Surgery Scheduler

Summary

The Surgery Scheduler coordinates the process to schedule surgical and other procedures in the operating room, physician office, sedation, and other hospital units.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates process to schedule surgical and other procedures in operating room, physician office, sedation, and other hospital units.
• Manages physician schedules to support efficient practice operations.
• Communicates effectively via personal contact, phone, and in writing with patients/families, physicians, hospital staff, community professionals, insurance companies, etc.
• Efficiently and accurately uses computer for generation of reports, letters, forms, and other communications/documents.
• Provides administrative support for clinic and educational activities of physicians, nurses, or other support staff as directed.
• Other duties as required.

Requirements

• Experience in surgery scheduling is preferred.
• Experience with and knowledge of CPT coding, ICD-9 terminology is preferred.
• Must be detail-oriented with the ability to make decisions and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working with various levels within an organization is required.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Must be compassionate towards families experiencing stressful conditions.
• Experience in healthcare is preferred.
• Experience working in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) or similar software is required.
• Experience working in an electronic medical record system (i.e., EPIC) is preferred.

Qualifications

• Education: High School diploma is required.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience working in a clinical/medical environment is preferred.

Schedule

• 40 hours per week
• Full-Time (FTE: 1.000000)
• On-Site, Days: 0800-1630