Procedure Scheduler

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The Radiation Oncology Department at UHealth/University of Miami has an exciting opportunity for a Procedure Scheduler at UHealth Sole Mia.

JOB FUNCTIONS

• Assists the department in managing expectations surrounding pre and post patient care.

• Obtains or reviews all patient demographic information, insurance information and referral numbers.
• Reviews clinical records for completeness including authorization, signatures, missing data, and other patient information.
• Answers multiple telephones for the department: triage incoming calls, responds to questions, directs calls, and documents messages in the appropriate software.
• Greets visitors and callers, handles their inquiries, and directs them to the appropriate employee according to their needs.
• Works cooperatively with fellow employees to solve problems and enhance the smooth and efficient flow of the practice.
• Provides coverage for responsibilities of co-workers when assigned or as need arises.
• Develops and promotes the use of effective methods of communicating with physicians, managers, peers, trainees, and staff on a regular basis.
• Maintains confidentiality of all information.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets. 

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS                                                                                          

Education:

High school diploma or equivalent

Experience:

Minimum 3 year of relevant experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes:

• Skill in data entry with minimal errors.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.
• Ability to work evenings, nights, and weekends as necessary.
• Skill in collecting, organizing, and analyzing data.
• Ability to work independently and/or in a collaborative environment.
• Commitment to the University’s core values.

DEPARTMENT ADDENDUM – RADIATION ONCOLOGY

Department Specific Functions

• Coordinate complex, multi-step patient schedules involving providers, procedural areas, Nuclear Medicine, CTU, OR, authorization teams, pre-operative assessment, research teams, and referring clinical teams.

• Responsible for the scheduling of appointments for OR Radiation Oncology procedures, Theranostics, HDR Brachytherapy and other modalities as assigned.
• Maintain accurate work queues, pending-item trackers, treatment calendars, authorization checkpoints, dose-order deadlines, laboratory due dates, and patient reminder dates.
• Confirm required orders, imaging, laboratory results, treatment plans, consent status, and supporting documentation are available for review by the responsible clinical team.
• Communicate status updates, barriers, delays, denials, missing requirements, and escalation needs to the appropriate provider and care team.

• Prepare and send approved patient instructions and educational materials; document communication in the designated medical record.

• Works closely with the central and Radiation Oncology insurance verification teams.

8.     Engages with the referring physician offices to acquire missing orders, if necessary, and to confirm correct clinical information.

• Applies physical age-specific and/or developmental care needs of patients according to their documented physical/development requirement by competency validation checklist:
  • Children
  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Geriatric
  • Challenged/Disabled
• Adheres to any regulatory body guidelines governing modality including but not limited to: Joint Commission, AHCA, ACR, FL DOH and FDA/MQSA.

11.  Coordinating services with other clinical areas.

12.  Perform general office duties in a timely and accurate fashion.

13.  Participates in the training of other personnel within the department.

• Create workflow to strategically fill OR, Theranostics, HDR and other assigned modality schedules as vacancies appear.

• Ensures a high degree of customer satisfaction by consistently adhering to our DIRECCT values.
• Complies with the hospital requirements, Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, State requirements and works closely with the HIPAA Privacy Office to ensure HIPAA compliance.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status:

Full time

Employee Type:

Staff