Scheduler

Mclaren-Health-Care; Clinton Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 20,664,000 - 27,552,000; Part time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Michigan is seeking a part-time Scheduling Coordinator to manage the schedule for clinical staff across home health, hospice, and private duty programs. Responsibilities include coordinating assignments, updating care plans, and maintaining staffing records.

The ideal candidate has a high school diploma or GED, strong MS Office and scheduling software skills, and basic medical terminology knowledge. Prior scheduling experience and healthcare background are preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Computer skills including MS Office and scheduling software.
• Basic medical terminology.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates/schedules nursing, therapy, social work, chaplain, volunteer and aide assignments in an effective and timely manner; makes necessary changes to compensate for emergency situations and/or acutely ill patients.
• Schedules client appointments/visits according to care plans and staff availability.
• Proficiently uses clinical software to schedule all assignments.
• Contacts care providers and clients regarding day-to-day changes.
• Discerns client services required as outlined in agreements, urgent requests and care plans.
• Maintains and creates various statistical and staffing records. Generates and submits reports as requested.
• Performs general office duties including but not limited to word processing, photocopies, files, shreds, sort/distributes mail, provides reception and telephone services as needed.

Skills

MS Office

MS Excel

Scheduling software

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

Responsible for coordinating and maintaining the schedule for all professional and paraprofessional clinical staff assigned to clinical programs (home health, hospice and private duty).

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• 1. Coordinates/schedules nursing, therapy, social work, chaplain, volunteer and aide assignments in an effective and timely manner; makes necessary changes to compensate for emergency situations and/or acutely ill patients.
• 2. Schedules client appointments/visits according to care plans and staff availability.
• 3. Proficiently uses clinical software to schedule all assignments.
• 4. Contacts care providers and clients regarding day-to-day changes.
• 5. Discerns client services required as outlined in agreements, urgent requests and care plans.
• 6. Maintains and creates various statistical and staffing records. Generates and submits reports as requested.
• 7. Performs general office duties including but not limited to word processing, photocopies, files, shreds, sort/distributes mail, provides reception and telephone services as needed.

Required:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Computer skills including but not limited to MS Office, MS Excel and scheduling program.
• Basic medical terminology.

Preferred:

• Prior scheduling experience.
• Two years of experience, preferably in health care.

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans

• Schedule: Part-time
• Daily Work Times: 8:00am-5:00pm
• On Call: No

Equal Opportunity Employer

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.