Scheduling Specialist - Cardiology
Virta HealthSalary not specified
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Scheduler or Centralized Scheduler |Mck Centralized Scheduling at Abarca Health
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Junior (1 to 2 years)Experience Level
Part TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Healthcare, HospitalIndustries
Requirements
- Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Board of Nursing with an active license in the state of practice upon hire
- Associate's Science in Medical Assisting from an accredited university/college and/or 3-5 years hospital, medical office, clinic, or hospital business operations experience
- Preferred: 4-6 years hospital, medical office, clinic, hospital business operations and/or Admitting Department experience
- Visual acuity adequate to perform position duties
- Ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand, and distinguish speech and other sounds
- Must live within 150 miles of Sioux Falls to commute if technical issues arise
- Orientation is all onsite for 6-8 weeks, then work onsite for 6-8 months before option to work from home
Responsibilities
- Respond to outpatient diagnostic orders from physicians for hospital departments; interpret physician requests for diagnostic tests and schedule single to multiple tests according to required patient care protocols
- Determine medical necessity validation and handle medical information along with transcribing medical orders into the health information system
- Obtain information (including physician orders) from physician offices for scheduling tests, procedures, and admissions in an accurate, timely, and sequential manner
- Incorporate faxed data (e.g., History and Physical, physician orders, patient data) by logging into computer
- Demonstrate good rapport, continual education updates, and cooperative working relationship with physician office staff, all hospital departments, physicians, and co-workers
- Assist the Manager in maintaining technology application, including accurate centralized scheduling dictionaries, on-line instructions, monitoring data integrity, suggesting upgrades for Meditech requests, order entry, and implementing system upgrades
- Provide timely information to the Manager regarding the Centralized Scheduling process, staffing, and customer service
- Assist with staff orientation and in-services, ensure competencies are obtained, and maintain statistical information for appropriate staff scheduling
- Ensure medical necessity by reviewing physician orders and diagnosis, assure follow-up for physician offices and patients as necessary
- Ensure adequate information and notification of LMRP (Local Medical Review Policies) throughout the scheduling process
- Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and community; promote Avera’s values
Skills
LPN
Centralized Scheduling
Meditech
Patient Scheduling
Medical Orders
Health Information Systems
Medical Necessity Validation
Abarca Health
Pharmacy Benefit Management services provider
About Abarca Health
Abarca Health provides Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) services, focusing on flexible and user-friendly solutions for health plans, employers, and government programs like Medicare and Medicaid. Its main product, the Darwin platform, allows clients to quickly implement and modify benefit designs while ensuring compliance with regulations. Abarca Health manages over $5.3 billion in drug spend and processes 100 million prescription claims annually, offering additional services like home delivery for prescriptions. The company's goal is to deliver exceptional service and innovative solutions in the PBM market.
Aventura, FloridaHeadquarters
2005Year Founded
VENTURE_UNKNOWNCompany Stage
HealthcareIndustries
501-1,000Employees
