Surgery Scheduler / Obgyn

Overview

Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Scheduling and Referrals Coordinator in Tyler, TX.

Fulfilling your purpose begins here:

People First, Always. Here's how we take care of our people:

• Medical, vision, dental health insurance, health savings account / flexible spending, competitive pay, paid time off, 401k retirement plan with company match, employee assistance program and more.

Your team is bigger than your department:

• UT Health East Texas Physicians has over 90 primary and specialty care clinics, providing comprehensive medical education and innovative research. There are also residency programs throughout our hospitals and clinics actively training the medical leaders of the future.

• We believe healthcare is a team sport and every player has something to contribute. We show compassion, celebrate differences and treat one another with respect.

Responsibilities

• Processes internal, incoming, and external referrals as well as books, coordinates, and reschedules patients' procedures and/or surgical appointments.

• Contacts patient and forwards all pre and post-op instructions for surgical procedures.

• Processes calls to insurance companies regarding verification of insurance coverage's and pre-certifications for surgical procedures.

• Prepare physicians' log for the following day's schedules.

• Faxes surgical assist information to assisting physicians/offices.

• Ensures a complete daily surgery log is submitted to our billing entity.

• Maintains and updates current information on physicians' surgical and office schedules.

• Assists in investigating billing and insurance problems as related to procedures and surgeries.

• Refers all indigent or problem accounts to billing department to arrange payment agreement prior to scheduling procedures.

• Performs all other duties as requested by physician or administrator.

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

• High School Diploma; GED

Preferred Job Requirements:

• 2 years' recent experience in a clinic or healthcare setting