Experienced surgical scheduler and patient office coordinator with a strong background in efficiently managing surgical procedures, patient records, and office operations to ensure exceptional patient care and satisfaction.
Scheduling & Appointment Management: Coordinating and managing patient appointments, including scheduling, rescheduling, and confirming appointments.
Procedure scheduling: Coordinates surgical procedures and appointments, manages the surgical schedule, ensuring efficient use of operating room time and resources. Communicates with patients, physicians, and other healthcare staff to confirm appointments, provide updates, and resolve scheduling conflicts.
Patient Information Management: Ensuring accurate and up-to-date patient information in medical records, including demographics, insurance details, and medical history.
Inpatient Consults: Assigns high-priority same-day hospital consults to the appropriate attending physician and resident to ensure an accurate team is in place to address potential urgent radiation cases.
Communication & Customer Service: Provides excellent customer service, demonstrating empathy, professionalism, and attention to detail. - Identifies and addresses any patient concerns or complaints, working to resolve issues in a timely and effective manner.
Insurance: Collecting patient insurance information and verifying eligibility as well as obtaining preauthorization if needed.
Roundtrip: Arranges and provides transportation for patients to and from medical appointments and treatments.
Scans and uploads: scanning and digitizing physical medical records and files for a patient. This includes documents such as lab results, x-rays, prescriptions, and other healthcare documentation.