Surgery Scheduler

Surgery Scheduler Job Summary

As a Scheduler for our surgery center, you will be responsible for proving and contributing to the company’s mission, vision, and values by scheduling patient’s surgical procedures and maintaining the surgery schedule.

What you will do in this role

• Obtain CPT and ICD-10 diagnosis codes and other clinical information as required by the physician’s office
• Prepare documentation for Notification of Non-covered Medicare Services or Advance Beneficiary notices to patients and notify physician’s offices about these procedures
• Complete chart requests from Medical Records and notify the Materials Manager /Nurse Manager of any physician requests or special equipment needed for upcoming surgeries/procedures
• Determine the duration needed for surgeries in the operating room and work with OR nurse to ensure a daily schedule is streamlined
• Maintain the center block schedule list and arrange necessary anesthesia coverage
• Call/fax physician’s offices to notify them of any open schedule times that may allow for additional cases to be taken at the center

Qualifications you will need

• Minimum one year of experience in a medical office setting
• Experience scheduling surgical procedures in either a hospital or ambulatory surgery setting

Benefits

Augusta Surgical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

Additional Information

• Learn More About Employee Benefits
• Augusta Surgical Center, founded in 1983, was the first freestanding ambulatory surgical center in Augusta, Georgia.
• We proudly serve Augusta-Richmond County. Our center performs over 375 cases a month in gastroenterology, ophthalmology, podiatry, pain, GYN, plastics, colorectal, and urology services.
• We are AAAHC accredited and a part of HCA Healthcare.
• We are committed to maintaining the highest standard of patient care, safety and satisfaction.
• We are located close to downtown with many choices of unique shops and restaurants in close proximity to the Augusta Canal.
• HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times.
• In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

About HCA Healthcare

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."

- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder