Surgical Coordinator - General Surgery - Full Time

Guthrie; Sayre (Bradford County); On-site; USD 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated individual to maintain surgical schedules and assist with patient coordination in Sayre, Bradford County. Responsibilities include preparing necessary paperwork, ensuring documentation accuracy, and acting as the liaison between patients and healthcare teams. Ideal candidates will have a high school diploma, knowledge of medical terminology, and excellent interpersonal skills. The role requires effective communication and the ability to handle sensitive information with confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Candidate must have knowledge of medical terminology and demonstrate command of the English language.
• Ability to effectively interact with patients and healthcare staff.
• Experience in a medical environment dealing with patients is required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain surgical schedules and documentation for surgical procedures.
• Coordinate scheduling and pre-operative patient care responsibilities.
• Prepare necessary paperwork and communicate test results to patients.
• Prepares insurance and hospital forms and completes consent forms for procedures.
• Ensures required insurance precertification prior to surgery.
• Obtains and prepares surgical packets and forwards charts to admissions for pre-admission testing.
• Places calls to patients regarding test results per doctor instruction.
• Coordinates surgical schedules and lists surgeries with the Operating Room.
• Cross covers front office or scheduling staff when needed.

Skills

Knowledge of medical terminology

Effective communication

Interpersonal skills

Ability to handle ill patients

Pleasant, caring personality

Education

High School Graduate or Equivalent

Job description

Overview

Position Summary: Maintains departmental surgical schedules and lists surgical procedures with OR. Prepares necessary paperwork; ensures all necessary documentation is entered into the medical chart; obtains referrals and pre-certifications required by insurance plans; verifies medical record is in order; arranges history and physicals for surgical patients as needed. Ensures all other necessary surgical paperwork is accurately completed for all surgical patients. Works well with coworkers and adheres to strict confidentiality.

Education, License & Cert

High School Grad or Equivalent. Candidate must have knowledge of medical terminology and be able to demonstrate command of English language and accepted policies and procedures of organization.

Experience

Knowledge of how to effectively deal with ill people is required. Pleasant, caring personality an asset.

Essential Functions

1. Is the liaison between patients, doctors, referring physicians, and hospital staff.
2. Assumes responsibility for scheduling prospective surgical patients, establishing surgery dates, physical exams, pre-op testing and follow-up appointments.
3. Prepares patient with information needed before reporting for surgery.
4. Prepares insurance and hospital forms and completes consent forms for surgical procedures.
5. Responsible for required insurance precertification prior to surgery.
6. Obtains and prepares surgical packets using patient information in the medical chart. Forwards patient\'s charts to the hospital admissions office to be utilized in pre-admission testing.
7. Places phone calls to patients informing them of test results per doctor instruction.
8. Coordinates surgical schedules and lists surgeries with the Operating Room.
9. Will cross cover for front office or scheduling staff.

Other Duties

1. Other duties as assigned.