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Job Description
Job Description
Experienced Medical Scheduler
Olympic Sports & Spine (OSS) is seeking an Experienced Medical Scheduler to join our dynamic Graham clinic.
Olympic Sports & Spine (OSS) is committed to providing quality customer service and care to our patients and being a great employer to our employees. This is a full-time position with full benefits, and the schedule is Monday - Friday from 9 : 00 a.m. - 6 : 00 p.m.
SUMMARY OF DUTIES : The scheduler ensures that as many appointments are scheduled as possible by utilizing all available resources and communicating with clinic providers and patients.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Call and schedule new patients referred via all automated referral queues, fax, and mail the day the referral is received.
- Identify high-priority patients from referral queues for immediate scheduling.
- Perform the daily early morning schedule scrub to evaluate the openings and fill patients from the waitlist.
- Identify HOLD patients on the waitlist; read the WAIT REASON and NOTES section to identify any patient that needs to be called that day.
- Runs daily MIA report to identify patients to be called.
- Calls and schedules new patients from the waitlist throughout each day.
- Calls and schedules established patients from the waitlist per care plan daily.
- Completed reminder calls the day before an appointment for any patient who has not shown up for their previous appointment.
- Monitors schedule to fill vacancies immediately due to cancellations and no-shows.
- Moves scheduled patients to alternative providers at the clinic to create openings to accommodate other patients with scheduling restrictions due to insurance rules, therapy needs, gender preferences, or other requirements.
- Calls all no-show patients after 10 minutes of scheduled appointment time to reschedule or move to the waitlist.
- Answers cancellation calls to assist patients in finding alternatives that will minimize future cancellations and maintain the intended number of appointments per plan of care each week.
- Perform the daily early afternoon schedule scrub to evaluate the openings and fill patients from the waitlist.
- Attends to Medicaid admission limitation policies.
- Assist with other basic PSR duties as needed to facilitate front desk operational continuity and consistency.
- Participate in all required monthly staff meetings.
This position demands a high level of customer service skills, including excellent communication with attention to detail and proficiency using the Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system; Raintree is preferred. Effective time management skills are expected, as is the ability to multitask and prioritize daily duties. We are looking for a dependable , mature person with a pleasant demeanor who stays calm under pressure and is looking for long-term employment.
Great Benefits
OSS offers a generous benefits plan, including paid medical, dental, and vision. Check out our benefits page for more information about our Benefits and Rewards. https : / / www.osstherapy.com / employee -benefits
Education / Experience :
Minimum High School graduation or equivalent AND two years of experience in an appropriately related medical position scheduling medical appointments.
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