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Call center Operator | University of California San Diego


University of California San Diego


Location

La Jolla, CA | United States


Job description

This is a UC San Diego Internal Recruitment open to UCSD and UCSD Health System Staff Only

UCSD Layoff from Career Appointment : Apply by 02/13/2024 for consideration with preference for rehire. All layoff applicants should contact their Employment Advisor.

Special Selection Applicants : Apply by 02/16/2024. Eligible Special Selection clients should contact their Disability Counselor for assistance.

DESCRIPTION

The Department of Ophthalmology is comprised of 30 faculty physicians and scientists, 10 resident physicians, and 13 (include clinical and research) post-doctoral physicians and scientists and over 150 staff with 6 divisions – Glaucoma, Retina, Cornea & Refractive Surgery, Pediatrics, Ocularplastics, and Neuro-ophthalmology. Clinical services are provided at the Shiley Eye Center, Ratner Eye Center, UCSD Health Sciences (UCSDHS) Hillcrest ambulatory center and the Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital. The Department of Ophthalmology has the largest single outpatient clinic at the University of California, San Diego with over 110,000 visits annually. Additionally, over 5400 surgical cases are performed.

The Department of Ophthalmology is rapidly growing and looking to expand its practice at the Shiley Eye Center and in regional satellites, including possible acquisition of existing practices.

Under the supervision of the Clinic Supervisor the Administrative Assistant performs the duties related to patient administrative services. Duties include: scheduling appointments, screening telephone calls, and triaging patients to appropriate physicians. Familiarity with a wide variety of healthcare providers (Medicare, MediCal, HMO, PPO, private providers, and cash pays). Familiar with routine and specialty procedure authorization processes. Responsible for serving as backup for patient registration. Responsible for coordinating and scheduling study patients. Responsible for ensuring accuracy medical record preparation, on-line EPIC patient registration, and facilitating patient appointment scheduling and dispositions. Responsible for promoting a welcoming and pleasant experience by exhibiting superior visitor and patient services. Performs general office functions and ensures patient documents/authorizations are filed appropriately and timely. Reconcile end of day log sheet, cash handling and surgery pre- payments. Ensures medical records and files are maintained and available for appointments. In collaboration with the Clinic Supervisors, prepare materials for staff meetings and assist with logistics. Assist supervisors with training of new employees. Takes direction from back office Clinic Supervisors in the absence of immediate supervisor.

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