Ancillary Sch/Reg/Pat Chrg Spc
Position Summary:
Department: Orlando Health Medical Group - RehabStatus: Full-Time | 40 hours per week
Shift: Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm
Title: Anicillary Scheduler, Registration, Pateint Charge Specialist
Position Summary:
This position is for a Front Office/Ancillary Scheduler/Registrar position for the Orlando Health Ambulatory Outpatient Rehab Services team, located within the Neuroscience Institute at 76 W Underwood St, Orlando, FL. This position will support a specialty physical therapy clinic with a focus on coordination of clinical schedules, day-to-day front office operations, reviewing insurance benefits and seeking authorizations.This position will support multiple physical therapists working with individuals with spine conditions.
***Address of Practice: 76 W. Underwood St.
Orlando, FL 32806 ***
Orlando Health Medical Group is a comprehensive physician group serving patients from across the southeastern United States. With more than 200 practices and 1,200 physicians, Orlando Health Medical Group has a strong representation in over 55 specialties, including cardiology, vascular medicine, orthopedics, oncology, digestive health, neurology, neurosurgery, bariatric surgery, general surgery, bone marrow transplant and critical care medicine, as well as more than 30 pediatric subspecialties, women’s health, primary care and the largest hospitalist program in Florida.
Orlando Health Medical Group is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes 24 award-winning hospitals and ERs, 9 specialty institutes, 14 urgent care centers, 100+ primary care practices and more than 60 outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts and beyond.Collectively, we honor our 100-year legacy by providing care for more than 142,000 inpatient and 3.9 million outpatient visits each year.
Responsibilities:
Essential Functions- Effective pre-registration, registration and scheduling of multiple patient appointments.
- Manages the multiple additions and cancellations of patient appointments.
- Efficiently and accurately gathers and inputs patient/guarantor demographic and financial information in appropriate hospital
- Contacts appropriate payers/provider offices, verifying benefits and obtaining/documenting necessary authorizations.
- Consistently and constantly reviews the schedules daily and communicates all changes to appropriate staff.
- Responsible for entry of patient charges.
- Acts as a liaison between the provider and patient to explain insurance benefits, co-pays, deductibles, and self pay portions.
- Accurately communicates all procedure pertinent information including arrival time, location, and duration to the patient.
- Performs check in and check out of patients.
- Acts as a liaison to the clinical staff.
- Acts as a liaison to the clinical and business staff to ensure effective and efficient patient management including the transfer of
- Acts as a resource for training or mentoring of new team members.
- Maintains flexibility in work schedule availability that allows department to change/modify work schedule to meet departmental
- Attends and participates in department staff meetings and attends other meetings as assigned.
- Represents and participates in department, facility, Patient Financial Services and corporate committees as requested by
- Responsible for reviewing and adhering to all corporate departmental and education initiatives.
- Assists his/her supervisor/manager in planning and organizing department activities.
- Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state
- Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
Qualifications:
Education/Training
Must be able to demonstrate reading, verbal and written communication, mathematical, and reasoning skills typically acquiredthrough completion of a high school education.
Licensure/CertificationNone.
Experience
Two (2) years’ experience in financial, business office, or customer service environment required. Computer knowledge necessary.