SCHEDULER I

Job description

Manages daily patient and physician scheduling using Practice Management system for ordering of labs, diagnostic test orders and scheduling doctor’s visits, follow-up appointments and hospital procedures and surgeries as needed. Schedules appointments in order to optimize patient satisfaction, provider time and treatment room utilization. Confirms appointments and scans orders into Electronic Medical Record (EMR). Assignments may be of a confidential manner and require judgment and discretion at all times. Answers telephone and directs calls to appropriate staff, makes daily patient, physician and other phone calls. Receives and routes messages, correspondence and administrative documents to the appropriate staff. Performs phone system/answering service functions. Manages the physician’s outlook calendar as needed. Greets visitors and patients. Preforms patient check-in and check-out including full registration when necessary including determining all insurance coverage’s as primary, secondary, tertiary, etc. and completing required paperwork for all appropriate patients. Responds to patient, prospective patient, drug reps and visitor inquiries in a courteous manner. Collects co-pa...