Patient Scheduling Representative - Orthopedics/Surgical Services

Job Summary:

Job Description:

What You’ll Do: 

• Patient Scheduling: Schedule new patient consults, follow-up appointments, and ancillary tests with accuracy and efficiency using computerized scheduling programs. 

• Urgent Scheduling: Respond quickly to urgent scheduling requests, coordinating with providers and departments. 

• Customer Service Excellence: Create a welcoming and supportive experience for patients, ensuring they feel valued and informed. 

• Collaborative Support: Work closely with the clinical team to support department needs and optimize patient care. 

• Insurance Authorization & Intake: Update and enter insurance authorizations and pre-authorizations as necessary for all scheduled encounters. 

• Patient Communication: Provide necessary pre-procedure instructions, confirm appointments, and intake demographics and insurance information.  

What We’re Looking For: 

• Experience: 2+ years in a medical office setting preferred, with knowledge of scheduling, medical terminology, and workflows. 

• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications to manage documentation and communication. 

• Organizational Strength: Ability to multitask, prioritize, and problem-solve in a fast-paced environment. 

• Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written skills to interact effectively with patients, providers, and colleagues. 

• Insurance Knowledge: Familiarity with insurance processes and authorizations is a plus. 

Compensation Information:

The hourly pay range shown represents the base pay range for this position. Individual pay is determined based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, and market considerations. In addition to base pay, eligible team members may earn additional compensation through shift, weekend, holiday, on-call, and other applicable differentials. We are proud to offer a competitive total rewards package designed to recognize our caregivers and support them in delivering exceptional care to the communities we serve.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

Job Exempt:

Benefits:

Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.

Physical Wellness:

• We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.

• Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.

• A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.

Emotional Wellness:

When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.

Financial Wellness:

• Access the wages you’ve already earned before payday with Payactiv, giving you greater flexibility over your finances.

• Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.

• We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.

• Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.

• We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.

Career Mobility:

Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability  Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 .