CENTRAL SCHEDULER - OR, Full time Days

UHS•Reno, NV

12h

About The Position

Sierra Medical Center is part of Northern Nevada Health System, a regional multi-facility system that has excelled at offering quality care to residents of the greater Truckee Meadows. Sierra Medical Center is a 170-bed acute care hospital offering services including 24/7 ER care, cardiology, oncology, labor and delivery, level II NICU, surgical and orthopedic services, and much more. Learn more at northernnevadahealth.com What we at Sierra Medical Center value: • Compassion: We treat everyone with kindness and warmth because we genuinely care about every patient, employee and physician like they are family. • Empathy: We put ourselves in our patient’s shoes and deliver clinical care with a personalized touch. • Teamwork: We foster a caring and friendly work environment to bring the best possible outcomes in our patient’s lives. • Quality: We strive to provide excellence in clinical care. • Ethics: We conduct our business with the highest ethical and moral standards. • Respect: We promise to honor the dignity, individuality and rights of everyone. • Service Excellence: We provide personalized and professional service that exceeds the expectations of those we serve. • Innovation: We continually invest in technology and process improvements to develop new and better ways of delivering clinical care Learn more at northernnevadahealth.com This OR Scheduler opportunity is full time at 40 hours per week, offers full benefits and a convenient day shift schedule. We are looking for a dynamic individual who is responsible for accurately performing the pre-access functions for scheduled patients, which includes scheduling outpatient diagnostic procedures and completing the pre-registration and insurance verification processes. Responsible for accurately performing verification of benefits for all hospital patients. Arranges for the efficient and orderly pre-admission of inpatients and outpatients, and appropriate follow up for emergency department admissions. Ensures that patient information is collected and that patients are aware of hospital policies and procedures. Interviews incoming patient or representatives and enters information required for admission into computer database. Distributes appropriate information to ancillary departments. Participates in performance improvement and CQI activities. This position serves as a lead for all central scheduling personnel, ensuring standard scheduling practices across all departments and serving as the lead resource for the entire scheduling team. Serves as a liaison to leadership team for all scheduling activates and processes. Coordinates with leadership team to ensure all corporate initiatives and quality metrics related to scheduling are met.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent.
Current BLS certification
Basic computer knowledge.
Able to demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to respond to any communication required by phone.
Displays an aptitude for general office equipment.
Minimum of one-year scheduling experience within a health care setting required.

Nice To Haves

Previous hospital experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Supervises all scheduling staff and delegates appropriately ensuring assignments are fair and equal
Assists with functions and responsibilities of the department as needed to achieve cooperation and teamwork through effective communication and positive public relations with patients, staff, and public.
Schedules and coordinates elective procedures for the operating room, GI Lab, Cath Lab (if applicable).
Completes the daily OR schedule in a timely manner and distributes to the appropriate departments.