Scheduler
United Surgical Partners International
- Nashville, TN
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Culture: Family oriented, collaborative efforts, open door policy
- Quality Care: One of the only hospitals in Nashville with a Five-Star Rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Top 5% in the U.S. for spinal surgery, numerous Healthgrades awards for spinal and joint replacement surgery
- Benefits: Health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, PTO, 401K with company match, competitive compensation, Employee Assistance Program reimbursement for certification/licensure renewals
- Education: Tuition reimbursement, training/in-services
- Recognizing and listening to our employees: Good Catch awards, employee appreciation week, Employee Leadership Committee, Employee bonuses
- High school graduate or equivalent.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Excellent planning and organizational skills.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Excellent telephone etiquette.
- Thorough knowledge of medical terminology.
- Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks.
- Having the ability to foresee problems.
- Alertness and adaptability to change in situation.
- Holds all patient information confidential.
- Schedules all surgical procedures.
- Obtains and enters all necessary information from surgeon or scheduler requesting OR time.
- Is aware of instruments and equipment limitations of the department.
- Communicates with OR Director/Administrator regarding managing block time.
- Allows adequate time for each procedure according to physician request.
- Allows adequate time for room turnover.
- Attempts to schedule similar types of cases in the same room to increase efficiency.
- Communicates special equipment, instrument, supply, and staffing requests to the OR Director.
- Proofreads and edits all surgery schedules before distributing.
- Contact surgeon's offices two days prior to schedule to confirm surgical times and procedures.
- Refers conflicts and procedural questions to the OR Director.
- Keep all department managers informed of changes affecting current schedule.
- Assists in pre-certification of Kaiser patients.
- Assists with completing forms for add-on procedures.
- Prepares and distributes a “week at a glance” to assist with departmental staffing.
- Attempts to minimize down time of rooms between cases.
- Prepares final version of schedule for the following day.
- Assists other employees when time allows.
- May be asked to visit surgeon offices for marketing purposes.
- Is consistently punctual and shows a responsible and dependable pattern of attendance.
- Participates and supports BDP/QI programs and activities.
- Cross-train in front desk areas, to include Switchboard, Insurance Verification, and Check-in.
- Health, Dental, Vision, disability, and life insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Retirement plan with company match
- Tuition reimbursement
- 7 paid holidays
- Reimbursement for license renewals
- Paid Time Off
- Competitive compensation
- Employee Assistance Program
- High school graduate or equivalent.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Excellent planning and organizational skills.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Excellent telephone etiquette.
- Thorough knowledge of medical terminology.
- Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks.
- Having the ability to foresee problems.
- Alertness and adaptability to change in situation.
- Holds all patient information confidential.
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