Surgery Scheduler

Presbyterian Healthcare Services; Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Presbyterian Healthcare Services is hiring a Surgery Scheduler to manage complex OR, ASC, and clinic schedules, ensuring coordination from preoperative to postoperative steps. You will work with surgeons, clinics, and hospital staff to optimize case flow and patient experience.

The role requires strong communication, organizational skills, and familiarity with CPT/ICD-10 coding, with a focus on accurate, timely scheduling and insurance pre-authorizations.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• At least 18 months of experience in a clinical setting.
• Previous one-on-one experience with surgeon(s) required.
• Strong organizational skills are essential.
• Must work well under pressure while remaining professional.
• Familiarity with CPT and ICD-10 coding.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex OR, ASC, and clinic schedules for advanced surgeries.
• Coordinate preoperative logistics including labs, diagnostics, and physician clearances.
• Secure insurance prior authorizations and perform medical coding verification prior to procedures.
• Utilize Epic template management software and staffing tools to handle real-time disruptions.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Work under pressure

Communication skills

Clinical setting experience

One-on-one with surgeon

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

CPT coding

ICD-10 coding

Job description

Location Address

4801 Beckner Road Santa Fe, NM 87507

Compensation Pay Range

Minimum Offer $0.00 Maximum Offer $0.00 Now Hiring: Surgery Scheduler

Summary

Surgery scheduling and coordination are critical components of patient care. It is a complex process of coordinating patients' personal schedules and needs, surgeons' schedules, access to hospital facilities and insurance authorizations. Must have strong communication skills to coordinate with clinic, surgeon, OR, ASC and outside personnel to ensure case accuracy from creation to completion. Type of Opportunity: Full time Job Exempt: No Job is based: Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center Work Shift: Days (United States of America)

Responsibilities

Presbyterian is seeking a surgery scheduler to manage complex OR, ASC, and clinic schedules for advanced specialties like robotic, total joint replacement, and oncological surgeries. In this fast-paced medical role, you will coordinate crucial preoperative logistics-including labs, diagnostics, and physician clearances-while securing essential insurance prior authorizations and medical coding verification prior to all procedures. Utilizing Epic template management software and computerized staffing tools, the ideal candidate must demonstrate independent decision-making to handle real-time operational disruptions like emergency add-ons and cancellations. This full-time healthcare position requires exceptional patient communication skills via phone and MyChart, a high dedication to scheduling accuracy, and a strong commitment to collaborating with medical providers to deliver seamless patient care.

Qualifications

• *High School Diploma/GED Required


• *A minimum of 18 months' experience in a clinical setting.


• *Previous one on one experience with surgeon/s required


• *Requires strong organizational skills


• *Must be able to function under pressure while maintaining professionalism


• *Familiarity to CPT and ICD-10 coding

All benefits-eligible Presbyterian employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, group term life insurance and other optional voluntary benefits.

Wellness

Presbyterian's Employee Wellness rewards program is designed to provide you with engaging opportunities to enhance your health and activate your well-being. Earn gift cards and more by taking an active role in our personal well-being by participating in wellness activities like wellness challenges, webinar, preventive screening and more.

Why work at Presbyterian?

As an organization, we are committed to improving the health of our communities. From hosting growers' markets to partnering with local communities, Presbyterian is taking active steps to improve the health of New Mexicans.

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.

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