Surgery Scheduler
healthcare
SurgeryScheduler
“Surgery Scheduler at Surgery Scheduler. Skills: scheduling surgical procedures, cross-functional coordination, vendor/stakeholder management, operational metrics, resource planning, continuous improvement. Coordinates scheduling of surgical procedures between physicians and their offices, available OR specialty time, anesthesia, and other departments as necessary (i. e. , X-ray, MRI, CT, etc.). Coordinates and communicates changes to existing schedule with appropriate departments/staff and makes”
What You'll Achieve.
ensure maximum utilization of rooms and equipment
Industry & Context.
Must be able to sit approximately 90% of the workday, Must be able to lift up to 10 lbs. occasionally, Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job, Exposed to a fast-paced, high noise-level office environment
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
High School Graduate, 1 year of experience in a health care setting performing customer service functions that may include experiences in scheduling, registration, insurance authorization and/or patient billing, Demonstrated knowledge and proficiency with medical terminology, Basic knowledge of medical insurance plan terminology, Excellent communication ability to effectively communicate with a variety of patients, staff and physicians, Able to read and understand verbal and written instructions, Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills, Excellent organization and prioritization skills, Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and short deadlines, High attention to detail, Proficient computer skills including experience in using Microsoft Office or similar applications, and electronic mail
What You'll Do.
Coordinates scheduling of surgical procedures between physicians and their offices
available OR specialty time
and other departments as necessary (i. e.
Coordinates and communicates changes to existing schedule with appropriate departments/staff and makes adjustments to ensure maximum utilization of rooms and equipment
Schedules next day and beyond surgical procedures
Maintains and updates surgery assignments
Prints and distributes future OR schedules to all appropriate areas
Notifies providers with schedule changes and additions
Obtains necessary lab work
H&P (History & Physical) as applicable
Processes patient charges and calculates based on procedure type
Reviews revenue to ensure charges are entered for every patient
Runs reports and verifies correct entry of codes and updates charges if errors are made
and determines urgency of incoming calls
Acts as a resource to providers
patients and families
Operates and troubleshoots office equipment
arranges for maintenance repairs as necessary
May maintain inventory of office supplies
and complete and submit supply orders to replenish stock
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Coordinates scheduling of surgical procedures between physicians and their offices, available OR specialty time, anesthesia, and other departments as necessary; Coordinates and communicates changes to existing schedule with appropriate departments/staff; Acts as a resource to providers, staff, patients and families
Communication Scope
Excellent communication ability to effectively communicate with a variety of patients, staff and physicians; Able to read and understand verbal and written instructions
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