Surgery Scheduler

Job description:

The Surgery Scheduler coordinates all inpatient, outpatient and office-based procedures and arranges hospital coverage/rounding schedules. This position requires utilization of clinical knowledge to schedule and authorize appropriate procedures based on the providers’ orders.

Duties and Responsibilities

· Coordinating schedules for physicians to ensure hospital procedures are adequately covered while maintaining a good workflow

· Ensure all consent forms are completed and signed prior to scheduling procedures

· Inform patients and family members about pre-op and post-op instructions

· Scheduling of hospital inpatient and outpatient procedures and in office surgical procedures

· Coordinating and scheduling anesthesia services

· Authorization of inpatient and outpatient procedures

· Answering a large volume of incoming calls and directing callers appropriately based on their needs and/or requests

· Regularly work the Surgery Scheduling Bucket

· Verifying patient demographic and PCP information and updating as needed

· Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

· Experience with surgery authorization

· Professional and pleasant attitude

· Ability to solve problems, prioritize and multi-task in a deadline driven environment

· Ability to make independent decisions regarding matters of significance

· Work with little supervision

· Familiarity with cardiac procedures and tests preferred

· Able to work in a team environment and interact positively with team members

· Excellent interpersonal skills, with ability to interact effectively and work efficiently with people at all levels in an organization

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills

· Knowledge of medical terminology

· Keenly attentive to detail

· Ability to keep sensitive information confidential

· High level of proficiency with PC based software programs

Education

· High school diploma or equivalent