Job Details
The Surgery Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and scheduling patients requiring surgical services, following hospital/surgery center requirements and departmental/physician guidelines for 4 surgeons.
Job Duties:
- Acts as intermediary between patient and surgeon and as primary contact for surgical patients and hospital.
- Organizes and schedules surgeries, preoperative and postoperative appointments and any other tests as ordered by surgeons for patients.
- Assists in scheduling preoperative medical clearance appointments by coordinating with providers outside of the practice and providing necessary information for obtaining medical clearances.
- Provides education concerning patient responsibilities.
- Coordinates arrangements for surgical assistants, special equipment and surgical materials. Organizes the next day s schedules and ensures that there are no physician or equipment conflicts.
- Promptly and efficiently responds to patient and physician inquiries, scheduling requests, and updating information.
- Provides necessary information related to the surgery through telecommunications system and interaction with surgeon, OR/Hospital and patient.
- Handles correspondence related to surgery to and from surgical patients, OR/Hospital, outside physicians and insurance companies.
- Provides detailed explanation to patients about insurance coverage and costs associated with their procedure.
- Responsible for the collection of funds from patients.
Skills/Qualifications/Behaviors:
- Operate calmly and efficiently in a busy and highly dynamic environment
- Ability to portray patience, understanding and impeccable professionalism even when under stress
- Exhibit empathy and compassion toward patients; driven to go well beyond what is expected
- Project a pleasant telephone voice and manner through exceptional communication skills.
- The ability to collaborate within a team setting and work with minimal supervision.
- Excellent organization skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks and projects at one time.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time in order to meet deadlines.
- Adept at learning new skills; reliable and adaptable
- Completed at least 2 years of college and/or have 3-5 years of administrative experience
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Conscientious, thorough and precise particularly with details, stable, tolerant and supportive
- Able to take change well and with a positive attitude