Medical Oncology Scheduling Coordinator
About The Position
The Comprehensive Oncology Service at Penn Vet is recruiting a nurse coordinator for the Medical Oncology section. This administrative position is responsible for managing the Medical Oncology schedule and is ideally suited for an experienced nurse seeking to leverage their clinical knowledge and expertise in a non-clinical, office-based role. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of five years of experience in an academic or specialty referral hospital environment, with at least three to five years focused on oncology. Serving as a key frontline representative of the Medical Oncology team, this individual must exhibit strong interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, and a positive, collaborative approach.
Requirements
- Veterinary Technician D: CVT and 5-8 years of experience
- CVT with minimum 5 years’ experience in veterinary medicine
- Prior veterinary oncology experience preferred
- Strong medical knowledge base
- Requires strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent organizational skills is essential
- Ability to multi-task while paying close attention to detail
- Must be able to work independently.
Responsibilities
- Serving as the primary contact person for scheduling new and recheck appointments for Medical Oncology
- Extensive email and phone communication with existing clients, potential new clients, and correspondence with referring DVM’s
- Review and triage new patient appointment requests, utilizing clinical knowledge and established guidelines to ensure appropriate scheduling with Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, or Surgical Oncology services
- Requesting records for new patients and uploading to the current hospital software
- Ability to work efficiently across various hospital software applications while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail
- Working collaboratively with the other Comprehensive Oncology nurse coordinators for Surgical Oncology and Radiation Oncology
- Balancing a high volume recheck schedule based on nursing and clinician coverage
- Assisting with submitting radiology requests for routine rechecks as needed
- Flexibility to navigate changing hospital policies, procedures, and system enhancements, including the rollout of a new EMR system
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits
- Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care expenses
- Tuition assistance for employees, spouses, and dependent children
- Generous retirement plans (Basic, Matching, and Supplemental)
- Substantial amount of time away from work
- Long-Term Care Insurance
- Wellness and Work-life Resources
- Professional and Personal Development resources
- Access to a wide range of University resources, cultural and recreational activities
- Discounts on arts and entertainment, transportation, mortgages, new cars, cellular phone service, movie tickets, and theme parks
- Flexible work options
- Home ownership services (forgivable loan for eligible employees)
- Adoption Assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
