Operative Scheduling Coordinator

MedStar Health; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 39,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as an Operative Scheduling Coordinator, where your role includes scheduling elective surgical procedures and providing excellent customer service. Candidates should have a High School Diploma and 1 year of experience in a surgical setting. The position offers a full-time entry-level opportunity in Baltimore with a competitive salary range.

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience in a surgical office setting required.
• Strong knowledge of medical terminology is a must.

Responsibilities

• Schedule all elective surgical procedures for the practice.
• Communicate effectively with physicians and patient staff to manage surgical cases.
• Maintain patient and associate privacy and confidentiality.

Skills

Customer service

Data entry

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Word processing software

Spreadsheet software

Job description

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General Summary Of Position

Our GI team has a full-time, day shift opportunity for a surgical scheduler. Experience in a surgical office is required and surgical scheduling experience is preferred. The Operative Scheduling Coordinator will schedule all elective surgical procedures for the practice, will function as a frontline point of contact for all physicians' offices and patients, and will exhibit excellent customer service and organizational skills.

General Summary Of Position

Our GI team has a full-time, day shift opportunity for a surgical scheduler. Experience in a surgical office is required and surgical scheduling experience is preferred. The Operative Scheduling Coordinator will schedule all elective surgical procedures for the practice, will function as a frontline point of contact for all physicians' offices and patients, and will exhibit excellent customer service and organizational skills.

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

• Communicates effectively with physician(s) and physician's office staff and all customers to schedule surgical cases within the perioperative services.
• Ensures the accurate and appropriate scheduling of all cases performed within surgical services. Responsible for the daily case schedule and communicating any needs for scheduling modification and development.
• Ensures the validity and efficiency of the schedule by careful checking of times, procedures, physicians, (including the availability of anesthesiologists), x-ray films, and old charts before the schedule is duplicated and distributed.
• Exhibits competency in computer skills and use of equipment needed in the perioperative scheduling process.
• Maintains patient and associate privacy and confidentiality.
• Participates in meetings and on committees and represents the department and hospital in community outreach efforts.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma or GED and strong knowledge of medical terminology required.
  
  

Experience

• 1 year experience in operating room or surgical office setting required.
  
  

Licenses and Certifications

• No special certification, registration or licensure required.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Problem-solving skills based on written departmental guidelines and criteria.
• Data entry skills.
• Working knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet software applications.
• Ability to work independently.
  
  

This position has a hiring range of $18.33 - $31.61

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Administrative

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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