Surgical Scheduling Specialist

Tucson Medical Center; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Tucson Medical Center in Tucson, AZ, is seeking a detail-oriented Surgery Scheduling Clerk to organize non-emergency procedures for Main OR and Ambulatory Surgery. You will verify codes, equipment needs, procedure wording, and anesthesia coverage to keep the schedule accurate.

You will train new staff, respond to surgeon office needs, and monitor daily reports for inter-department requirements and suspension lists to maintain smooth operation.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Optime scheduling, medical terminology, and spelling.
• Knowledge of instrumentation and equipment specific to procedures to avoid scheduling conflicts.
• Skill in maintaining schedules and records and organizing work to ensure time frames are met.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to complete routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to listen and accurately interpret others' communication or instructions to take appropriate action.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Responsibilities

• Schedules non-emergency surgeries for Main OR and Ambulatory Surgery.
• Responsible for checking surgery schedule daily for appropriateness of procedure codes, equipment needs, procedure wording, entity specific procedures, and verification of anesthesia coverage.
• Checks reports daily to verify services required from other departments and surgeon suspension list.
• Trains new personnel in surgery scheduling.
• Responds to surgeon office needs and changes

Skills

Optime scheduling knowledge

Medical terminology

Scheduling accuracy

Reading & interpreting documents

Routine reports & correspondence

Active listening & interpretation

Public speaking before groups

Basic math (fractions & decimals)

Following written/oral instructions

Problem solving in standardized cases

Job description

Tucson Medical Center in Tucson, AZ, is seeking a detail-oriented Surgery Scheduling Clerk to organize non-emergency procedures for Main OR and Ambulatory Surgery. You will verify codes, equipment needs, procedure wording, and anesthesia coverage to keep the schedule accurate.

You will train new staff, respond to surgeon office needs, and monitor daily reports for inter-department requirements and suspension lists to maintain smooth operation.