Description
Join our dynamic team. We're looking for an organized, proactive, and patient-centered Surgery Coordinator to play a key role in delivering exceptional care to our ophthalmology patients. In this fast-paced role, you'll be the go-to person for coordinating all aspects of surgery across multiple specialties. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Coordinate and schedule patient surgeries, including pre-op and post-op visits
- Manage insurance verifications and pre-authorizations
- Coordinate financial and medical clearance
- Provide patient education and instructions
- Provide back-up support for the front desk
Salary Range: $29.42-42.14
Qualifications
Required:
- At least 4 years' experience working in a medical office.
- Knowledge and proficiency with insurance coding, including Medical CCS billing/authorization guidelines.
- Experience scheduling patient appointments in computerized appointment scheduling system.
- Strong insurance verification and pre-registration background.
- Working knowledge of basic medical terminology and diseases, as it applies to the eye.
- Strong organizational and follow-up skills.
- Demonstrate effective communication and interaction skills with patients, physicians and fellow staff members
- Demonstrate professional and effective work skills to handle all responsibilities within a fast-paced, high pressure setting
- Ability to work flexible hours to accommodate clinical operations as needed.
- Sufficient computer keyboard skills to perform appointment scheduling, encountering, emailing, and other related computer tasks.
UCLA Health welcomes all individuals, without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin or disabilities, and we proudly look to each person's unique achievements and experiences to further set us apart.