OR Scheduler Unit Coordinator

Intermountain Healthcare Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 28,000 - 43,000; Full time

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Benefits package

Job summary

Intermountain Healthcare Inc. is seeking a Surgery Scheduler to manage the complex logistics of booking surgeries, acting as a central coordinator between providers, office teams, patients, and hospital departments to ensure OR readiness, equipment, and staff alignment.

You will oversee timelines from initial requests to post‑op details, and ensure EPIC procedures are followed with accurate patient data. As the introductory face to the facility, you will deliver exceptional service, resolve

Qualifications

• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Previous scheduling experience or similar role
• Experience using EMR systems, including Epic

Responsibilities

• Maintain the surgery schedule and coordinate with providers and offices.
• Arrange equipment, implants, and room availability prior to procedures.
• Communicate arrival and procedure times and arrangements.
• Answer patient questions with professional, empathetic service.
• Collaborate with subspecialty teams to ensure needed implants and supplies.
• Assist with cancellations by noting reasons and sharing updates.
• May learn billing and auditing roles.

Skills

Accuracy & Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Computer Proficiency

Professionalism & Work Ethic

Teamwork

Multitasking

Composure Under Pressure

Fast-Paced Environment

Service Oriented

Tools

Epic EMR

Job description

The Surgery Scheduler manages the complex logistics of booking surgeries, acting as a central coordinator between providers and provider office teams, patients, hospital departments and facility sub-specialties to ensure that ORs, equipment, and staff are ready. This role handles everything from initial requests to post-op details and resolves last-minute conflicts to maintain smooth surgical flow. The Surgery Scheduler is responsible for scheduling patients at Intermountain Healthcare hospitals, ensuring that processes and procedures in EPIC are followed. This role is also responsible for providing accurate information, including demographic, clinical, procedural, and prep details. This position enhances the provider’s experience by offering a single point of contact for referring offices. As the introductory face to the facility, this position is expected to exceed customer expectations.

Posting Specifics Benefits Eligible: Yes Shift Details: Monday - Friday 7am to 3pm, may work up to two holidays per year

Essential Functions

• Maintains the surgery schedule, providing necessary patient information in the correct operating room (OR) and coordinating with providers and providers’ offices.
• Coordinates patient placement in the schedule, ensuring necessary equipment, implants, and room availability are arranged prior to the procedure.
• Communicates detailed information, including arrangements for arrival and procedure times.
• Answers patients’ questions using strong customer service phone skills, empathetic listening, and professional communication standards.
• Works with subspecialty teams to ensure accuracy of required implants, supplies, and equipment to support patient care.
• Assists with cancellations by identifying reasons, taking complete notes, and passing along pertinent information.
• May also learn billing and auditor roles.

Skills

• Accuracy & Attention to Detail
• Communication Skills
• Computer Proficiency
• Professionalism & Work Ethic
• Teamwork
• Multitasking
• Composure Under Pressure
• Fast-Paced Environment
• Service Oriented

Basic computer literacy, including the ability to use standard computer systems to enter, update, and retrieve information accurately. Demonstrated customer service skills, including answering patient questions with professionalism, empathy, and clear communication. Ability to collaborate effectively with cross functional teams to support day-to-day operations. Strong organizational and communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of medical terminology or entry-level medical training.
• Previous experience with scheduling or similar role.
• Experience using electronic medical record (EMR) systems, including Epic.

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
• Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate supplies and equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.
• For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Location: Intermountain Health Intermountain Medical Center Work City: Murray Work State: Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $20.35 - $30.97

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged. Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations. If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment. I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain. Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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All positions subject to close without notice. Headquartered in Utah with locations in six primary states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals, 400+ clinics, a medical group of more than 4,800 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plan division called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in clinical quality improvement and efficient healthcare delivery.

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