Job Description

Located in Kailua, Adventist Health Castle has been one of the area's leading healthcare providers since 1963. We are comprised of a 160-bed hospital, eight medical offices, home care services, urgent cares and a vast scope of services located throughout O'ahu.

In 2017, Adventist Health Castle was recognized with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's highest presidential honor for performance excellence.

Job Summary :

Schedules patients for facility services based on the physician order received, including ancillary, surgical and medical testing / procedures / admissions in Scheduling Books.

Applies developing / basic working knowledge and experience to the job. Works on routine assignments within defined parameters, established guidelines and precedents.

Job Requirements :

Education and Work Experience :

• High School Education / GED or equivalent : Preferred
• Associate's / Technical degree in business or equivalent combination of education / related experience : Preferred

Essential Functions :

• Takes telephone requests for authorizations. Prepares referral requests. Obtains authorizations and collects patient data.
• Maintains responsibility for obtaining pre-defined data, completing scheduling process in computer system, scheduling conflict resolution and cancelling / revising based on patient / provider / or facility request.

Provides patients with necessary instructions regarding preparation, timing and location of exams per facility guidelines.

Maintains electronic health record (EHR) referral documentation reflecting actions on specific referrals, including adding incoming referrals that were not generated from the electronic health record (EHR).

Tracks referral patient compliance and communicates with referring provider, as necessary, regarding patients refusing service or not showing up to a referral appointment.

• Selects correct patient and correct service / exam. Ensures orders and required authorizations are in place. Collects clinical data under facility direction to ensure test is appropriate.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements :

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations, including, but not limited to, measles, mumps, flu (based on the seasonal availability of the flu vaccine typically during October-March each year), COVID-19 vaccine (required in CA, HI and OR) etc.

as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

About Us

Adventist Health Castle is the only organization in Hawaii to have received the Baldrige National Quality Award. This award is the highest level of national recognition for performance excellence that a U.S. organization can receive.

Located in Kailua, Adventist Health Castle is a 160-bed hospital and network of eleven community care clinics comprising of dental, primary and specialty care in Kailua, Kaneohe, Kapolei and Laie.

Adventist Health Castle focuses on providing patient-centered healthcare in a caring environment, close to home, that extends beyond medical center and medical office walls.

Last updated : 2024-04-23