What are the responsibilities and job description for the Surgical Services Scheduler position at MedStar Medical Group?
General Summary of Position
The team at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center has a Full-Time, day shift opportunity for a Surgical Services Scheduler. The ideal candidate will have prior surgical scheduling / posting experience and will schedule all surgical procedures for the hospital. They will function as a frontline point of contact for all physicians' offices and will exhibit excellent customer service and organizational skills.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Schedules and coordinates all elective surgical procedures allowing adequate time for each procedure according to physician's historical time.
- Obtains and enters the necessary booking information from surgeon / office requesting surgical time.
- Attempts to schedule similar types of cases in the same room to increase efficiency.
- Communicates special equipment, instrument and supply requests to appropriate associates
- Refers conflicts and procedural questions to OR Clinical Coordinator or designee.
- Obtains missing patient information, equipment needs, CPT codes and special requests from physician's office for a complete and accurate surgical posting.
- Communicates any changes affecting the next day's surgical schedule to OR Clinical Coordinator or designee and other members of the health team affected by the changes.
- Maintains all patient records and ensure charge capture is completed and submitted within 24 hours of procedures.
- Compiles census statistics and distributes the reports as specified.
- Prepares the final version of the surgical schedule for the following day.
Minimum Qualifications
Education
Experience
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
This position has a hiring range of $18.33 - $31.61
Salary : $18 - $32
