Scheduler Procedural

Tenet Healthcare Corporation; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Life insurance

401(k) with employer match

Generous PTO

Career development opportunities

Health Savings Accounts

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Assistance program

Employee discount program

Pet insurance

Job summary

Tenet Healthcare Corporation seeks a Procedural Scheduler for DMC Harper University Hospital in Detroit. The role schedules patient procedures for a designated department and requires strong communication with surgeons, physicians, patients, and staff to ensure timely, accurate care.

Position involves scheduling and registering patients by phone, with a focus on continuity of patient care and collaboration across departments. Shift is days, full-time hours, at 11:00 AM to 7:30 PM.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• One year of scheduling experience (or related) preferred.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for a hospital setting.
• Ability to analyze schedules and verify information for accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Schedules clinical procedures for a department with accurate site and supplies.
• Registers patients by phone and coordinates patient and facility needs.
• Communicates proactively with physician offices about changes and block time.

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Multitasking

Dexterity & vision

Typing & PC skills

Medical terminology knowledge

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Scheduler Procedural - 2606000254

Embark on a rewarding career withDMC Harper University Hospital. If you are a compassionate healthcare professional eager to contribute to patient care, this is your opportunity where your skills make a difference every day. Join us in delivering exceptional healthcare with a personal touch.

Benefit Statement:

At Tenet Healthcare, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off (PTO)
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare C dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder C childcare, auto C home insurance.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

Job Summary

The Procedural Scheduler is responsible for scheduling patients for a specific department(s).

The position has significant communication requirements with practice offices.

The job requires excellent communication skills to build collegial relationships with surgeons physicians, patients and staff.

The position may also require assisting with other areas key to the continuity of patient care.

Responsibilities

• Schedules clinical procedures to promote consistent high-quality clinical care, including scheduling the correct procedure, site and supplies
• Schedules and registers patients via phone interaction to organize, arrange and coordinate patient and facility needs by considering variables as diagnosis, personal resources, equipment needs, patient availability, patient need, duration of treatment, insurance eligibility, safety needs and physician orders
• Communicates with physician offices to proactively manage dedicated time (such as block time), including anticipating scheduling changes such as additional open time (from block time releases, as applicable) or future availability. Promptly informs physician offices of hospital changes

Minimum Qualifications

1. High School diploma or equivalent.

2. One year of scheduling experience (or related).

Skills Required

1. Analytical skills necessary to assess and plan for an optimal surgical schedule, review and verify insurance information, research billing problems and compile data for statistical reporting.

2. High level of interpersonal and customer services skills to communicate effectively with various levels of hospital staff, to communicate with diverse populations and to relay sensitive and confidential information to patients, internal staff and a variety of external organizations.

3. Ability to manage multiple tasks and organize/prioritize tasks.

4. Manual dexterity and visual acuity necessary to operate hospital computerized scheduling system.

5. Proficient typing, word processing and PC application skills.

6. Knowledge of computer applications, medical/surgical terminology, procedure codes and diagnosis codes.

Facility Description

DMC Harper University Hospital has distinguished itself in surgery and medicine and is known for its clinical expertise and innovative research. A specialty referral hospital, Harper has established Centers of Excellence in neurosciences, bariatric surgery, vascular services, multidisciplinary cardiovascular services, hypertension, stroke prevention and heart failure.

EEO Statement

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Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.

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Job: Non-Clinical/Administrative

Primary Location: MI-Detroit

Hospital/Facility: DMC Harper University/Hutzel Women's Hospital

Scheduled Hours : 80

Shift Type: Days

Shift begin time: 11:00 AM Shift end time: 7:30 PM

FTE : 1.000000