Surgery Scheduling Coordinator
Orlando Health Heart Institute
Clermont, FL
01.2017 - Current
- Include: checking in/out patients, scheduling appointments, overall providing excellent patient care.
- Coordinated with facilities to set up surgeries for [Number] [Surgeon type].
- Verified insurance coverage and obtained pre-authorizations.
- Expertly managed planning, scheduling and coordination of outpatient procedures.
- Educated patients about surgeries and provided treatment plan documentation.
- Checked patients in and out and collected payments.
- Answered telephone calls to offer office information, answer questions and direct calls to staff.
- Received, recorded and addressed incoming and outgoing communication via telephone and email.
- Scheduled patient appointments in respective doctors' calendars and followed up with reminder phone calls.
- Carried out front office duties utilizing data entry skills in framework of medical database.
- Obtained payments from patients and scanned identification and insurance cards.
- Answered phone calls and messages for physician medical facility, scheduling appointments and handling patient inquiries.
- Frequently double-checked patient histories and current information while scheduling follow-ups and other appointments.