Surgical Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

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Job Summary: Act as liaison between patient & physician, schedule all ambulatory surgeries & procedures. Pre-certifies procedures with insurance companies. Counsels patients prior to surgery regarding financial responsibility.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Schedule patient ambulatory surgical procedures & post-operative appointments
• Coordinate combined surgical cases with second surgeon’s office; confirming procedure codes, lens calculations and any other special circumstances to ensure the accurate scheduling of the case
• Answer surgical scheduling phone line in a pleasant, professional manner
• Verify patient demographic & insurance information for presentation to insurance carriers in order to obtain authorizations
• Coordinate and schedule all medical clearances based on diagnosis, cardiac, pulmonary &/or endocrine issues with PCP, Cardiologist &/or Endocrinologist
• Understand all medical requirements needed prior to surgery for adult & pediatric cases based on location of planned procedures
• Follow up on preoperative surgical paperwork to forward to the pre surgical testing department at hospital/surgical center
• Inform hospital/surgical center of any special surgical needs
• Interact with technical & nursing staff to ensure that all medical histories, medications & allergies are accurate based on patient confirmation
• Enter appointment information & scan related paperwork into EMR
• Review the next working day schedule
• Notify appropriate physician when adding on emergency case within a 24 hour period
• Coordinate physicians block schedule working with hospital/surgical center Nurse Manager
• Verify doctor/facility insurance participation prior to scheduling case
• Counsel patients pre-operatively regarding their potential financial obligation & collect pre-surgical coinsurance/copayments/deductibles
• Liaison to billing department regarding payment plans
• Post surgical charges on a daily basis per established guidelines
• Ensure there are no schedule conflicts
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Position Requirements:

• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• TRAVEL IS REQUIRED: Westbury, Rockville Centre, Great Neck, and Hauppauge
• Excellent customer relations
• Knowledge of EMR required
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Knowledge of third party billing required
• Medical office experience required
• Strong knowledge of coding a plus
• Flexibility to travel to different offices