Perioperative Business Services Coordinator

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• Exhibits excellent communication, anticipates needs of ancillary departments in regards to scheduling/billing functions, utilizes PRIDE behaviors at all times and serves as a role model in customer service. Acts as a liaison between the operating room and surgeon practices, effectively communicating needs between departments.
• Verifies patient information, case order, procedure, surgeon performing the case, procedural length, and start time with the surgeons office to arrange the operating room schedule for the immediate next day.
• Audits charge/consumption documents generated by clinical nursing staff, reviews accuracy of a patients surgical log before posting on the EMR and subsequently handing off the case log to the coding department.
• Collaborates directly with surgeons,patient care managers of operating rooms, and practice staff to efficiently accommodate specific needs and resolves conflicts and issues in a timely and respectful manner.
• Reviews all components of surgical billing logs, identifies and verifies variances noted, requests changes to be made to appropriate colleagues and nursing staff when discrepancies are found.
• Handles all requests from surgeon practices in regards to reschedules, updating procedures, and/or cancellations in a timely manner.
• Maintains a 48-hour billing turnover rate at a minimum of 90% of the time.
• Audits items marked as miscellaneous supplies/implants, checks for pricing on items via Lawson, and collaborates with supply chain and purchasing departments to determine if such items are chargeable, and at what cost.
• Assists in orientation and training of new staff to job junctions

• High School Diploma/GED
• 2 years In a healthcare office/hospital setting, performing clerical functions, billing and/or scheduling and communicating with a vast array of healthcare professionals and leadership. or
• Less than 1 year Less than 1 year experience in a healthcare setting considered if associates degree or higher obtained.
• Knowledge of medical terminology, surgical procedures, and/or coding/billing.
• Intermediate computer skills, must have ability to understand and maneuver multiple programs. Efficient typing, email preparation, and previous experience within EMRs.

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