Surgery Scheduler

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career! 


JOB SUMMARY
Works under general supervision to provide scheduling of patients for department or clinic. Provide surgery scheduling support for otolaryngology, endocrine surgery, ophthalmology and urology. Coordinate with the surgeon's schedule, surgery center or hospital and patient on surgery dates. Obtain prior authorizations as needed. Keep surgeons and clinic staff updated on the status of the surgery dates. Provide detailed communications with patients regarding their surgery date and any pre-requisites that need to be completed prior to the surgery.

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

• Education
  High School Diploma or equivalent 
  
  

• Experience
  2 years of experience working in a medical office environment. 
  Exposure and working knowledge of physician billing, medical collections, coding and surgery scheduling and/or patient access 
  
  

Preferred

• Education
  2 years of college 
  
  

• Experience
  1 year of of healthcare scheduling and/or surgery scheduling 
  
  

JOB DUTIES

• Schedules patient surgical procedures at various entities (University Hospitals, Ambulatory Surgery Centers) in accordance with established protocols; acquires the appropriate information and orders from the surgeon.
• Provides pre-certification of all procedures to ensure coverage and proper billing procedures; and/or may obtain insurance pre-certification from the referring physician's office and contacts insurance carriers for confirmation; advises clinic and/or patient on co-payment or co-insurance responsibility.
• May be responsible for accurately entering scheduling, insurance and registration information into the appropriate system(s).
• Maintains and monitors surgical block time to keep utilization at a high standard; advises surgeon of unused time and releases the unused time to prevent loss of department's surgical block time.
• Request and secure tissue from Tissue Bank/Transplant Services working with Faculty and OR to ensure delivery of the requested tissue at the time of surgery to avoid delay or cancellation of surgery.
• Requests and/or obtains the ordered materials and/or equipment needed for surgery and confirms with the surgeon before surgery in order to avoid delay or cancellation of surgery.
• May research claims on payment denials from third party carriers for pre-certified procedures.
• Acts as liaison with other departmental staff when needed for the coordination of multiple and/or special procedures.
• Adheres to patient privacy act HIPAA, and confidentiality policy at all times.
• Duties performed may include one or more of the following core functions: (a) Directly interacting with or caring for patients; (b) Directly interacting with or caring for human-subjects research participants; (c) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting patient records (including patient financial records); or (d) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting human-subjects research records.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT

Security
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.