Principal Admitting Worker - Cardiovascular Admin - SL

Principal Admitting Worker - Cardiovascular Admin - SL - FT Days

UCI Health

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County.

Incumbent performs all tasks necessary to obtain necessary authorizations, verify the patient has a source of funding to cover services, and schedule patients for surgery. Responds to patient inquiries and resolves any identified issues.

• Obtain necessary authorizations for patient services.
• Verify patient has source of funding to cover services.
• Schedule patients for surgery.
• Respond to patient inquiries and resolve issues.

• Previous experience with computer registration and registration scheduling system.
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties.
• Must demonstrate general understanding of medical terminology.
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job.
• Must be able to travel to off site physician practices.
• Minimum one (1) year recent experience (within past two (2) years) registering patients in a hospital or clinic, working as a Medical Assistant, or working in medical billing.
• General knowledge of ICD9 and CPT codes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Demonstrated experience using MS Office.
• Ability to work weekends, holidays, and evenings.
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload.
• Ability to interpret and understand various medical insurance plans and make accurate determinations regarding coverage.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System.

• Knowledge of University and medical center organizations, policies, procedures and forms.
• Familiarity with Joint Commission standards.
• Experience with Epic.
• Demonstrated experience with authorization process and surgical scheduling.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish.

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks.

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. All applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions:
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The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy. We are committed to fostering a diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace. UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request.