Surgical Clerical Support Sched Specialist - Full-Time
Required skills
- CPT codes
- DRG codes
- ICD-9 codes
- Medical Terminology
- healthcare experience
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- data entry
Role summary
The Surgery Clerical Support/Scheduling Specialist is responsible for effective communication and accurate information filtering to interface with patients, physicians, and internal staff. This role requires working knowledge of CPT, DRG, and ICD-9 codes for same-day surgical procedure additions, coordinating inbound and outbound calls, managing staff requests, and facilitating patient transportation and lab requests. The specialist will work closely with the Surgery Charge nurse and anesthesia team.
Job Summary:
The Surgery Clerical Support/Scheduling Specialist must be able to exercise superior communication skills and filter a vast amount of information accurately with the ability to interface effectively with patients, physicians, and all other levels within the organization. Has a working knowledge of CPT, DRG and ICD9 codes to add-on surgical procedures the day of, through the coordination of the Surgery Charge nurse and anesthesia. Daily coordination of calls inbound and outbound calls for the department. Handles multiple staff requests, by directing the request to the most appropriate person in a timely manner to respond. Completes patient transportation information for transporters to receive and pick up patients in a timely manner. Supports nursing staff lab requests using paging system for transporter pick up and delivery
Education:
Required:
Some College
Medical Terminology
CPT/DRG coding
Preferred:
N/A
Experience:
Required:
Minimum of two (2) years healthcare experience
Familiar with Microsoft Word and Excel, with proficient data entry skills
Position Requirement(s): License/Certification/Registration
Required:
Preferred:
Department Position Summary:
The Surgery Clerical Support/Scheduling Specialist must be able to exercise superior communication skills and filter a vast amount of information accurately with the ability to interface effectively with patients, physicians, and all other levels within the organization. Has a working knowledge of CPT, DRG and ICD9 codes to add-on surgical procedures the day of, through the coordination of the Surgery Charge nurse and anesthesia. Daily coordination of calls inbound and outbound calls for the department. Handles multiple staff requests, by directing the request to the most appropriate person in a timely manner to respond. Completes patient transportation information for transporters to receive and pick up patients in a timely manner. Supports nursing staff lab requests using paging system for transporter pick up and delivery
