Surgery Scheduler - M-F 8A-4:30P

Job Description

Nemours children's Health is seeking a FULL-TIME Surgery Scheduler!

Under the direction of the Perioperative Nurse Manager, this position schedules OR, Endoscopy/Bronchoscopy and Minor procedures, utilizing OR/IS system according to procedure type utilizing knowledge of physician procedures, privileges, and block time when appropriate. Enters pertinent patient data and specific physician requests. Initiates initial patient visit in Cerner. Performs initial audit of patient charges post-procedure. Collaborates with the Supplies and Materials coordinator, providing timely notice of physician special supplies and equipment requests. Distributes final, day before surgery, schedules to appropriate departments via fax, email, or interoffice mail as required

Position Responsibilities

• Researches and validates specific physician privileges.
• Schedules procedures in appropriate rooms and/or assigned blocks.
• Documents physician specific requests and maintains complete and accurate.
• Provides timely and adequate information to supplies and materials coordinator on physician specialty requests for supplies and equipment.
• Notifies management team of equipment conflict in the scheduling process, to resolve prior to denying scheduled procedure
• Maintains system integrity and confidentiality of data.
• Initiates billing process in a timely manner, justifies charges daily with Supplies & Materials Coordinator
• Corrects or modifies discrepancies in scheduling and/or billing
• Effectively schedules procedure rooms for optimal utilization.
• Works closely with admitting, ensuring authorizations and insurance information is current for scheduled procedure
  
  

Position Requirements

• High School diploma required; 1 year of college education preferred
• Completion of Medical Terminology Class, Preferred
• Certified Professional Coding Certificate, Preferre d
• Minimum of one year experience with Medical Coding or Surgical Procedure Scheduling in an Ambulatory or Acute Surgical Setting required
  
  

About Us

Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.

Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.

To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org .