Surgical Scheduler II, Plastic Surgery

Beth Israel Lahey Health•Lexington, KY

1d•$22 - $29•Onsite

About The Position

The Surgical Scheduler 2 will support the Plastic Surgery Department at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, working onsite at our Lexington location. This position will support and align surgical scheduling coverage for our team of surgeons across the Burlington, Peabody, Lexington and Danvers locations. This is a fully onsite position, Monday through Friday. The hours of coverage are either 8am-4:30pm or 8:30am-5pm.

Requirements

High School diploma or GED required.
3-5 years related work experience required.
Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.

Responsibilities

Coordinates the scheduling for patient procedures and services.
Schedules patients for procedures; post-operative appointments, pre-admission testing, testing, surgery, follow up and wait list process.
Notify patients in-person and via mail of scheduled procedures.
Ensures all communications are timely and provide complete details of procedure, location, and time and required.
Provides patients with information pertaining to testing and surgery.
Maintains multiple applications for scheduling of procedures & collection of patient data.
Schedules location of procedure, medical staff & clinical resources.
Completes accurate & timely journal entries.
Collaborates with both internal & external partners to obtain resources.
Maintains physician &/or surgeon's schedule.
Registers patient & ensures demographic data is entered accurately.
Communicates schedules on a daily basis.
Reviews with advisor.
Updates staff with revisions.
Posts schedules.
Acts as liaison to with internal departments and external resources and agencies.
Coordinates to ensure all paperwork is complete and preauthorization has been obtained.
Obtains and processes referrals for procedures.
Oversees documenting of procedures and resources.
Maintains and tracks service and procedure to ensure procedures and equipment usage are captured.
Generates log for review and enters revisions.
Coordinates to ensure all paperwork is complete and preauthorization has been obtained.
Contracts with vendors to coordinate delivery of equipment.
Coordinates delivery to patient's residence.
Ensures resources for procedures are maintained and available for scheduled procedures