Scheduler III

Title: Scheduler III

Location: Fountain Valley, CA

Department: Admitting Ancillary Scheduling

Status: Full-time

Shift: Days (8hr shifts)

Pay Range: $23.31 - $33.80/hour

MemorialCare is a nonprofit integrated health system that includes four leading hospitals, award-winning medical groups - consisting of over 200 sites of care, and more than 2,000 physicians throughout Orange and Los Angeles Counties. We are committed to increasing access to patient-centric, affordable, and high-quality healthcare; your personal contributions are integral to MemorialCare's recognition as a market leader and innovator in value-based and other care models.

Across our family of medical centers, we support each one of our bright, talented employees in reaching the highest levels of professional development, contribution, collaboration, and accountability.Whatever your role and whatever expertise you bring, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential in an environment of respect, innovation, and teamwork.

Position: This position requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the mission of OrangeCoast Medical Center. It is expected that the employee demonstrate behavior consistent with our corevalues: Integrity, Accountability, Best Practices, Compassion and Synergy. The employee shall supportOrange Coast Medical Center's strategic plan and participate in and advocate performance
improvement/patient safety activities.
The OP Scheduler III is under the direction of the OP Supervisor and Admitting Manager and is responsiblefor scheduling invasive and non-invasive radiology and cardiology exams and special interventionalprocedures. The schedulers are responsible for asking for authorization numbers when required by thehealth plan or medical Group. The scheduler must schedule the patient accurately choosing the correctmedical record number so that duplicate MRN's are not created. The employee must be multi-task orientedand work with the radiologist when needed. Excellent customer service must be maintained with allpatients, visitors, clinicians, and co-workers.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities of the Job

1. Communicates effectively in written and verbal form.
2. Schedules patients accurately and timely.
3. Explains the prep requirements accurately to the patient or office staff.
4. Avoids HIPAA violations by choosing the correct MRN in Radiant/Cadence/Epic.
5. Enters insurance name, identification number, and phone number in notes on the Referral inRadiant.
6. Provides excellent customer service using "Simply Better" and AIDET principles.
7. Understands insurance requirements and asks for authorization numbers when required.
8. Answers calls timely, professionally, and maintains wait time goal of 1 minute or less.
9. Ability to be at work and be on time.
10. Ability to follow company policies, procedures and directives.
11. Ability to interact in a positive manner.
12. Ability to prioritize and multitask.

*Placement in the pay range is based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, relevant years of experience and qualifications. In addition to base pay, there may be additional compensation available for this role, including but not limited to, shift differentials, extra shift incentives, and bonus opportunities. Health and wellness is our passion at MemorialCare-that includes taking good care of employees and their dependents. We offer high quality health insurance plan options, so you can select the best choice for your family. And there's more...Check out our MemorialCare Benefits for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.