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VCU Health · 7 hours ago

Patient Surgery Scheduling Coordinator - Sanger Hall

Richmond, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

VCU Health is a healthcare organization seeking a Patient Surgery Scheduling Coordinator. The role involves coordinating and scheduling appointments for surgeries and follow-up appointments for multiple physicians, while also managing preauthorization of surgeries and responding to patient inquiries.

Hospital & Health Care

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Coordinates and schedules appointments for surgeries and follow-up appointments for multiple physicians at multiple sites

Responsible for preauthorization/precertification of all surgeries for assigned physicians at all patient locations

Responds to all inquiries from patients, insurance carriers and PCP’s by telephone and/or written correspondence using quality customer service

Works with department billing staff to investigate all denials, and with assistance from providers, resubmits appeals as necessary

Maintains master schedules for each physician by scheduling surgery cases and managing departmental block time

Able to use judgment and critical thinking skills to ensure minimal disruption and optimal use of block time

Qualification

Surgery schedulingMedical terminologyThird party medical insuranceCPT codingICD-9 codingElectronic medical billingCustomer serviceCritical thinkingProblem solving

Required

Minimum of two (2) years experience in a medical office/acute care setting to include the use of medical terminology, customer service and appointment scheduling

Minimum of three (3) years experience with third party medical insurance, HMO and managed care

High School Diploma or equivalent

Preferred

Four (4) years previous experience in surgery scheduling

Previous experience with CPT and ICD-9 coding for medical claims processing

Work experience using electronic medical billing/order entry/registration systems

Associate Degree in Business Management or closely related field from an accredited program

Company

VCU Health

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VCU Medical Center is a school. It is a sub-organization of Virginia Commonwealth University.

Founded in 1838

Richmond, Virginia, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.vcuhealth.org

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