Surgery Scheduler

Minnesota Urology; Coon Rapids (MN); On-site; USD 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

401(k)

Life Insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA) and FSA

paid vacation, floating holidays, and

sick time

short-term and long-term disability

uniform stipend

free parking

Job summary

Minnesota Urology in Minnesota is seeking a Surgery Scheduler to align surgical appointments among patients, physicians, and partner facilities. You will keep schedules accurate, communicate prep guidance, and verify insurance requirements to support a smooth patient experience.

The role involves documenting in NextGen/UroChart and assisting with pre-certifications and referrals as needed, while maintaining a positive patient-focused environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least 1 year of surgery scheduling experience.
• Medical terminology knowledge; some insurance background.
• Preferred: EHR experience and Microsoft Office Suite familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate surgery dates and locations; ensure alignment with patients, physicians, and facilities.
• Share prep and arrival guidance; confirm insurance requirements.
• Maintain accurate physician surgery calendars; document in NextGen/UroChart.

Skills

Medical terminology knowledge

Insurance background

EHR experience

Microsoft Office familiarity

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

NextGen/UroChart

Job description

Role Summary

As a Surgery Scheduler, you’ll coordinate surgical appointments so patients, physicians, and partner facilities stay aligned and informed. This role exists to keep surgery plans accurate, timely, and clearly documented while supporting a smooth patient experience.

Key responsibilities include coordinating surgery dates/locations, sharing prep and arrival guidance, confirming insurance requirements, and maintaining accurate physician surgery calendars. You’ll document in NextGen/UroChart and help ensure needed pre-certifications, prior authorizations, and referrals are in place.

Required qualifications/skills:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• At least 1 year of surgery scheduling experience
• Medical terminology knowledge; some insurance background
• Preferred: EHR experience and Microsoft Office Suite familiarity

Total Rewards

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• 401(k)
• Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• paid vacation, floating holidays, and sick time
• short-term and long-term disability

uniform stipend

free parking

At MNU we share the value of transparency and enable this during our recruiting process. We believe it's important to share the compensation range to best understand the full opportunity of a role! We select our initial range based on reliable compensation survey data. Other factors we consider in setting the specific pay for an individual will generally include, among other things, experience, specialized skills, work location, and internal equity to provide competitive offers. The range stated below is a starting point of the compensation conversation, we'd like to hear what your compensation expectations are too!

With competitive pay ranging from $22.00-$27.50 per hour.

Your Typical Day

You’ll work onsite in our Coon Rapids clinic during Monday-Friday daytime hours (no nights, weekends, or holidays). The day moves between focused scheduling work and patient communication—reviewing requests, updating calendars as changes come in, and making sure details in the system match what patients and facilities need. You’ll spend time on the phone and in the EHR, answering questions with calm clarity, keeping notes current, and adjusting plans when a case needs to shift—always aiming to reduce patient inconvenience and keep everyone on the same page. You may be required to work from other clinic locations based on business needs.

Minnesota Urology does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of their race, color, national origin, religion, creed, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, or status with regard to public assistance, or membership or activity in a local human rights agencies.