
Surgery Scheduler/Medical Assistant - Plastic Surgery
- Warrenville, IL
- $16.30-24.50 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Full Time: 40 Hours/Week
- Hours: Monday-Friday, typically 8:00am - 4:30pm
- Location: Warrenville, travel as needed to other locations
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits that include healthcare navigation assistance and medical coverage at 100% (after deductible) when utilizing a Duly provider.
- Employer provided life and disability insurance.
- $5,250 Tuition Reimbursement per year.
- Immediate 401(k) match.
- 40 hours paid volunteer time off.
- A culture committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Social Impact.
- Up to 12 weeks parental leave at 100% pay and a financial benefit for adoption and surrogacy for non-physician team members once eligibility requirements are met.
- Greet patients in a friendly manner whether on the phone or in person..
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal physicians and with scheduling staff at facilities.
- Verify patient personal and insurance information -- coordinate pre-op testing per insurance.
- Single point-of-contact for internal staff and external inquiries for all scheduled procedures.
- Schedule and/or reschedule pre-op lab and/or other testing before procedures and surgeries if necessary.
- Contact patient to confirm procedure/surgery.
- Explain and verify proper prep instructions with patients, route to nurse if appropriate.
- Prepare all essential paperwork for referral coordinator and facilities.
- Verify daily doctor's schedules, print and distribute to appropriate personnel.
- Maintain the strictest patient confidentiality.
- Work with billing staff to ensure all procedures are charged.
- Cover/fill-in for co-workers as needed.
- Track case volume and direct cases to facilities per direction of management team
- Greet patients and assist with registration, scheduling, measuring vital signs and collecting health history
- Provide support to physicians during examinations, minor office surgeries, dressing changes and other first aid procedures
- Certified medical assistants may assist with immunizations or injections
- Assist patients with prescription requests, address pharmacy callbacks, provider orders, update charting and filing
- Conduct onsite lab testing to include: EKG, pulmonary function, blood glucose and urine pregnancy tests
- Maintains clean, warm and inviting examination rooms for patient visits
- Provide excellent customer service exemplifying Duly Health and Care CARE values
- Some travel to assist other local clinics may be required
- Medical terminology, verbal and written.
- CPT and ICD-9 coding.
- Referral process.
- Must have the ability to learn new computer programs.
- Act professionally towards customers, physicians, and co-workers.
- Must be able to multitask and prioritize.
- Must posses time management skills.
- High school diploma or GED
- 1+ year(s) prior medical assistant experience
- Prior surgery scheduling experience preferred