Scheduler A

Requisition Number: 10605-1

Position Title:

External Description:

Nuvance Health has a network of convenient hospital and outpatient locations — Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut, and Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York — plus multiple primary and specialty care physician practices locations, including The Heart Center, a leading provider of cardiology care, and two urgent care offices. Non-acute care is offered through various affiliates, including the Thompson House for rehabilitation and skilled nursing services, and the Home Care organizations.

SUMMARY

Employee is responsible for ensuring all required demographic, financial, referral / authorization, clinical, and other registration data is collected, verified, and communicated appropriately. Functions include pre-registration, eligibility determination, benefits verification, pre certification / authorization, notification, screening for financial counseling, referral coordination, outpatient medical necessity determination, and pre-service communication and collection of any required patient liabilities. Employee obtains and verifies insurance / payment source, seeks necessary referral / authorization and coverage extensions as required, and assists with identification / resolution of insurance issues. Employee coordinates activities with specific physician offices, service sites, and ancillary departments. Employee will be cross trained to support multiple patient and payor types. The work schedule is varied to meet the needs of the service sites and ancillary departments and may involve weekend and evening hours.

All responsibilities and functions within the FCC must adhere to department and Nuvance's policies and procedures and regulatory requirements.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

Requirement: High School Graduate with emphasis on computer literacy and communication skills.
Preferred: Some college and / or Certified Patient Account Technician certification.

Prefer 2 years experience with patient registration, patient accounting, or hospital collections.

Successful completion of site personnel general orientation and department specific orientation.

 

 

Location: Summit-100 Reserve Rd

Work Type: PT

 

Work Schedule: DAY/EVE

 

Org Unit: 1018

Department: Corporate Financial Clearance

 

 

Exempt: No

 

 

 

 

EOE, including disability/vets.

 

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact Human Resources at 203-739-7330 (for reasonable accommodation requests only). Please provide all information requested to assure that you are considered for current or future opportunities.

City: Danbury

State: Connecticut

Community / Marketing Title: Scheduler A

Company Profile:

Health Quest and Western Connecticut Health Network have combined to form a new nonprofit health system. The name for the new health system will be Nuvance Health. The new health system was created to provide communities across New York’s Hudson Valley and western Connecticut with more convenient, accessible and affordable care.

EEO Employer Verbiage:

Location_formattedLocationLong: Danbury, Connecticut US

Job Number: 47424