Surgical Scheduler III - Corporate Woods

Responsibilities

• Works with physician offices to schedule cases to be performed in a surgery center.
• Collaborates with OR nursing and anesthesia regarding scheduling surgical cases for assigned provider(s).
• Arranges surgery schedule with preferences for medical necessity, as well as patient and/or equipment conflicts and surgeon preferences.
• Corresponds with surgeon offices for needs, cancelations, pre-op/post-op care/testing/appointments.
• Contacts patients to confirm and schedule pre-op and post-op testing and appointments.
• Facilitates patient flow through the pre-operative process.
• Manages physician block time for maximum efficiency.
• Coordinates combo surgery cases with other Providers and their support staff.
• Requests and coordinates schedules with facility to accommodate additional and/or extra needed OR time based on case needs.
• Completes faxing, copying, and mailing copies of letters to patients and completes paperwork as appropriate/needed.
• Ensures all aspects of surgery have been documented in patient’s chart correctly.
• Organizes and plans Provider’s schedules to ensure surgeries are scheduled in a timely manner on designated OR days.
• Sends patient required surgical information/ documentation.
• Books cases in appropriate system(s).
• Adds scheduled cases to Provider’s calendar.

Requirements

• High School diploma and 2 years relevant experience required
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience

Qualifications

• Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
• Medical Terminology
• Experiences with surgical/appointment scheduling software (such as Flowcast)
• Electronic medical records, preferred
• Demonstrated customer relations skills, preferred