Senior Scheduling Coordinator - Orthopedics - Bayfront - Bayfront Health

The Senior Scheduling Coordinator will communicate regularly with physicians, patients, ancillary and surgical areas to include: scheduling, rescheduling, and cancellation of single/multiple tests and procedures.

This position will be part of the Bayfront Medical Group 

Department: Orthopedics

Schedule: Full-time; M-F 40hrs per week

Essential Functions

• Responsible for maintenance of appropriate departmental schedules.
• May provide feedback to manager for human resources functions such as hiring, coaching, and counseling.
• Efficiently and accurately gathers and inputs patient demographic information, insurance verification/authorization and schedules.
• Accurately communicates prep information, arrival time and arrival location to patient.
• Inputs and distributes charge management process on a daily basis schedules and cancels multiple diagnostic and interventional procedures.
• Understands the importance Orlando Health places on providing exemplary customer service with a Patient First Philosophy.
• Consistently reviews the schedules daily and communicates all changes to appropriate staff.
• Knowledge of computer applications, multi-line telephone system, printers, copy fax machines.
• Acts as a liaison to the clinical and business staff to ensure effective and efficient patient management.
• Assist in training or mentoring of all team members.
• Provide accurate information of department/procedure specific scheduling criteria to expedite patient preparation, arrival location and time.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all policies and procedures.
• Monitors workload each day and prioritizing based on department.
• Accurately uses medical terminology, multi-line phones, and word processing/spreadsheet applications.
• Regularly communicates with Patient Access and clinical departments regarding registration and scheduling issues.
• Takes a proactive role in problem resolution.

Education/Training

• High school diploma and medical terminology and/or basic anatomy training required.
• Associate’s degree in Business, information systems, clinical field or related may be substituted for up to two (2) years of experience.

Experience

• Three (3) years of experience in clinical registration and scheduling.
• Associated degree in Business, information systems clinical field or related may be substitute for two years of experience