Orthopaedic Associates of Southern California offers the highest-quality patient care . As a surgery scheduler you will work as a team with other medical assistants, assist with procedure/ surgical set-up/ booking with hospital/ surgery center, respond to patient messages, submit authorizations for surgery and post-op physical therapy, complete patient forms, data entry, schedule appointments, send out for specific studies when needed and to perform duties as directed.

Full benefits package for full-time employees- Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO & Holiday Pay. & 401K.

Educational Requirements:

Highschool degree
Medical Assistant Certification preferred
Orthopedic knowledge preferred

Qualifications and Experience:

Excellent Customer Service skills
Good communication skills
Knowledge of ICD10 and CPT Codes.
Working knowldege of practice management and word processing software.
Experience with EMR ( OfficeAlly preferred)
Knowledge of the human anatomy
Bilingual ( Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, or Korean)
Book surgeries with affiliated hospital/ surgery centers

RESPONSIBILITIES: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Book surgeries with hospital/surgery centers and notify patient.
Educate patient for surgery process .
Prepares for the day surgical procedures by assuring that all medical records, test results and films are available for the physician.
Send PCP/ Cardiologist pre-op orders.
Assures all records for surgeries received by hospital or surgery centers .
Schedule pre-op/ post-op appointments, send post-op x-ray orders.
Submit authorization for surgery & post-op physical therapy/ DME .
Documents all patient correspondence in OfficeAlly, whether the encounter is in person, by phone, fax or e-mail.
Reviews pharmacy requests for prescription refills according to physician protocol.
Obtains and reviews all test results and reports ordered by physician. Presents abnormal results to physician for immediate review. Assures all results and reports are in the medical record for physician to review and approve.
Obtains internal authorization for workers’ compensation referrals to physicians, services or surgery.
Provides internal office staff, workers’ compensation adjusters, and/or case managers with work status reports and other clinical information as requested.
Completes patient disability forms for physician approval.
Scans/files patient documents into OfficeAlly.
Complies with governmental protocols to ensure safety measures complaint with HIPAA regulations.
Consistently meet Surgical Productivity Standards as defined.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $23.00 - $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Free parking
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid sick time
Paid time off
Vision insurance

Ability to Commute:

Tustin, CA 92780 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

Tustin, CA 92780: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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