Responsibilities*
- Act as a resource for all Clinic Schedulers and Nurses regarding OpTime Cases and Cadence Appointments that require Anesthesia.
- Review daily OR schedule for equipment conflicts, scheduling accuracy, and finalize OR plan.
- Manage OR block assignments in MiChart, coordinate surgeries across services, support OR Charge Nurses in modifying the OR schedule throughout the month.
- Validate all charges for the UH OR and PACU patients: run reports, verify information, investigate anomalies, correct deficiencies and post all charges.
- Verify all implantable items have been documented completely and accurately to ensure appropriate usage and charges. Coordinate reorder of items with the OR Supply Chain Team.
- Run verification reports, track down supply usage variances, provide supply details to other team members, etc?
- Prepare and maintain thorough charging instructions for the UH Site to ensure consistent practice and provide support for team members when they participate in the UH billing.
- Assist in department-wide validation and adjustment tasks, as needed.
- Utilize AI generated reports to validate documentation sources
- Participate in discussions with regards to workflows for patients that have charges from the OR and/or PACU that may be done in another procedural area, such as Radiology, CVC, CPU, etc
- Provide QA data to Nurse Managers on the quality of the data entered by nursing that affects patient charges.
- Track defective items and ensure patients are credited or not billed for defective supplies and implants.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications*
- Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of experience and education.
- Excellent organizational, analytical and communication skills.
- Good investigative skills and strong attention to detail, particularly to numbers.
- Demonstrate effective problem-solving skills.
- Self-directed and motivated.
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Prioritizes work and manages time.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with members of the healthcare team.
Desired Qualifications*
- Surgery coding and billing experience
- Knowledge of hospital and surgical environment.
- Knowledge of surgical scheduling and/or billing in MiChart.
Knowledge of functions in MiChart and other UMHS applications.
Modes of Work
Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.
Additional Information
SUPERVISION EXERCISED: None
SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Reports to the Periop Administrative Director
Background Screening
Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.
Application Deadline
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.
U-M EEO Statement
The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.