Surgery Scheduler

United Surgical Partners International; Florida; On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

SurgCenter Clearwater, part of United Surgical Partners International (USPI), seeks a Surgery Scheduler to coordinate elective procedures and serve as a primary contact for surgeons, patients, and staff. The role focuses on accurate scheduling and information gathering.

You will manage case flow from scheduling through day-of surgery, verify demographics and insurance, arrange pre-op testing, and communicate instructions, maintaining confidentiality and high service standards.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Healthcare scheduling experience preferred.
• Ambulatory surgery scheduling experience preferred.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and surgical procedures preferred.
• Familiarity with insurance verification, referrals, and prior authorizations preferred.
• Strong computer and electronic medical record skills.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to prioritize and organize workload with multiple cases and deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written.
• Ability to work effectively with physicians, patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Confidential handling of patient information.

Responsibilities

• Schedule surgical procedures in line with physician, patient, facility, and OR availability.
• Coordinate surgery dates with physicians’ offices, patients, anesthesia providers, and center staff.
• Obtain and verify accurate patient demographics, insurance, and surgical information.
• Coordinate pre-operative testing, medical clearance, and other documentation.
• Verify insurance benefits and assist with authorizations and referrals.
• Ensure surgical cases are entered accurately into the scheduling system.
• Review orders and case information for completeness and accuracy.
• Communicate pre-operative instructions and required appointments to patients and offices.
• Coordinate changes, cancellations, and rescheduling of procedures.

Skills

EMR proficiency

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Surgery Scheduler

Welcome to SurgCenter Clearwater

At SurgCenter Clearwater, we believe health and care are inseparable. We focus on offering a high-quality, service-oriented environment for your surgical procedure. Our technology allows surgeons to perform procedures in the specialty areas of:

Surgery Scheduler

The Surgery Scheduler is responsible for coordinating and scheduling surgical procedures while providing excellent service to patients, physicians, and clinical staff. This position serves as an important point of coordination between surgeons' offices, patients, anesthesia providers, and the surgical center to ensure that procedures are scheduled accurately and efficiently.

The Surgery Scheduler will coordinate surgical cases from initial scheduling through the day of surgery, ensuring that all required information, documentation, authorizations, and scheduling requirements are completed in a timely manner. The position requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, effective communication, and the ability to prioritize multiple cases and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Schedule surgical procedures in accordance with physician, patient, facility, and operating room availability.
• Coordinate surgery dates and times with physicians' offices, patients, anesthesia providers, and surgical center staff.
• Obtain and verify accurate patient demographic, insurance, and surgical information.
• Coordinate required pre-operative testing, medical clearance, and other documentation as appropriate.
• Verify insurance benefits and assist with obtaining required authorizations and referrals.
• Ensure surgical cases are entered accurately into the scheduling system.
• Review surgical orders and case information for completeness and accuracy.
• Communicate pre-operative instructions and required appointments to patients and physician offices.
• Coordinate changes, cancellations, and rescheduling of surgical procedures.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Previous experience in healthcare scheduling, surgical scheduling, physician office operations, or a related healthcare environment preferred.
• Experience with ambulatory surgery, hospital, or physician practice scheduling preferred.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and surgical procedures preferred.
• Familiarity with insurance verification, referrals, and prior authorizations preferred.
• Strong computer and electronic medical record skills.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to prioritize and organize workload while managing multiple surgical cases and deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written.
• Ability to work effectively with physicians, patients, families, and multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive patient information professionally.

What We Offer

As an organization, one way we care for our communities and each other is by providing a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
• Life and AD&D coverage
• Availability of short- and long-term disability
• Flexible financial benefits including FSAs and HSAs
• 401(k) and access to retirement planning
• Paid holidays and vacation

Who We Are

At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and healthcare systems to provide first-class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.

USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.