Lead Surgery Scheduler- Butler

UPMC Tri Rivers Musculoskeletal is hiring a full-time Lead Surgery Scheduler. This position will work out of their 2 Butler locations as well as North Hills Passavant. This is a Monday-Friday, daylight position with the option of working 4- 10 or 5 8-hour days.

Purpose:
Coordinate and schedule patients for in-patient and outpatient surgical procedures. Provides leadership for all surgery schedulers.

Responsibilities:

• Provide patients with pre and postoperative instruction according to service-specific guidelines. Schedule post-operative appointments and appointments to review testing ordered by the physician.
• Assists in the recruiting and hiring of surgery schedulers
• Send/receive patient medical records per Health Insurance. Obtain lab/x-ray reports, hospital notes, referral information, etc.
• Assists nurses with messages/triage/OR chart prep etc.
• Assist management staff with supervisory activities. Participates in the creation and implementation of departmental goals, processes, and procedures.
• Ensure all billing and insurance information is current and accurate.
• Complete forms/requisitions as needed. Schedule appointments. Manages schedules and organizes patient flow. Verify insurance coverage and patient demographics. Prepare and manage charts to ensure information is completed and filed appropriately.
• Answer and respond to all incoming telephone inquiries utilizing UPP customer service standards.
• Perform all responsibilities in a manner that demonstrates appropriate behavior towards staff, peers, and other department personnel as defined in the departmental and UPMC/UPP job performance standards. Employee can be relied upon to work steadily and effectively and for punctuality and regularity of attendance. Stays late to cover clinical areas as needed
• Obtain pre-certification and/or referral before the date of the procedure. Ensure that informed consents are signed.
• Prepare patient rooms, set up instruments and equipment according to department protocol. Clean exam/procedure rooms, instruments, and equipment between patient visits to maintain infection control. Clean according to the scheduled maintenance program and keep appropriate records.
• Accompany patients to the exam/procedure room. Assist patients as needed with walking, transfers, dressing, collecting specimens, preparing for exams, etc. Collect patient information/history; take vitals, performing screenings per provider guidelines. Relay instructions to patients/families. May provide more individualized patient/family education and supportive counseling as needed.
• Provides leadership for all surgery schedulers.
• Acts as preceptor for new hires.
• Manage inventory of supplies; restocking exam/procedure rooms.
• Coordinate and schedule all necessary pre-testing and orders given by the attending physician(s).
• Completes performance appraisals for surgery schedulers.
• Prepare and forward all necessary admission reservations/requisitions, including demographics and insurance information to hospitals.
• Comply with the requirements of appropriate regulatory agencies (i.e. OSHA, CLIA, PA Department of Health). Maintain strict confidentiality related to medical records and other data.
• Coordinate surgery cases and communicate with hospital personnel to obtain approval for hospital admissions.
• Guides workflow and/or assigns tasks to other clinical staff.
• Mentors, orients, and provides ongoing training to staff.