Procedures Scheduling Coordinator — Inpatient & Lab

Dartmouth Health; Lebanon (NH); On-site; USD 26,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Dartmouth Health in Lebanon, NH, seeks an organized Scheduling Clerk to coordinate procedures, tests, and appointments. You will manage same-day inpatient scheduling, input authorizations, and communicate with physicians and staff to ensure smooth operations.

This role requires an associate degree with 1 year hospital experience, strong word processing and medical terminology skills, attention to detail, and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• Associates degree with 1 year of experience working in a fast-paced hospital setting, or the equivalent in education and experience required.

Responsibilities

• Schedules patients for same-day inpatient procedures.
• Schedules patients for laboratory testing, ancillaries, physician appointments, ICD and pacemaker appointments, and outreach.
• Notifies patients of appointments, labs, testing, procedures and preparation.
• Notifies physicians, technicians, and nurses of special needs and situations of patients.
• Coordinates inpatient transfers and admissions.
• May input and edit the master schedule.
• Obtains and documents authorizations and pre-certifications prior to lab testing, physician appointments for outpatient and same-day procedures while notifying Clinic Administration concerning changes in patient insurance prior to the appointment or procedure day.
• Coordinates daily procedure and weekly schedules.
• Delivers day sheets, schedules, and procedures folders to physicians, nurses, labs and the same-day department.

Skills

Word processing

Medical terminology

Detail oriented

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Associate degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Job description

Dartmouth Health in Lebanon, NH, seeks an organized Scheduling Clerk to coordinate procedures, tests, and appointments. You will manage same-day inpatient scheduling, input authorizations, and communicate with physicians and staff to ensure smooth operations.

This role requires an associate degree with 1 year hospital experience, strong word processing and medical terminology skills, attention to detail, and excellent communication.