Surgery Scheduler ENT

Akron Children’s Hospital; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Akron Children’s Hospital is seeking a Surgery Scheduler to coordinate scheduling of surgical and other procedures across operating rooms, physician offices, sedation, and hospital units. You will help ensure efficient practice operations by managing physician calendars and communicating with families, staff, and insurance providers.

Strong communication, attention to detail, and experience in healthcare are essential. Proficiency in MS Office and EPIC EMR is preferred.

Qualifications

• High School diploma is required.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a clinical/medical environment is preferred.
• Experience working with physicians, nurses or other staff is required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates process to schedule surgical and other procedures in operating room, physician office, sedation, and other hospital units.
• Manages physician schedules to support efficient practice operations.
• Communicates effectively with patients/families, physicians, hospital staff and others.
• Generates reports, letters and forms using computer systems.
• Provides administrative support for clinic and educational activities as directed.
• Other duties as required.

Skills

Surgery scheduling

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Healthcare experience

Education

High School diploma

Tools

Microsoft Office

EPIC EMR

Job description

40 hours/ week

On-Site

Full-Time

Days

0800-1630

Summary:

The Surgery Scheduler coordinates process to schedule surgical and other procedures in operating room, physician office, sedation, and other hospital units.

Responsibilities:

1. Coordinates process to schedule surgical and other procedures in operating room, physician office, sedation, and other hospital units.
2. Manages physician schedules to support efficient practice operations.
3. Communicates effectively via personal contact, phone and in writing with patients/ families, physicians, hospital staff, community professionals, insurance companies, etc.
4. Efficiently and accurately uses computer for generation of reports, letters, forms and other communications/documents.
5. Provides administrative support for clinic and educational activities of physicians, nurses or other support staff as directed.
6. Other duties as required.

Other information:

Technical Expertise

• Experience in surgery scheduling is preferred.
• Experience with and knowledge of CPT coding, ICD-9 terminology is preferred.
• Must be detailed oriented with the ability to make decisions and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working with various levels within an organization is required.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Must be compassionate towards families experiencing stressful conditions.
• Experience in healthcare is preferred.
• Experience working in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) or similar software is required.
• Experience working in an electronic medical record system (i.e. EPIC) is preferred.

Education and Experience

• Education: High School diploma is required.
• Certification: None.
• Years of relevant experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience working in a clinical/medical environment is preferred.
• Years of experience supervising: None.

Full Time

FTE: 1.000000

Status: Onsite