Riverside Health System·Newport News, Virginia
Coordinates surgical scheduling and obtains necessary insurance pre-authorizations and patient consents. Acts as a liaison between patients, physicians, and surgery centers to ensure all pre-operative documentation is complete.
Newport News, Virginia
$18.90 - $24.60/Hourly Actual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs. Overview Schedules patients for surgery at designated surgery centers. Responsible for obtaining insurance pre-authorizations, surgery consents and providing patient education regarding the surgery. Prepares the surgery schedule for the physician and forwards to the designated surgery center.
What you will do
Communicates and documents essential information to physicians and team members. Prepares referral follow up letters and dictations for referring physicians for the physicians review and signature.
Completes all routine duties/tasks in a timely manner. Ability to meet scheduled deadlines on assigned projects. (Pre-Op Forms, H&P from PCPs) Maintains a safe and clean work area.
Obtains insurance pre-authorizations for surgical procedures. Reviews surgical prices for self-pay patients and for patients having procedures not covered by insurance. Serves as a Liaison between patients and financing institutions for self pay patients. Prepares charts for surgery to include surgery work up forms and consents prior to surgery date.
Reviews all patient education after the physician has gone over risks and benefits with the patient. Has patient sign all pre-operative consent forms.
Prepares surgery schedule for designated surgery centers and forwards all H&P Information, Pre-Op orders to the surgery centers.
To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers [https://www.riversideonline.com/careers].
Requires a high school diploma or GED and at least one year of medical office experience. Candidates must be able to meet deadlines and handle routine administrative tasks in a timely manner.
Market context
Physician roles in Virginia are typically in steady demand across hospitals, clinics, and specialty practices, especially where patient access and continuity of care are priorities. These positions are competitive because employers often weigh clinical credentials, licensure, and experience alongside schedules and benefits such as medical, dental, vision, PTO, and pension plans. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then confirm the exact licensure and training expectations in the original posting before applying.
