Referral And Scheduling Specialist

To us, it's about living life to the fullest while serving our patients, teammates, neighbors and friends. We are dedicated and passionate in everything we do, seeking challenge and appreciating the routes that got us here. Whether our path is clinical or not, we all came to find balance and meaning in our lives within the work we are passionate about and the adventures we live.

Vail Health has become the world's most advanced mountain healthcare system. Vail Health consists of an updated 520,000-square-foot, 56-bed hospital. This state-of-the-art facility provides exceptional care to all of our patients, with the most beautiful views in the area, located centrally in Vail.

In addition to the hospital, Vail Health has many access points including:

• Howard Head Sports Medicine offers physical therapy services at 10 locations and works closely with our internationally renowned orthopedic partners at The Steadman Clinic and Vail-Summit Orthopedics & Neurosurgery.

• Vail Health also owns interest in multiple joint venture ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) throughout the region.

• Colorado Mountain Medical, Beaver Creek Medical Center, urgent care clinics in Vail, Dillon, Avon and Eagle, Edwards medical campus and Eagle Healthcare Center.

• The Shaw Cancer Center and Sonnenalp Breast Center are the region's only fully accredited cancer treatment center and comprehensive breast center.

• Vail Health is also leading the way in serving our communities' behavioral health needs with outpatient behavioral health services at the Edwards Community Health Campus, and the Precourt Healing Center, a 28-bed in-patient behavioral health facility, opening in 2025.

About the opportunity:

The Referral and Scheduling Specialist is responsible for being the primary point of contact for patients, Shaw Cancer Center providers, and referring providers for scheduling Shaw Cancer Center patient appointments, testing, treatment, and procedures in a timely and efficient manner.

What you will do:

• Works with providers and clinical staff to obtain complete orders and accurately schedule timely patient appointments, testing, and procedures. Ensures procedure education and communicates accurate clinic location and appointment information prior to appointment date and time.

• Verifies patient demographics and insurance details to create encounters for all appointments and procedures. Creates complete and accurate pre-registration accounts and verification of insurance eligibility and benefits for all scheduled appointments.

• Completes detailed new patient intake and coordinates scheduling of new referrals to Shaw Cancer Center with patient, clinical staff, and referring provider's office.

• Uses scheduling request lists to make outgoing calls to schedule patients as orders come in. Documents contact attempts and selects appropriate dates for follow-up calls. Enters clear comments into EHR for tracking and communication with staff and providers. Follows reminder call procedures.

• Answers incoming phone calls, taking complete messages, carefully documenting phone calls in the electronic medical record, prioritizing and redirecting calls appropriately. Demonstrates excellent communication skills and phone etiquette. Interacts with external and internal parties with respect, courtesy, and sensitivity.

• Tracks certain schedule changes including, but not limited to, source of cancellations, reschedules, add-ons, transfers, etc. Assists leadership with utilization review and quality improvement activities by providing supporting documentation to leadership when questions arise.

• Works closely with all clinical staff, providers, schedulers, and front desk staff to improve the flow of patient movement and other processes.

• As an integral member of the business office team and to encourage growth of team members' skills and knowledge, the Referral and Scheduling Specialist I is cross-trained and can cross cover Patient Access Representative I duties.

• Role models principles of a Just Culture and Organizational Values.

• Performs other duties as assigned. Must be HIPAA compliant.

This description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.

What you will need:

Experience:

• One year of medical office or clinical experience required

License(s):

• N/A

Certification(s):

• N/A

Computer / Typing:

• Must possess, or be able to obtain within 90 days, the computer skills necessary to complete online learning requirements for job-specific competencies, access online forms and policies, complete online benefits enrollment, etc. Office-level typing and computer skills are required.

Must have working knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Application Close Date:

Application window will close on May 20, 2024.

Benefits at Vail Health (Full and Part Time) Include:

• Competitive Wages & Family Benefits:

• Competitive wages

• Parental leave (4 weeks paid)

• Housing programs

• Childcare reimbursement

• Comprehensive Health Benefits:

• Medical

• Dental

• Vision

• Educational Programs:

• Tuition Assistance

• Existing Student Loan Repayment

• Specialty Certification Reimbursement

• Annual Supplemental Educational Funds

• Paid Time Off:

• Up to five weeks in your first year of employment and continues to grow each year.

• Retirement & Supplemental Insurance:

• 403(b) Retirement plan with immediate matching

• Life insurance

• Short and long-term disability

• Recreation Benefits, Wellness & More:

• Up to $1,000 annual wellbeing reimbursement

• Recreation discounts

• Pet insurance

Pay is based upon relevant education and experience per hour.

Hourly Pay:

$21.32-$29.22 USD

Some roles may be based outside of our Colorado office (remote-only positions). Roles based outside of our primary office can sit in any of the following states: AZ, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, NC, NJ, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI. Please only apply if you are able to live and work primarily in one of the states listed above. State locations and specifics are subject to change as our hiring requirements shift.

Relocation and housing assistance may be available.