Pathology secretary/transcriptionist vs scheduler

Differences between pathology secretary/transcriptionist and scheduler duties and responsibilities

Pathology secretary/transcriptionist example responsibilities.

• Conduct 6 mass vaccination campaigns, manage protein-calorie malnutrition, coordinate epidemiological surveillance, and direct health facility rehabilitation
• Communicate effectively and professionally with many physicians and patients regarding pathology and other test results.
• Prepare surgical and cytology reports including ICD-9 and CPT coding.
• Retrieve insurance information of patients and ensure referrals and authorizations are received as needed.
• Order testing for outpatients in a laboratory setting and transcription of pathology and cytology reports.
• Work extensively with pathologists and vendor as the transcription representative for implementation of voice recognition system.
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Scheduler example responsibilities.

• Manage clinic visit schedules, rehabilitation conferences, medical exams, trial appearances, depositions, etc.
• Utilize knowledge of medical insurance including manage care, Medicare, Medicaid, liability and workman's compensation.
• Manage patient pre-op responsibilities, and generate all necessary paperwork.
• Schedule procedure, surgery f/u, register new patients, referrals, insurance, send nurse messages.
• Schedule patients for test and surgery procedures with and without anesthesia using the Surgi-Server computerize scheduling system.
• Schedule patients for radiology and nuclear medicine procedures, verify insurance benefits, and obtain prior authorizations for patient procedures.
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