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Surgical Coordinator

University at Buffalo Neurosurgery
  • Buffalo, New York
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

    Summary: Responsible for full-range of scheduling duties, including: insurance authorization, pre-admission test and clearance scheduling, surgery or procedure room scheduling. Knowledge of equipment and of devices required for surgery needed. Coordination with primary care physicians, patient and surgeons is required.

    Essential Functions

    Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    • Schedules patient appointments and surgeries. Responsible for verifying patients insurance and referrals prior to scheduling surgery.
    • Maintains control of surgery/endo schedule, documenting surgery in medent schedule and each physician's outlook calendar.
    • Advises patients of scheduled procedures and instructions.
    • Responsible for updating all departments of upcoming procedures including: admissions, surgery, radiology and specialty units.
    • Responsible obtaining authorization for all surgical and endovascular interventions.
    • Schedule all preoperative imaging and testing.
    • Schedule all post op office visits with appropriate testing as required.
    • Responsible for all study patients additional testing pre and post op.
    • Complete all paperwork for patients and appropriate departments.
    • Update MEDENT for all activities.
    • Notify all appropriate individuals of scheduling changes.
    • Keeps physicians informed on patient waiting status.
    • Schedules office visits and diagnostic testing; obtains authorizations as required; enters appointments into appropriate databases.
    • Assist physician in optimizing scheduling and productivity.
    • Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of this position.
    • Other duties as assigned.
     

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationBuffalo, New York
    IndustryHealthcare Services
    Company Size50 to 99 employees
    Websitehttps://www.ubns.com/

    About Company

    University at Buffalo Neurosurgery, Inc (UBNS) is an academic neurosurgical group committed to excellence in education, patient care, and research. At UBNS, it is our mission is to deliver premier neurosurgical care to our patients with compassion, quality and uncompromising integrity; instill the upcoming generation of neurosurgeons with the training, knowledge and experience necessary to become experts in the field; and spearhead clinical trials that change the paradigm of how patients are cared for to maximize safety and effectiveness.

    "Striving to be the leading contributor to the field of neurosurgery through the highest clinical standards, innovative clinical research, and a commitment to education—all with uncompromising ethics" is our vision statement. We thank you for considering UBNS to meet your healthcare or educational needs. As a regional referral center for neurosurgical disorders, we have a large and varied patient base. In the past year we served more than 9,300 patients, and performed more than 1,800 neurosurgical and 1,700 endovascular procedures.

    Our physicians regularly conduct cutting-edge research in neuroendovascular, spine, skull base, neuro-oncology, and pediatric neurosurgery. Our Toshiba Stroke Research Center is unsurpassed in the world, and is widely known for translational research that allows the latest innovations in neurovascular treatment to be transferred directly from the lab to the clinical setting for immediately observable results. We are moving research to patient care at an impressive rate.

    Please peruse our website for more detailed information related to our clinical expertise, physicians' credentials, patient services, educational programs, and research opportunities. If there is something you can't find on our website, please do not hesitate to contact us.

    Skills

    • Documentationunmatched
    • Insuranceunmatched
    • Mail Servicesunmatched
    • Medical Assistanceunmatched
    • Microsoft Outlookunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • Patient Careunmatched
    • Primary Careunmatched
    • Radiologyunmatched
    • Test Plan/Scheduleunmatched

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