Surgical Coordinator Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• You’re an excellent communicator – both verbally and written
• You’re outgoing, you love the idea of interacting with patients everyday
• You’re comfortable providing white glove service and responding quickly to our patients needs
• You’re a dependable problem solver – you’re the one people call to keep cool in stressful situations
• You have a positive, can-do attitude and work well in collaborative environments
• You’re flexible – you roll with the punches and easily accept change

Nice To Haves

• Knowledgeable in ocular pharmacology such as anesthetics, steroids, antibiotics, mydriatics and cycloplegics, epinephrine, miotics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatories is a PLUS, but not a requirement

Responsibilities

• Schedules surgeries to be performed in facility; follows procedure for surgery schedule changes (i.e., cancellation, reschedule); considers priorities/emergencies and patient special needs when scheduling surgical procedures
• Coordinates patient medical history/clearance with Nurse Practitioner and/or PCP
• Maintains and tracks all necessary patient information to include demographics, H & Ps, and insurance information
• Prepares surgery schedule for review by the Nurse Practitioner and/or Clinical Nurse Director
• Adheres to surgery scheduling department guidelines
• Educates and advises the patient on surgical procedures; preoperative preparation (i.e., drops); addresses patient needs and concerns
• Payment collection
• Responsible for patient IOL measurements and calculations based on physician lens requirements
• Performs EMR documentation accurately; identifies proper surgery site, procedure, and special needs of Surgeon
• Serves as a work-up technician and performs accurate ophthalmic procedures and testing as clinical schedule requires

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision coverage
• matching 401K
• generous PTO