Operative Scheduling Coordinator

General Summary of Position

MedStar Health has a full-time, day shift opportunity for a surgical scheduler in our Colo-Rectal Surgery department located at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. Experience in a surgical office is required and surgical scheduling experience is preferred. The Operative Scheduling Coordinator will schedule all elective surgical procedures for the practice, will function as a frontline point of contact for all physicians' offices and patients, and will exhibit excellent customer service and organizational skills.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Communicates effectively with physician(s) and physician's office staff and all customers to schedule surgical cases within the perioperative services.
• Ensures the accurate and appropriate scheduling of all cases performed within surgical services. Responsible for the daily case schedule and communicating any needs for scheduling modification and development.
• Ensures the validity and efficiency of the schedule by careful checking of times procedures physicians (including the availability of anesthesiologists) x-ray films and old charts before the schedule is duplicated and distributed.

Minimal Qualifications
Education

• High School Diploma or GED and strong knowledge of medical terminology required

Experience

• 1 year experience in operating room or surgical office setting required

Licenses and Certifications

• No special certification registration or licensure required

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Problem-solving skills based on written departmental guidelines and criteria.
• Data entry skills.
• Working knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet software applications.
• Ability to work independently.