Hiring for Clinical Scheduling Specialists for an Oncology clinic in Boston, MA.
Minimum one year of recent medical scheduling experience! EPIC EMR strongly preferred.
Located in Boston – NO PARKING available – public transit is best option.
Schedule: Monday through Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
- HYBRID (2-3 days onsite) – first 3 weeks of training will be fully on-site
- Pay: $25-29/hour (Based on experience)
- Will be scheduling for established patients only, for appointments, imaging and chemo
- Schedulers will sometimes have to work complicated appointments such as restaging scans to track how treatment is working for a patient
- Very busy and large department! Fast-paced environment where multi-tasking and prioritizing are a must
- MUST be someone with strong scheduling experience
Overview
This position is responsible for all aspects of established patient scheduling in accordance with department scheduling guidelines. Provides superior customer service to all patients, family members, physicians and staff at all times in accordance with the company Customer Service Standards. Assigned to work with a clinical practitioner group consisting of physicians, physician’s assistants, program nurses and nurse practitioners and other care providers, the individual in this position will play a critical role in facilitating all aspects of patient care.
Under the direction of the scheduling operations management team, provides appointment scheduling ranging in complexity from one physician appointment to multiple care provider appointments in accordance with department scheduling guidelines for existing patients
- Obtains detailed clinical information face-to-face, by telephone or electronically
- May provide basic information regarding the need for insurance referral(s)
- Provides general disease or program-specific information to callers/patients within the scope of knowledge and authority
- Performs independent patient and outside provider call triaging and assists in directing patient flow
- Serves as a liaison between patient/family/provider
- Resolves issues directly or ensures appropriate management of call by others
- Recognizes emergencies and appropriately responses using standard operating procedures and critical thinking skills
- May be responsible for scheduling numerous complex research protocols, involving extensive interaction with those associated with in-house studies, grant-funded studies and industry-sponsored clinical trials
- Carries out specific processes in the patient scheduling systems so that correct special billing and revenue processes function properly
- Requires clinical, operational and regulatory knowledge of the standard of care or clinical trial protocol for the patient population coordinated
- Participates in training for new hires
- Prepares, open, and close provider schedules and handles daily schedule changes
- Conduct slide submission as needed
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
- Ability to multi-task and function as an integral member of the team
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
- Excellent computer, customer service, problem solving, and organizational skills required
MINIMUM JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
- Preference of college degree in a healthcare related field
- 2+ years of healthcare administration experience highly preferred
- Epic experience highly preferred
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