Surgery Coordinator

American Vision Partners•Gilbert, AZ

7d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Surgery Coordinator, coordinates with Surgery Counselors and ASC team to ensure surgical schedule and charting are prepared.

Experience working in a surgical environment
Knowledge of scheduling and insurance authorization is required
Ability to work independently and be dedicated to patient satisfaction
Must also have the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and written, and work compatibly with physicians and other staff members
Excellent telephone skills, basic computer knowledge are required

Ophthalmic experience is a plus
Ability to travel to Bullhead City ASC location as needed - travel time and mileage are a paid benefits!

Maintains inventory of supplies and IOL’s
Set up for surgery and checks in patients; helps prepare patients the morning of surgery if needed
Assures that medications are checked monthly for outdates
Acts as primary liaison for Medicare inspections
Maintains communication and relays all memos to surgery staff
Ensures maintenance of the surgery log and ensures accuracy and delivery of care slips to the Business Office
Responsible for working the surgery hold bucket
Acts as contact person for surgery day and surgery issues for surgeons, other staff, and Office Manager
Answers incoming phone calls
Checks charts prior to surgery, and assembles charts post op to ensure they have all required signatures and proper order of paperwork
Makes Post op phone calls and logs information
Prints schedules and arranges the order of the surgery schedules 2 days prior to surgery day
Call patients with arrival times and reminds them of surgery day instructions
Enters the surgery log and completes log at the end of the day
Notifies the Director of Surgical Services and/or ASC Assistant of any scheduling or staffing problems
Conducts quarterly fire drills and mock codes, and documents the results