What are the responsibilities and job description for the Scheduling Coordinator - Outpatient Surgery position at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center?
Description
The work location for this position is Lewiston, Idaho
Full-Time: 72-hrs per pay period
Hours: 7:30am - 4:30pm
Benefits May Include:
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- 401k w/ employer match
- Short & Long-term disabilities
- Life & AD&D insurances
- Employee Assistance Program
- Pet Insurance
- and more…
Position Summary:
The Scheduling Coordinator schedules and facilities surgeries for the Surgical Services department and is under the direct supervision of the Surgical Services Director, or designee. The Scheduling Coordinator also performs clerical duties and is the receptionist for the Surgical Services departments
Primary (Essential) Duties:
- Schedules appointments following activity flow guidelines for surgery.
- Maintains supplies needed for Surgical Services.
- Prepares charts for future visits which includes gathering history and physicals from offices or other facilities as needed. Maintains a list of items needed and follows up until obtained.
- Maintains competency in communication, scheduling, order entry and registration.
- Interacts with physician offices regarding scheduling of appointments in a courteous and timely manner.
- Discharge times and accounts (Surgery)
- Add Interventions and Orders for (Surgery) Patients.
- Discharge patients for RCR accounts. (Infusions).
- The above statements reflect the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the position.
Employees must be able to relate to other people beyond giving and receiving instructions: (a) can get along with co-workers or peers without exhibiting behavioral extremes, (b) perform work activities requiring negotiating, instructing, supervising, persuading, or speaking with others; and (c) respond appropriately to constructive feedback from a supervisor.
While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g., emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.
Qualifications
Required:
- High school diploma or GED
- Demonstrated successful communication and organizational skills.
Preferred:
- Medical Secretary associate degree or comparable medical office experience
- Medical Terminology
- Proven clerical and computer skills
