Surgery Scheduler or Lead Surgery Scheduler (Open Rank) - Interventional Radiology, Highlands Ranch

Job Summary:

The Surgery Scheduler/Lead Surgery Scheduler is responsible for providing outstanding customer service to assigned physicians and patients while supporting the effective and efficient scheduling of outpatient visits, procedures, and surgeries. This position works closely with nurses, physicians, vendors, insurance companies, and other departments involved in the delivery of patient care services to ensure seamless coordination throughout the patient care continuum.

This role communicates with physicians and other healthcare team members to ensure the availability of facilities, operating rooms, equipment, and staff. The individual serves as a liaison between patients and providers for all non-clinical matters, including scheduling procedures in both minor procedure and operating room settings, communicating pre-procedure instructions, confirming appointments, obtaining insurance verifications and pre-authorizations, and coordinating care from initial referral through the date of surgery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Schedule patient visits, surgery cases, and procedures in various settings, including completing data entry in Epic and preparing necessary documentation for physician review.

• Determine if insurance pre-authorization is needed and distribute patient information packets as necessary.

• Obtain referrals and authorizations for clinic patient encounters, procedures, and surgeries.

• Preauthorize procedures and surgeries, including interactions with insurance companies and application of CPT and Dx coding knowledge.

• Coordinate patient care with multidisciplinary teams from the time the patient decides to have surgery through the day of surgery.

• Work with physicians and care teams to ensure patients are prepared for surgery.

• Triage new patient referrals received by phone or fax and distribute new patient information.

Lead Surgery Scheduler Additional Responsibilities:

• Train and provide guidance to Surgery Schedulers and Preauthorization Specialists.

Work Location:

Onsite – this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Highlands Ranch, CO.

Why Join Us:

Community Practice Medicine, housed within the School of Medicine at the University of Colorado, is seeking trained medical professionals to join our growing team. With clinics spanning from Longmont to Castle Rock, we offer a wide variety of opportunities. Specialty areas include, but are not limited to, Orthopedics, Vascular Surgery, OBGYN, Internal Medicine, Urology, Psychiatry, and many more!

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is a public education, clinical and research facility serving 4,500 students and a world-class medical destination at the forefront of life-changing science, medicine, and healthcare. CU Anschutz offers more than 42 highly rated degree programs through 6 schools and colleges, and receives over $500 million in research awards each year. We are the single largest health professions education provider in Colorado, awarding nearly 1,450 degrees annually. Powered by our award-winning faculty, renowned researchers, and a reputation for academic excellence, the CU Anschutz Medical Campus drives innovation from the classroom to the laboratory to the delivery of unparalleled patient care.

Why work for the University?

We have AMAZING benefits and offer exceptional amounts of holiday, vacation, and sick leave! The University of Colorado offers an excellent benefits package including:

• Medical: Multiple plan options

• Dental: Multiple plan options

• Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision

• Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10% of your gross pay

• Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year

• Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)

• Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)

• Holiday Days: 15/year

• Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses

• ECO Pass: Reduced-rate RTD Bus and light rail service

There are many additional perks & programs with the CU Advantage.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

Surgery Scheduler:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.

• Two (2) years of patient registration and insurance processes.

Lead Surgery Scheduler:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.

• Three (3) years of patient registration and insurance processes.

• One (1) year of healthcare administration/insurance authorization experience.

Substitution (All Levels):

• A combination of education and related technical/military/paraprofessional experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree on a year-for-year basis.

Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.

Preferred Qualifications (All Levels):

• College graduate.

• Three or more (3+) years of patient/client-facing experience.

• Medical office experience.