Scheduling and Billing Coordinator at University Health System- San Antonio – San Antonio, Texas

POSITION SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for maintaining the Operating Room charge master under the guidance of the Chargemaster Analyst. Coordinates implementing new and updated charges, billing and ENT surgical scheduling. Coordinates with patient billing services on billing errors and additional information required. Complies and reports progress to staff and directors on a regular basis. Schedules all women’s health surgical cases. Performs various data entry related functions in the accomplishment of duties requiring competence, skill and initiative. Ensures data is completed on a timely basis and is accurately processed. Interacts with surgeons, service nurse practitioners, financial eligibility staff, as well as surgical services nursing supervisors on a daily basis.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

Graduate of an associate degree program or equivalent experience in surgical scheduling and billing. One to two years experience in all aspects of surgical block scheduling and case billing preferred. Must be familiar with outpatient setting. A thorough knowledge of and experience with mainframe patient block scheduling and manual patient billing processes is required. Functional knowledge of Medical Terminology and medical equipment is required.