Scheduling Specialist - Avera Cancer Institute PRN

Avera Health; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Avera Health in Sioux Falls is seeking a PRN Scheduling Specialist for the Cancer Institute Float Pool. You will schedule appointments, coordinate care across labs, imaging, procedures, and telemedicine, and facilitate referrals within a broad network to support continuity of care.

Join a compassionate team focused on patient-centered care. This role involves coordinating multi-department scheduling and ensuring efficient, accurate documentation while upholding Avera’s CARE standards.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• High School or GED equivalent.
• Associate’s in medical secretarial school.
• 1–3 years experience as a scheduler, biller, or in a medical office.

Responsibilities

• Schedule appointments for new and existing patients.
• Coordinate comprehensive scheduling for labs, infusion, imaging, procedures, surgeries, and telemedicine.
• Facilitate referrals and collaborate with Avera’s network to support continuity of care.
• Guide patients through complex treatment plans and ensure a smooth care experience.
• Maintain accurate surgery and appointment calendars and assist with related documentation.

Skills

Scheduling

Medical terminology

Communication

Office software

Education

High School diploma or GED

Associate’s in medical secretarial school

Job description

Location:

Avera Cancer Institute-Sioux Falls

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Pay Range:

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

$18.50 - $24.25

Position Highlights

Make a meaningful impact in the lives of cancer patients and their families as a PRN Scheduling Specialist with the Avera Cancer Institute Float Pool. This role is essential in ensuring seamless, compassionate care across multiple clinics and care teams.

Responsibilities include:

• Scheduling appointments for new and existing patients, ensuring timely access to essential care.
• Coordinating comprehensive care scheduling including labs, infusion, imaging, procedures, surgeries, and telemedicine appointments.
• Facilitating referrals and collaborate with Avera’s network, including regional and rural facilities, to support continuity of care.

This position plays a key role in guiding patient through complex treatment plans, providing peace of mind and a smooth care experience. Join our team and be part of something truly impactful. Hours: Monday-Friday; varied shifts. No weekends

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Performs diverse duties as they relate to the department to include, but not limited to completing prior and pre-authorizations for patients insurance companies, working appeals for insurance coverage, verifying benefits, making referrals and scheduling pre-operative physical, and reviewing surgery information with patients. Responsible for scheduling, maintaining, and disseminating an accurate surgery schedule, including acquisition, retention, and organization of documentation, and will provide clerical services for the department as indicated.

What you will do

• Obtains information (including physician orders to schedule tests/procedures only) from physician offices for scheduling tests, procedures and admissions in an accurate, timely and sequential manner.
• Facilitates in coordinating a plan of care for patients with various departments throughout the hospital and clinics including working with equipment vendors for surgical equipment needs.
• Coordinates care between facilities for utilization of telemedicine to ensure continuity of care if applicable.
• Communication of information to physicians, staff, families, etc., when directed and to do so in an appropriate and professional manner.
• Assists with the collection and maintenance of records as needed by Performance Improvement, Joint Commission accreditation, CARF certification, OSHA guidelines, or as my be required by law.
• Coordinates scheduling of specialized equipment based on procedures.
• Maintains physician calendar, procedure schedule and all coordinating orders for procedures.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• knowledge of medical terminology

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• High School or GED Equivalent
• Associate’s in medical secretarial school
• 1-3 years experience as a scheduler, biller, or in a medical office

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to [e-mail].