Surgery Scheduler

Entalabama; Jasper (IN); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Holiday PTO

401(k) plan

Profit sharing

Job summary

Entalabama is seeking a Surgery Scheduler for a busy ENT practice. The ideal candidate will have general knowledge of ENT surgeries, medications, and medical terminology, with strong problem solving and multitasking abilities.

The role emphasizes accurate scheduling, patient communication, and collaborative work with doctors and hospital staff. We offer excellent pay, benefits, and flexibility in a fun working environment, plus PTO, holiday PTO, a 401(k) plan and profit sharing.

Qualifications

• General knowledge of ENT surgeries.
• General knowledge of medications.
• Multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Schedule surgeries for each doctor.
• Review pre-op and post-op instructions with patients.
• Coordinate cases with doctors and other specialists.
• Communicate with hospital schedulers and nurses.
• Prepare surgical orders and fax H&Ps to the appropriate location.
• Maintain surgical logs and answer patient questions.
• Create daily hospital and clinic schedules.
• Schedule outside testing (MRIs, CTs, Ultrasounds).
• Track referrals and ensure results are received.

Skills

Surgery scheduling

Multitasking

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Medical terminology

Job description

Surgery scheduler needed for busy practice. General knowledge of surgery scheduling, medications and medical terminology required. We are looking for dedicated employees with the ability to problem solve and multitask while maintaining accuracy.

Must be detailed oriented, reliable, possesses strong oral and written communication skills, and be a team player. We offer excellent pay, benefits and flexibility in a fun working environment.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Scheduling surgeries for each doctor
• Going over Pre-op and Post-op instructions with each patient
• Collecting deductibles/costs for each surgery
• Coordinating cases with different doctors when needed (our doctors and/or other specialists)
• Communicating with the hospital schedulers
• Communicating with hospital nurses when inpatient cases are added on
• Communicating with the PA regarding orders for inpatient cases
• Making discs for the hospital/north tower for stealth cases
• Making arrangements for defibrillators to be turned off for surgery
• Going over patient’s medications while scheduling surgery
• Knowing what medications will need to be held before surgery
• Making note of patient’s blood pressure while in office, and notifying the doctor if the BP is high
• Filling out surgical orders, and faxing them along with the H&Ps to the appropriate location
• Put surgical cases into SCI/SIS/ORDER SMART
• Noting all surgeries in the surgical books
• Answering all patients’ questions about surgery/test/referral in a kind/understanding manner
• Checking voicemail and returning phone calls in a timely manner
• Communicating with outside offices daily to update hospital list
• Creating the daily hospital list, and sending it out
• Turn in weekly surgeries
• Create daily clinic schedule (noting where and when doctors will be)
• Scheduling all outside testing (MRIs, CTs, Ultrasounds, etc.)
• Putting orders for outside testing
• Sending referrals to outside doctors
• Keeping logs of all outside referrals/testing to confirm we get results. Requesting results if they haven’t been received.

Position requirements:

• General Knowledge of ENT surgeries
• General knowledge of different medications
• Must be able to multitask in a fast-paced environment
• General knowledge of medical terminology
• Possesses strong oral and written communication skills

Our Full-Time Employee Benefits Include:

• Paid time off (PTO)
• Holiday PTO
• 401(k) plan
• Profit sharing plan