Department Specific Functions
*Schedules, reschedules, and cancels sleep center appointments and other Sleep Center services in accordance with departmental scheduling procedures.
*Communicate with patients regarding sleep study preparation, appointment requirements, arrival instructions, and other non-clinical pre-study information.
*Coordinates home sleep apnea testing (HSAT) appointments, including patient scheduling, device pickup/return coordination, and providing patients with standardized departmental educational material resources
*Assists with prescription and durable medical equipment (DME) matters by receiving patient requests, reviewing available documentation, routing requests to the appropriate clinical staff or provider, and communicating status updates to patients.
*Coordinates with physicians, technologists, clinical staff, insurance/authorization teams, DME providers, and other departments to resolve patient scheduling and care-coordination issues.
*Documents patient communications, scheduling activity, messages, and follow-up actions accurately in the appropriate electronic systems.
*Monitors outstanding patient-related items and follows up as needed to support timely completion of scheduling, orders, authorizations, prescriptions, and DME requests.