Bilingual Surgical Coordinator

Job description

Bilingual Surgery Coordinator.
Schedule: Full-Time Regular Shift: Day Rotation Grade: 08 Hours: 9:00-7:00 Job Details:

• Bachelor's degree with Medical Background is preferred Bilingual Speakers are needed. Customer service skills are required Experience is required This position monitors and coordinates all surgical scheduling functions for the Department:, including answering patient inquiries, initial patient interviews, scheduling and facilitating surgical dates with patients and families or other support systems as noted, assuring surgeon preferences regarding surgical sites, assistants, processes and any additional materials necessary to properly support specific resources. The surgical coordinator provides complete pre-op surgical packets. Establishes systems to monitor and track Department: surgical functions and acts as a liaison between the Departments

Responsibilities: Coordinates scheduling of the surgical sites and appointments for all physicians associated with a specific location in the Department: to achieve maximum utilization while adhering to Medical Center standards and regulations. Conducts patient interviews to accurately document a patient's status pre-operatively. Make necessary arrangements to qualify patients for surgery. Coordinates all pre-op tests and surgical procedures. Inform patients of necessary pre-operative guidelines. Forwards information packets to patients. Responds to any last minute questions the patients may have prior to surgery. Gathers all information obtained during the patient's pre-op stages.Ensures that the patient may proceed with the scheduled procedure by communicating directly with the patient's primary care physician in order to obtain pre-operative clearance.Generates all information obtained during the patient's pre-op stages and submits a completed pre-operative surgical package to the surgical facility as directed by that facility, thus insuring that the patient file is complete and patient is cleared for surgery.Retrieves operative notes within 24 hours of a surgical procedure and ensures that surgical documentation is filed properly in patient charts and with the billing coordinator.Keeps a surgical log detailing patient data, surgery time and place, other incidental relative information, billing information including amount billed and reimbursement date and amount for each surgical patient.Maintains communication with the manager. Reports any problems or difficulties to the site manager immediately.Contributes to the creation and updating of policies and guidelines for the Department: related to the process by which patients are screened and booked for surgery.Ensures appropiate billings and collects balances.Establishes and updates appropriate patient information packets for distribution to patients and medical staff in accordance with surgical scheduling duties. Responsible for maintaining supplies as necessary and coordinating distribution to patients.

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

License:

• Medical Assistant (Required)

Language:

• English / Spanish (Required)

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: From $ 600 to 1000 per week

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $600.00 - $1,000.00 per week

Experience:

• Customer service: 1 year (Required)
• Medical terminology: 1 year (Preferred)
• Computer skills: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $600 - $1,000