"Principal Admitting Worker - Clinic - Internal Medicine - 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: Under supervision of Clinical Supervisor, responsible for scheduling clinic patients for the PreOp clinic conducted by the Hospitals physicians. Assists in the determining if the patient's source of funding covers proposed consultation and ensures that authorization is received for those insurance companies that require such notification. Obtains surgery date and schedules consultation based on physician availability. Communicates effectively with patients in order to obtain demographic, financial data, past medical records and test results. Provides accurate wait time estimates when available. Acts in a clinical role as medical assistant performing basic medical and support services for the PreOp patients. Notifies departments, services, physicians and the patient if surgery date/time is rescheduled and updates all as necessary. Maintains records, processes clearances to Anesthesia dept. Prepares reports as necessary or requested. Updates files as appropriate.

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
• 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
• Medical Assistant Diploma or Certificate of Competency / Recognition in Medical Assisting Clinical / Back Office
• General knowledge of ICD9 and CPT codes
• Experience in surgical scheduling
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Demonstrated experience using MS Office
• BLS within 30 days of hire
• Ability to work weekends, holidays, and evenings
• Ability to regularly travel locally to Ambulatory Clinic off-site locations
• 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
• Bilingual in English and Spanish

Licenses and Certifications:

• Basic Life Support

Education: Not specified in detail.Total Compensation

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.