Killeen, Texas
Posted: 13-Nov-24
Location: Tampa, Florida
Salary: Open
Categories:
Internal Number: 24040076
Surgery Scheduler | AdventHealth Medical Group West Florida
All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:
- Benefits from Day One
- Paid Days Off from Day One
- Career Development
Our promise to you: Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.
Schedule: Full Time, 40 hours per week
Shift: Days
Location: 3615 West Hamilton Ave., Tampa FL, 33614
The community you’ll be caring for: AdventHealth Medical Group West Florida
The role you’ll contribute:
Schedules patients for surgery and preoperative testing as indicated. Reviews patient medications and health histories, as needed.
The value you’ll bring to the team:
- Schedules patients for surgery and completes facility paperwork
- Obtains necessary scheduling, demographic, insurance, and clinical information to schedule, cancel, or reschedule events by calling the physician office, department, or a scheduling supervisor with a minimum of call transfers or callbacks
- Schedules surgeries with physicians and physician office staff by method used at that facility. Maintains each hospital schedules by different methods i.e. calls, faxes, etc.
- Consistently maintains and improves skills such as telephone etiquette, typing accuracy/speed, and communications
- Calls designated departments with information for add-on cases if patients are not yet admitted to the hospital. Prepares and sends reservations for each case scheduled to designated departments within established timeframes
- Responds to multiple inquiries from telephone, intercom and direct communication regarding scheduling of surgery and the main operating room suite.
- Assists with orientation of staff members as needed
- Prepares the advance surgical schedule. Scrutinizes the tentative schedules and contacts Team Leader, Charge Nurse, Admissions, surgeons, etc. and reviews other information that affects administration of schedule
- Performs other duties as assigned
The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:
Minimum qualifications:
- Ability to communicate appropriately and effectively with patients and their family, hospital staff, nurses, physicians, and other health care professionals
- Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures in the health care industry
- Must be able to read, write and speak conversational English
- Proficient computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Ability to document accurately and concisely
- High School Education or equivalent
Preferred qualifications:
- One year of technical experience
- One year of Cerner scheduling experience
- Surgical Technician certification
