University of Maryland Faculty Physicians
Surgical Coordinator II- Ophthalmology
University of Maryland Faculty Physicians, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21276
Under general supervision, schedules all division surgeries and incidental testing and authorizes all surgical cases for the department. Ensures that all primary care referrals are handled according to practice and payer guidelines. Ensures that referral and pre-authorization activities are undertaken in order to provide maximum patient and provider satisfaction and maximum reimbursement; and other duties as assigned.
Responsibilities
Schedules surgical cases daily following specified clinical and time allocation guidelines via automated scheduling systems through telephone contact with physicians’ offices, fax, website retrieval, or personally with the physician and/or resident; uses manual systems in the event of automated system downtime.
Interprets clinical requirements to effectively manipulate the schedule continually to achieve optimum placement of cases, customer satisfaction, and accurate patient charging.
Collaborates daily with the appropriate Nursing personnel and respective staff to coordinate surgical schedule to provide optimum use of the operating rooms and facilities.
Proactively communicates with the appropriate staff regarding special requests for personnel, equipment and facilities; scheduling conflicts arising from resource requests are resolved with management staff to ensure resource availability and optimum use of the facilities before finalizing schedules.
Ensures that patient demographic and clinical data on newly scheduled cases or changes to existing scheduled cases is communicated to Patient Registration.
Education and/or Experience
High school diploma or (GED) general education degree
3-5 years of experience with posting and/or authorizing
Accurate data entry skills
Current knowledge of payer requirements for referrals and preauthorization
Knowledge of IDX or similar computerized billing system
Knowledge of ICD-10 and CPT coding
General understanding of back-office operations
Strong customer service skills
PC proficiency
Medical terminology preferred
Total Rewards The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of University of Maryland’s Faculty Physician’s Inc. salary range for this position. Some candidates will not be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, internal equity, responsibility factor and span of control, education/training and other qualifications. University of Maryland Faculty Physician’s Inc. offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://www.umfpi.org/jobs/summary-employee-benefits
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
Annapolis, MD $18.00-$25.00 53 minutes ago
Baltimore, MD $16.79-$24.37 30 minutes ago
We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
Responsibilities
Schedules surgical cases daily following specified clinical and time allocation guidelines via automated scheduling systems through telephone contact with physicians’ offices, fax, website retrieval, or personally with the physician and/or resident; uses manual systems in the event of automated system downtime.
Interprets clinical requirements to effectively manipulate the schedule continually to achieve optimum placement of cases, customer satisfaction, and accurate patient charging.
Collaborates daily with the appropriate Nursing personnel and respective staff to coordinate surgical schedule to provide optimum use of the operating rooms and facilities.
Proactively communicates with the appropriate staff regarding special requests for personnel, equipment and facilities; scheduling conflicts arising from resource requests are resolved with management staff to ensure resource availability and optimum use of the facilities before finalizing schedules.
Ensures that patient demographic and clinical data on newly scheduled cases or changes to existing scheduled cases is communicated to Patient Registration.
Education and/or Experience
High school diploma or (GED) general education degree
3-5 years of experience with posting and/or authorizing
Accurate data entry skills
Current knowledge of payer requirements for referrals and preauthorization
Knowledge of IDX or similar computerized billing system
Knowledge of ICD-10 and CPT coding
General understanding of back-office operations
Strong customer service skills
PC proficiency
Medical terminology preferred
Total Rewards The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of University of Maryland’s Faculty Physician’s Inc. salary range for this position. Some candidates will not be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, internal equity, responsibility factor and span of control, education/training and other qualifications. University of Maryland Faculty Physician’s Inc. offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://www.umfpi.org/jobs/summary-employee-benefits
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
Annapolis, MD $18.00-$25.00 53 minutes ago
Baltimore, MD $16.79-$24.37 30 minutes ago
We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.
#J-18808-Ljbffr