Surgery Scheduling Specialist | Orthopedic & Specialty Hospital

Current Employees:

(Determined by the knowledge, skills, and experience of the applicant.)

Monument Health offers competitive wages and benefits on qualifying positions. Some of those benefits can include:

*Supportive work culture

*Medical, Vision and Dental Coverage

*Retirement Plans, Health Savings Account, and Flexible Spending Account

*Instant pay is available for qualifying positions

*Paid Time Off Accrual Bank

*Opportunities for growth and advancement

*Tuition assistance/reimbursement

*Excellent pay differentials on qualifying positions

*Flexible scheduling

Essential Functions:

• Recognizes emergency situations, assists with notification and direction of personnel, and initiates appropriate responses.
• Communicates the need for preauthorization for exams prior to completion of exam scheduling.
• Communicates with clients to ensure exam times are acceptable, requirements for exams are understood, and checks for resource conflicts.
• Documents changes in scheduled exams and patient demographics in the appropriate systems.
• Ensures all orders placed in the system meet the time frame requested by the provider ordering the exam.
• Acts as a resource for scheduling issues and new employees.
• Arranges the schedule if cases cancel or add-ons occur so that the rooms will be well utilized.
• Completes all assigned clerical activities.
• Contributes to patient care; i.e. specimens to lab, blood to unit, cleaning carts and placing clean linens, clean OR’s) in accordance with unit guidelines.
• Contributes to the permanent document of patient data.
• Able to prioritize physician's orders and initiate appropriate action in a timely manner.
• Accurately transcribes physician's orders.
• Acts as a receptionist and participates in admission, discharge, and transfer of patients.
• Uses excellent customer service skills with all communications with all customers; i.e. all members of the perioperative team, providers, patient/family, all MH caregivers.
• Utilizes sound judgment in the reporting of data and in the provision of patient care.
• All other duties as assigned.

Required:

Education - High School Diploma/GED Equivalent

Preferred:
Experience - 1+ years of Healthcare Experience

Requires the ability to work assigned schedules and hours as determined by the department

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Monument Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.