Surgery Scheduler - General Surgery
Posted on: 4 Jan 2022
Vancouver, WA
Job Description
JOB SUMMARY
Responsible for assisting physician offices in the scheduling of surgical procedures for patients while providing the Surgical Services division, PFS, Anesthesiology and other required departments with required information.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Completes the scheduling process by coordinating surgery department (hospital or ambulatory surgery center) and physician offices’ needs. This includes: communicating with physician offices to assure scheduling system is accurate: ensuring the schedule is completed in a timely manner ahead of surgery date; documenting block release times for block utilization reports.
Schedules surgery visits as required.
Arranges cases to assure maximum effectiveness of schedule.
Performs other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION:
High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Medical terminology required.
EXPERIENCE/TRAINING:
Minimum of three years related experience in a healthcare setting or three years progressive secretarial experience in healthcare required.
Previous experience in a surgical ambulatory care or acute care setting and/or a scheduling position preferred.
Experience in Care Cast/Flow Cast preferred.
OTHER SKILLS:
Self-motivated and able to work independently.
Strong customer service skills.
Proficient computer skills including Microsoft Office applications. Experience with scheduling programs preferred.
Detail oriented and good problem-solving skills.
PHMG PHYSICAL / COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTS:
Work requires fairly light physical exertion up to 33% of the time.
Ability to lift object weighing up to 10 lbs occasionally
Work is performed under normal working conditions with adequate lighting and ventilation. Work may require exposure to minor cold or environmental conditions on infrequent occasion.
Work requires intense concentration and attention to detail 80-100% of the time. Work may require rotating shifts and hours per day.
PeaceHealth
Vancouver, WA
PeaceHealth, based in Vancouver, Wash., is a nonprofit Catholic health system offering care to communities in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. PeaceHealth has approximately 16,000 caregivers, a multi-specialty medical group practice with more than 1,200 physicians and providers, and 10 medical centers serving both urban and rural communities throughout the Northwest.
In 1890, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace founded what has become PeaceHealth. Today, PeaceHealth is the legacy of its founding Sisters and continues to serve communities when invited to do so with a spirit of collaboration and stewardship. For more information, visit peacehealth.org.
Our Mission
We carry on the healing mission of Jesus Christ by promoting personal and community health, relieving pain and suffering, and treating each person in a loving and caring way.
Our Core Values
Respect
We respect the dignity and appreciate the worth of each person as demonstrated by our compassion, caring and acceptance of individual differences.
Collaboration
We value the involvement, cooperation and creativity of all who work together to promote the health of the community.
Stewardship
We choose to serve the community and hold ourselves accountable to exercise ethical and responsible stewardship in the allocation and utilization of human, fi nancial and environmental resources.
Social Justice
We build and evaluate the structures of our organization and those of society to promote the just distribution of health care resources.
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IndustryHealthcare
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No. of Employees16,000 +
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Website
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