About this opportunity
University of California - Irvine Health lists this Surgery Scheduler - ACC - Ambulatory Admin - FT Days opportunity in irvine, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Who We Are
UCI Health is one of California's largest academic health systems and the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine. Established on July 1, 1976, UCI Health has grown into a 1,461-bed health system that includes UCI Health - Orange, UCI Health - Irvine, four Community Network hospitals and a growing network of ambulatory care centers across Orange and Los Angeles counties.
As Orange County's only academic health systems, UCI Health is home to the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center based in the county, the region's only American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, American College of Emergency Physicians Gold Level 1 Geriatric Emergency Department and a nationally recognized regional burn center verified by the American Burn Association. Powered by UC Irvine, UCI Health serves 5.6 million people across Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County through excellence in patient care, research and medical education.
Your Role on the Team
Position Summary: Incumbent schedules clinic patients for surgery, verifies the patient has a source of funding to cover surgery, and ensures that all required medical documentation is completed prior to surgery. Acts as a liaison between the clinic, admissions, operating room, physician, and patient to effectively communicate the surgery schedule, as well as any changes which arise.
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
Experience in 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.
Conditions of Employment:
The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:
Background Check and Live Scan
Employment Misconduct*
Legal Right to Work in the United States
Vaccination Policies
Smoking and Tobacco Policy
Drug Free Environment
*Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.
The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.
California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
E-Verify
Pre-Placement Health Evaluation
Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page:
Closing Statement:
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy.
We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.
UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact UCI's Employee Experience Center (EEC) at or at , Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Consideration for Work Authorization Sponsorship
Must be able to provide proof of work authorization
Who can apply
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