About Us
McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.
Surgical Boarding Specialist Coordinator
Responsibilities:
- Works closely with members of the multidisciplinary team. Must cultivate a good rapport with physicians and staff to promote good working relations.
- Utilizes knowledge of medical terminology to transcribe and prepare the OR Surgical Boarding form, patient medical information, medical reports and other materials as needed.
- Assures completion of the OR Surgical Boarding form and faxes to the HUH Boarding Room. Contacts HUH OR to confirm boarding sheet has been received, and confirmation of date and time of procedure.
- Contacts patients and confirms the OR/Surgery/Procedure Date and Time, patient demographics, and or addresses patient questions/concerns/comments. Accesses physician’s Outlook Calendar, inserts OR/Procedure, and marks Outlook Calendar as confirmed with date/initials. Refers to the Registered Nurse as needed.
- Provides patients with OR/Surgery/Procedure instructions/directions as provided by/directed by the Registered Nurse.
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or equivalent. Additional college or vocational school coursework preferred.
- General knowledge of medical terminology.
- Detail oriented.
Good telephone etiquette. - Excellent verbal and writing skills.
- At least 1 year experience in healthcare setting.
- Experience with insurance authorization process preferred.
Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans
Equal Opportunity Employer
McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.
