Scheduler

167961 Scheduler, Boston, MA, 3 months Contract
Sigma, Inc. is looking for a Scheduler to join the Cardiology department at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA.

Shift: Start time will be 8 or 9am daily. 8am-4:30pm, 9am-5:30pm

The BIDMC Cardiovascular Medicine Division is committed to providing high-quality care to our patients, promoting the educational mission of academic medicine and advancing state-of-the-art research in cardiovascular medicine. The Division, which is an integral part of BIDMC's Cardiovascular Institute, includes some of the most highly regarded cardiovascular experts in the world, and it is their exemplary patient care, teaching and research combined with the support of dedicated clinical and administrative that make possible the Division's many accomplishments. Coordinates the scheduling for all patient procedures and services

Essential Responsibilities:

• Schedules patients for procedures; post-operative appointments, pre-admission testing, testing, surgery, follow up and wait list process.
• Notify patients in-person and via mail of scheduled procedures.
• Ensures all communications are timely and provide complete details of procedure, location, and time and required.
• Provides patients with information pertaining to testing and surgery.
• Maintains multiple applications for scheduling of procedures & collection of patient data.
• Schedule's location of procedure, medical staff & clinical resources.
• Completes accurate & timely journal entries.
• Collaborates with both internal & external partners to obtain resources.
• Maintains physician &/or surgeon's schedule.
• Registers patient & ensures demographic data is entered accurate.
• Communicates schedules on a daily basis.
• Reviews with advisor.
• Updates staff with revisions.
• Posts schedules.
• Acts as liaison to with internal departments and external resources and agencies.
• Coordinates to ensure all paperwork is complete and preauthorization has been obtained.
• Obtains and processes referrals for procedures

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 3-5 years of related work experience required.
• Scheduler will be utilized for scheduling procedures and ideal to have someone who has cardiology experience.
• Epic scheduling experience required.
• The Scheduler position, working in the Cardiology Department at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, will be responsible for scheduling patients undergoing interventional cardiology procedures.