Job Description

Posted 1 day ago

Anacortes, WA 98221, USA
Island Hospital

Island Health is looking for an experienced Clinic Scheduler at our hospital in Anacortes, WA. 

Work Schedule:

• 1.0 FTE/ 40 hours per week
• Day Shift 

Salary Range: $18.88 – $28.31

Clinic Scheduler Job Responsibilities: 

• Coordinates and schedules patient injections, diagnostic testing and outside referrals; including the detailed completion of orders and requests to include pre-certifications for diagnostic testing as required.
• Counsels patients on hospital registration, diagnostic and procedure prep instructions, pre and post-procedure instructions and answering general pre and post-procedure questions.
• Manages provider’s work schedule to coordinate with procedure schedule, diagnostic imaging and clinic schedule.
• Responsible for entering all scheduled procedures into the clinic scheduling systems including changes and additions to the procedure schedule.
• Reviews clinical chart for accuracy; request and obtain any additional outside diagnostic studies prior to patient appointment. Request office insurance authorizations if required.
• Reviews physician’s desk for appropriate staff notes, correspondence, records and clinic notes.
• Processes patient recall in a timely manner to include: coordinating with patient appointment coordinator for recall notification, scheduling up clinic appointments,
  diagnostic testing and or procedures.
• Provide back up support to the patient appointment coordinator for questions and scheduling issues

Job Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Prior work experience in a medical office.

Work Environment and Physical Environment: 

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is exposed to inside environmental conditions, protected from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The employee may be exposed to dust, pollens, pollutants, fumes and communicable diseases as related to a health care environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

While performing the responsibilities of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk, and have hearing sufficient to understand conversations, both in person and on the telephone. The employee is often required to sit for potentially long periods of time throughout the workday. Manual dexterity of hands and fingers, to handle or feel and to manipulate keys on a keyboard. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk, climb or balance; stoop, kneel, or crouch; lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arm. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus sufficient to operate computer systems. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position in relation to the physical demands detailed above.

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