coordinates multiple scheduling books
What you need
- High School Diploma/GED
- Scheduling experience
- Computer skills
- Phone etiquette
- Knowledge of medical terminology for outpatient procedures and diagnostic imaging (preferred)
- Effective interpersonal patient contact and outstanding communication skills (preferred)
- Able to type 50 wpm or more (preferred)
- Working knowledge of hospital scheduling procedures, coding, insurance verification, or pre-authorizations (preferred)
Key skills
SchedulingComputer SkillsPhone etiquetteMedical terminologyCommunication skills50 wpm or moreHospital scheduling proceduresInsurance verificationPre-authorizationsCoding
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This position is responsible to operate a well-organized, courteous, and efficient centralized scheduling department.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
•Manages a multi-line phone with high volume of incoming calls while maintaining a calm, professional tone.
•Coordinates schedule and insurance verification responsibilities based on patient/physician request, availability of appointment times and required pre-procedure preparation.
•Provides accurate information on patient preparation requirements and any special instructions to assure minimal inconvenience to the patient.
•Procures all necessary information to allow pre-registration of the patient, insurance verification, and pre-authorization for procedures.
•Enters scheduling data and information into the system.
•Manages/coordinates multiple scheduling books accurately with all necessary information.
Education: High School Diploma/GED required.
Experience required: Scheduling, Computer Skills, Phone etiquette
Additional Experience Preferred
• Must have knowledge of medical terminology as it relates to all outpatient procedures and diagnostic imaging procedures.
• Must have effective interpersonal patient contact and outstanding communication skills.
• Must have good computer skills – able to type 50 wpm or more.
• Must have a good working knowledge of hospital scheduling procedures.
• Must have a working knowledge and understanding of coding, insurance verification, and/or pre-authorizations.
• (demonstrated through experience)
Monday- 8am-5pm
Tuesday- 8am-5pm
Wednesday- 8am-5pm
Thursday- 8am-5pm
Friday- 8am-2pm