"Authorization Coordinator/Surgery Scheduler - DHI Admin - FT Days"

Who We Are

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary:
Incumbent obtains demographic and financial information, verifies insurance and third party coverage and enters/updates all data in both FileMaker and Quest scheduling/registration systems. Responsible for collecting co-payments and balancing cash drawer daily. Schedules patients according to department policies and procedures. Obtains all clinical information including but not limited to nursing flow sheets, pharmacy/supply sheets and EndoWorks post procedure reports as needed to perform charge entry on a daily basis. Functions as the liaison for customer service to the Interventional GI Lab patients. Interfaces with the Revenue Audit department, Administration and clinical staff to assure financial security for all attended outpatient appointments. Reconciles all outstanding accounts and secures missing information for revenue capture. Answers phones and provides information, maintains records and prepares reports as needed. Updates patient files as necessary.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications:

• Previous experience with computer registration and registration scheduling system
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
• Must demonstrate general understanding of medical terminology
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Must be able to travel to off site physician practices
• Minimum one (1) year recent experience (within past two (2) years) registering patients in a hospital or clinic, working as a Medical Assistant, or working in medical billing
• General knowledge of ICD9 and CPT codes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Demonstrated experience using MS Office
• Ability to work weekends, holidays, and evenings
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Ability to interpret and understand various medical insurance plans and make accurate determinations regarding coverage
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of University and medical center organizations, policies, procedures and forms
• Familiarity of Joint Commission standards
• Experience with Epic
• Demonstrated experience with authorization process and surgical scheduling
• Bilingual in English and Spanish

Total Rewards

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

Req ID:

139866

Location:

Orange, California

Division:

Medical Center

Department:

DHI Admin - SL

Position Type:

Full Time

Salary Range Minimum:

USD $26.67/Hr.

Salary Range Maximum:

USD $33.15/Hr.