What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Scheduler I position at Ohio Gastroenterology Group Inc?
Job Description
Job Description
Essential key responsibilities :
- Answer / screen / triage incoming phone calls in a timely and courteous manner. Will resolve callers’ inquiries.
- Schedule appointments and cancellations by phone or faxed referral
- Understands scheduling protocols : hospital, office, ambulatory center, doctors / other providers at each location
- Understands all appointment and procedure types and the preps associated with each type
- Understands insurance protocols for scheduling and pre-certification
- Daily reviews and has working knowledge of physician and office schedules
- Obtain patient insurance information and enter into computer
- Receive consultation requests from hospitals; obtain patient information, and notify physicians or provider / practitioner (MCE & RMH only) by entering consult request into online paging system
- Call in prescriptions for designated preps to pharmacies as necessary
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