Outpatient Scheduling Specialist

Lee Health


Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Fort Myers, FL
Salary: $16.49 - $20.16 per hour
Contract type: Full time
Location:Orion Building -6630 Orion DriveFort Myers FL 33912

Department: Outpatient Scheduling (OPS)

Work Type: Full Time

Shift: Shift 1/8:00:00 AM to 4:30:00 PM

Minimum to Midpoint Pay Rate:$16.49 - $20.16 / hour

Summary

Start Your Career as an Outpatient Scheduling Specialist with Lee Health!

Are you organized, detail-oriented, and passionate about helping others? Lee Health, a nationally recognized and award-winning health system in Southwest Florida, is looking for Outpatient Scheduling Specialists to join our team!

As an Outpatient Scheduling Specialist, youll play a key role in scheduling patient appointments, coordinating services, and ensuring a smooth healthcare experience for our patients. Youll be part of a supportive team that values excellent customer service and teamwork.

Why Choose Lee Health?

A caring and supportive workplace culture

Great coworkers and a positive team environment

Competitive pay and exceptional benefits (including up to 5% retirement match)

College tuition reimbursement after just one year

Career growth opportunities and work/life balance

If you have strong communication skills, attention to detail, and enjoy working with people, this could be the perfect opportunity to build your career in healthcare!

Join Lee Health today and make a difference in patient care. Apply now!

We are looking for an organized, dependable, practical, and driven Outpatient Scheduling Specialist to join our team. This position is very often the first point of contact with Lee Health for information and the scheduling of appointments, and/or recording of patient communication. Therefore, it requires excellent verbal and customer service skills. This role involves taking inbound calls from patients, providers and a multitude of other departments. This position plays a key role in Lee Healths success, as his/her immediate interaction with patients, impacts revenue, repeat visits and patient satisfaction. Therefore, the efficiency of getting it right the first time, while giving great customer service is an essential function of this job. The person in this role must be committed to delivering the highest quality service with an exceptional patient experience. The Outpatient Scheduling Specialist responsibilities include utilizing our practice management system to facilitate access to care through registration, scheduling and recording of patient communications for 300+ providers and/or 1500+ different procedure/appointment types. This person will handle a variety of incoming customer inquiries or requests and will use the appropriate resources to complete accurate responses. In addition to taking inbound calls from patients and offices, this position will require utilizing a work queue to make outbound calls to patients per physicians order to schedule their outpatient procedure(s). The person in this position must be comfortable in a fast-paced environment and possess the ability to prioritize, be extremely detailed, organized, and flexible. Expert understanding of all modalities, tests, and diagnosis-related scheduling procedures.

Requirements

Educational Requirements

Degree/Diploma ObtainedProgram of StudyRequired/

Experience Requirements

Preferredand/orHigh School Diploma or EquivalentRequired

Minimum Years RequiredArea Of ExperienceRequired/

Preferredand/or1 YearCustomer ServiceRequired

State of Florida Licensure Requirements

LicensesRequired/

Preferredand/orNot Required

Certifications/Registration Requirements

Certificates/RegistrationsRequired/

Preferredand/or

Other Requirements

Medical terminology desired. Knowledge and understanding of telephone etiquette including strong listening skills are essential. Excellent customer service, including verbal and written communication skills are required. Data entry skills and good computer skills are required including knowledge of Microsoft Office. Bilingual is preferred.

US:FL:Fort Myers

Location:Orion Building -6630 Orion DriveFort Myers FL 33912

Department: Outpatient Scheduling (OPS)

Work Type: Full Time

Shift: Shift 1/8:00:00 AM to 4:30:00 PM

Minimum to Midpoint Pay Rate:$16.49 - $20.16 / hour

Other Requirements

Medical terminology desired. Knowledge and understanding of telephone etiquette including strong listening skills are essential. Excellent customer service, including verbal and written communication skills are required. Data entry skills and good computer skills are required including knowledge of Microsoft Office. Bilingual is preferred.

US:FL:Fort Myers

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