Registration & Scheduler Orthopedics

Primary City/State:

Medical Office Building - 2222 E Highland Ave Phoenix AZ 85016

Category:

Patient Services

Shift:

Day

Department:

AZ Orthopedic Sports Medicine Center

• Full-time position MondayFriday 8:30 AM5:00 PM

Great care starts with great people. (Like you.)

At HonorHealth youll find something special. From humble beginnings in 1927 to one of Arizonas largest nonprofit healthcare systems our culture is built on warmth and neighborly kindness. Behind every smile is a highly skilled professional with deep expertise and an unwavering dedication to what matters most caring for the health and well-being of people and communities across the greater Phoenix area.

Responsibilities:

Job Summary
Acts as first point of contact to all customers. Organizes and facilitates clerical administrative duties of department. Performs a variety of cross-functional clerical and patient support duties to include telephone registration scheduling clerical administrative duties and/or data entry duties as they relate to department. Responsible for patient chart maintenance and communication with physicians offices as needed and requested. Duties listed below may vary depending on departmental needs or in some department areas may not be applicable at all.
Essential Functions

• Contacts/greets and communicates with customers. Responsible for answering telephone calls retrieving and responding to voice mail messages. Directs all information to appropriate individual. Orients patients to the department with directions and instructions.
  May also be performing the following imaging support duties:
  Receives and transfers incoming calls
  Generates reports and retrieves images from the PACS system
  Assists in maintaining efficient patient workflow
  Maintains all records and ensure dissemination of such files to designated/requesting parties
  Ensures patients are appropriately prepared for their exam
  Transports patients when necessary
  Will assist Supervisor Radiologist and/or Technologists within scope of position as directed.
• Scheduling: Performs a variety of scheduling for procedures. Is not limited to: scheduling patients for initial and follow-up appointments. Tracks no-shows documents in appropriate system and communicates with physician if applicable. Provides schedule in directed format to staff as needed.
• Registration: Performs a variety of registration duties is not limited to: providing patient with the initial registration information creates and/or chooses appropriate electronic record gathers signature (electronic or otherwise) medical authorization/referral coordination and / or financial responsibility. Completes daily data entry and scanning of patient registration information.
• Obtains authorization from insurance companies as applicable. Collects co-pays and payments required for procedures. Completes and submits daily deposits and or billing as applicable.
• In accordance with HIPPA completes patient chart process and maintains with appropriate information. Communicates with applicable insurance carriers and hospital billing for authorization updates. Ensure that appropriate chart information is forwarded to medical records as applicable.
• Complete patient chart process and maintains with appropriate information. Communicates with Workmans Compensation and hospital billing for authorization updates and billing. Ensure that appropriate chart information is forwarded to medical records as applicable.
• Views email on a daily basis and provides supervisor with appropriate information and memorandums.
• Maintain inventory of office supplies/forms and places orders as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• High School Diploma or GED - Required

Experience

• 1 year in healthcare related field and knowledge of medical terminology or experience in scheduling and/or registration in a healthcare setting. - Preferred
• 2 years in healthcare related experience including scheduling and registration experience or Patient Access Outpatient Medical Imaging Medical scheduling or closely related experience. - Preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• Fingerprint Clearance Card - State Have a current Fingerprint Clearance card or within seven (7) working days after employment shall apply and be eligible for a Fingerprint Clearance Card (Pediatric Behavioral Health Sites ONLY) - Required
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) - Certificate - Preferred

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