Surgery Scheduler

About the role

The Surgery Scheduler at Grand Junction Endoscopy Center is responsible for maintaining the surgery schedule, coordinating with anesthesia groups, and ensuring accurate billing. They also communicate changes to the schedule and cross-train with other areas.

Responsibilities

• Sets priorities and organizes work
• Schedules patient procedures to ensure efficient and accurate processing
• Coordinates with anesthesia groups to confirm scheduling for coverage
• Accurately uses procedure codes to ensure proper billing
• Verifies information being entered into system is correct
• Communicates changes to schedule to appropriate staff
• Ensures all necessary paperwork for any patient is received by the appropriate staff
• Works closely with OR director to avoid equipment or supply conflicts
• Alerts administration when new doctors or procedures are scheduled
• Completes consents and ensures accuracy before submitting to the chart builder
• Promotes positive relationships with scheduling coordinators, physicians, and nursing staff members throughout the scheduling process

Requirements

• Minimum 2-4 years of hospital or medical office experience
• Ability to communicate verbally and non-verbally in a professional way
• Ability to use time wisely in preparing work area to meet high-paced demand
• Show a genuine desire to work and improve the hospital as a whole
• Professional appearance
• Strong medical terminology
• Demonstrate excellent phone etiquette and exceptional customer service skills

Qualifications

• Must be able to communicate verbally and non-verbally in a professional way
• Show a genuine desire to work and improve the hospital as a whole
• Professional appearance
• Strong medical terminology
• Demonstrate excellent phone etiquette and exceptional customer service skills

Skills

• Outstanding leadership, communication, and customer service skills
• Ability to diffuse difficult scheduling conflicts efficiently with strategy
• Previous successful/positive customer service encounters or programs

Benefits

At USPI, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
• Life and AD&D coverage
• Availability of short- and long-term disability
• Flexible financial benefits including FSAs and HSAs
• 401(k) and access to retirement planning
• Paid holidays and vacation

Pay

$19.60 - $24.01/hour

Schedule

Full time