Surgery Coordinator - Orthopedics; Lehighton/Palmerton
On-siteLehighton, Pennsylvania, United States
Job Summary
Coordinate and schedule various appointments for patients, completing accurate registration, demographic, and insurance information to ensure timely payments. Review surgical or procedural schedules in advance to optimize physician time and block efficiency, while scheduling pre-operative tests and blood work. Communicate with departments to coordinate services, discuss pre-operative instructions with patients, and prepare all clinical paperwork and checklists for surgeons prior to procedures. Determine patients' financial needs and assist with necessary documentation to facilitate referrals and pre-certification. Requires two years of related experience, high school diploma, and ability to use computer applications and practice management software.
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma
- Ability to enter data into the computer system accurately
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Cheerful attitude
- Sit up to 7 hours per day
- Walk 1 hour per day
- Consistently required to use manual dexterity for fingering and handling
- Frequently lifts objects up to 10 pounds
- Frequently reaches above shoulder level
- Must be able to perceive attributes of an object through touch
- Must be able to hear as it relates to normal conversation, high and low frequencies
- Must be able to see as it relates to general, near, far, color and peripheral vision
Desired Qualifications
- College education or trade school
- Two years of related experience
- Comfortable using email and interacting with computer applications
- Knowledge of practice management and word processing software
- Ability to perform multiple and diverse tasks simultaneously
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