Surgery Scheduler

HCA Healthcare•Savannah, GA

About The Position

The Surgery Scheduler schedules patients’ surgical procedures and maintains the surgery schedule, contributing to the surgery center’s mission, vision, and values. The role coordinates surgical scheduling details with physician offices and operating room staff, helps ensure required documentation and equipment are prepared, and arranges anesthesia coverage.

Requirements

At least one year of experience in a medical office setting.
Experience scheduling surgical procedures in a hospital or ambulatory surgery setting.

Responsibilities

Obtain CPT and ICD-10 diagnosis codes and other clinical information required from physician offices.
Prepare documentation for Notification of Non-covered Medicare Services or Advance Beneficiary notices, and notify physician offices about these procedures.
Complete chart requests from Medical Records and notify the Materials Manager or Nurse Manager of physician requests or special equipment needed for upcoming surgeries or procedures.
Determine the operating-room time needed for surgeries and work with the OR nurse to streamline the daily schedule.
Maintain the center block schedule list and arrange necessary anesthesia coverage.
Contact physician offices by phone or fax to notify them of open schedule times that may allow additional cases at the center.

Benefits

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine plans.
Free counseling and referral services.
Paid time off and paid family leave.
Long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence.
401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan and flexible spending accounts.
Preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.