Surgical Scheduling & Pre-Op Coordinator

Tufts Medical Center, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 60,614,000 - 77,146,000; Full time

Job summary

Tufts Medicine in Massachusetts is seeking a Scheduling Coordinator to oversee the surgical scheduling process across departments. You will manage patient interviews, prepare pre-operative documents, and coordinate pre-op testing to ensure procedures proceed as scheduled, while interfacing with surgeons and billing staff.

The role emphasizes accuracy in CPT coding, timely communication, and maintaining surgical logs, with regular liaison duties between departments and external organizations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Two years of experience with scheduling clinical procedures.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates scheduling of surgical sites and appointments for physicians to maximize utilization.
• Conducts patient interviews to document status pre-operatively.
• Makes arrangements to qualify patients for surgery.
• Coordinates all pre-op tests and surgical procedures.
• Gathers information from pre-op stages and submits a complete pre-operative package to the facility.

Skills

Scheduling experience

Communication

Computer literacy

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Meditech

MSM

Job description

Tufts Medicine in Massachusetts is seeking a Scheduling Coordinator to oversee the surgical scheduling process across departments. You will manage patient interviews, prepare pre-operative documents, and coordinate pre-op testing to ensure procedures proceed as scheduled, while interfacing with surgeons and billing staff.

The role emphasizes accuracy in CPT coding, timely communication, and maintaining surgical logs, with regular liaison duties between departments and external organizations.