Patient Scheduling Coordinator I (Therapy Services), Casual/PRN

Job Description

Nemours is seeking a Patient Scheduling Coordinator I (Therapy Services), Casual/PRN, to join our Nemours Children's Health team in Orlando, Florida.

Located in Orlando, Fla., Nemours Children’s Hospital is the newest addition to the Nemours integrated healthcare system. Our 130-bed pediatric hospital also features the area’s only 24-hour Emergency Department designed just for kids as well as outpatient pediatric clinics including several specialties previously unavailable in the region. A hospital designed by families for families, Nemours Children’s Hospital blends the healing power of nature with the latest in healthcare innovation to deliver world-class care to the children of Central Florida and beyond. In keeping with our goal of bringing Nemours care into the communities we serve, we also provide specialty outpatient care in several clinics located throughout the region.

Accurate and proficient scheduling of appointments for all outpatients for the Department of Therapeutic and Rehabilitation Services. Acts as a liaison between referring doctors, hospitals, insurance companies as well as patients and parents. Responsible for participation in departmental and hospital programs for Quality Assessment and Improvement, identifying opportunities to improve services, making recommendations, and implementing actions as appropriate and consistent with the goals of the Nemours Foundation.

• Responsible for collection of accurate patient demographics and insurance information; handling incoming calls in a timely and expeditious manner; scheduling appointments for the Radiology Department.
• Take patient referrals by phone, electronically, walk down, or mail.
• Enter information in referral log and adhere to response time guidelines.
• Communicates all procedure related prep information to families directly during the scheduling process.
• Replies to all voicemail messages within a timely manner during normal operating hours.
• Triage calls and transfer them to the appropriate department or service as necessary.
• Other miscellaneous tasks as assigned by direct supervisor or manager.
  
  

Job Requirements

• High School Diploma required.
• Minimum of 1-3 years related experience preferred.
• Prior experience scheduling patients or in a healthcare role preferred.
• Hospital experience preferred.
• Medical terminology experience preferred.
• Experience with medical billing/coding and authorization preferred.
  
  

About Us

Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.

Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.

To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org .