Description & Requirements
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Schedule veterans based on regional availability of facilities, availability of veterans, and VA expectations while utilizing mapping software and other tools.
- Prioritize scheduling based on VA and VES expectations.
- Act as a point of contact for facilities in order to certify that veterans are seen according to VES guidelines and in a timely manner.
- Access vendor websites and materials to coordinate shipping.
- Assist diagnostic management with reschedules while adhering to internal and VA guidelines.
- Ensure that all HIPAA standards are met throughout the scheduling and Claimant Appointment Packet (CAPS) process.
- Calculate mileage to safeguard the compensation of veterans for travel to Diagnostic appointments.
- Assist diagnostic uploaders with redundancy checks by cross referencing facility correspondence with VES databases to ensure all diagnostic results have been received.
- Assist add- on scheduler with last minute scheduling requests from the QA dept.
- Contact veterans via phone or email to ensure effective communication regarding cases when necessary.
- Provide assistance to various individuals in other VES departments directly in relation to specific VES cases.
- Maintain facility information and obtain up-to-date contact information for facilities in order to execute a cohesive scheduling process.
- Continuous monitoring of improvements in ICD10 coding, to certify that veterans are being seen for the correct diagnoses.
- Ability to work a training schedule of 8am - 5pm CT Monday - Friday required
- High School diploma or GED required.