Akron Children's Hospital

Surgery Scheduler

Akron, Ohio
  • On-site
  • Full-time

Listing details

  • Last verified Oct 29

About the job

Job Description

Job Requisition Number 37092

Full-Time: 80 Hours Bi-Weekly

8:00a - 4:30p

Onsite

Summary:

The Surgery Scheduler coordinates process to schedule surgical and other procedures in operating room, physician office, sedation, and other hospital units.

Responsibilities:

  • Coordinates process to schedule surgical and other procedures in operating room, physician office, sedation, and other hospital units.
  • Manages physician schedules to support efficient practice operations.
  • Communicates effectively via personal contact, phone and in writing with patients/ families, physicians, hospital staff, community professionals, insurance companies, etc.
  • Efficiently and accurately uses computer for generation of reports, letters, forms and other communications/documents.
  • Provides administrative support for clinic and educational activities of physicians, nurses or other support staff as directed.
  • Other duties as required.

Other information:

Technical Expertise

  • Experience in surgery scheduling is preferred.
  • Experience with and knowledge of CPT coding, ICD-9 terminology is preferred.
  • Must be detailed oriented with the ability to make decisions and work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience working with various levels within an organization is required.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Must be compassionate towards families experiencing stressful conditions.
  • Experience in healthcare is preferred.
  • Experience working in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) or similar software is required.
  • Experience working in an electronic medical record system (i.e. EPIC) is preferred.

Education and Experience

  • Education: High School diploma is required.
  • Certification: None.
  • Years of relevant experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience working in a clinical/medical environment is preferred.
  • Years of experience supervising: None.

Full Time

FTE: 1.000000

Status: Onsite