Summary
Scheduling Coordinator schedules patients for surgery, tests, referrals, medical and cardiac clearance, pre-op tests and review meds and health history.
Responsibilities
Scheduling patients for surgery, completing facility paperwork.
Scheduling patients for diagnostic tests such as bone scan, MRI, CT, EMG/NCS, ESI.
Reviewing patient’s meds and health history to determine pre-admission testing needs.
Scheduling appropriate medical and cardiac clearances.
Scheduling patient for follow-up appointments and tests.
Other duties as assigned.
Education
Required: High School diploma or GED. Evidence of Medical Terminology proficiency.
Experience
Required: 1 year.
Certifications
Required: BLS.
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Dallas, TX
Tenet Healthcare Corporation is a multinational investor-owned healthcare services company based in Dallas, Texas, United States. Through its brands, subsidiaries, joint ventures, and partnerships, including United Surgical Partners International (USPI), the company operates a number of facility types. At the end of 2018, Tenet had 115,500 employees and operated 68 hospitals with approximately 17,935 licensed beds, 23 surgical hospitals, and 475 outpatient centers. The company subsequently sold three hospitals in the Chicago area in January 2019, bringing the total hospital count to 65.
Since its founding in 1967, Tenet has expanded significantly. Among other major acquisitions and formations, Tenet founded Conifer Health Solutions in 2008, MedPost Urgent Care in 2014, and in 2013 acquired Vanguard Health Systems, Inc., an investor-owned hospital company whose operations complemented Tenet's existing business. The acquisition created the third-largest investor-owned hospital company in the United States in terms of revenue and the third-largest in number of hospitals owned. In 2015, Tenet acquired USPI, which created the largest operator of outpatient surgery centers in the United States. In 2018, the company ranked 147th in the Fortune 500.