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Surgery Scheduler
Location
United States
Posted
3 days ago
Salary
$20 - $36 / hour
Seniority
Mid Level
No structured requirement data.
Job Description
Surgery Scheduler
EXCELSIOR ORTHOPAEDICS GROUP
Role Description Surgery scheduling specialists act as a liaison between patient and physician, schedules all surgeries and pre-operative tests, and counsels patients prior to surgery regarding financial responsibility. - Receives instructions from physicians about which surgery or test is recommended. - Schedules procedures at appropriate facility and appropriate pre-op testing. - Obtains precertification/preauthorization from insurance companies prior to surgery for each procedure and test. - Verifies patient eligibility and coverage for the procedure; if patient is not eligible on date of service, or procedure is not a covered benefit, explains this to patients. - Counsels patients pre-operatively regarding their potential financial obligation, and provides information about patient insurance coverage. - Discusses pre-operative testing and instructions with the patient, as directed by physicians. - Schedules operating room time, according to physical scheduling protocols. - Schedules all appropriate pre-operative tests. - Coordinates all business and clinical paperwork prior to surgery, using physician-approved forms and checklists. - Responds to written and telephone inquiries from patient and carriers regarding planned surgeries. - Maintains communication among the physician, patient, insurance company, and hospital at all times. - Perform any other duties assigned. Qualifications - Associates degree preferred; HS diploma or GED required. - 4+ years medical office experience; orthopedic setting preferred. - 2+ years prior surgical scheduling experience preferred. - EMR experience required; MEDENT preferred. - Position requires manual and finger dexterity and hand-eye coordination. Requirements - Position requires manual and finger dexterity and hand-eye coordination. - Involves standing, sitting, and walking. - Team member will occasionally be asked to lift and carry items weighing up to 10 pounds; normal visual acuity and hearing are required.
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Role Description Procon now seeks a Technology Scheduler. The candidate will have responsibilities that include but are not limited to: - Developing and maintaining integrated project schedules. - Coordinating technology project activities. - Monitoring milestones and dependencies. - Performing schedule analysis and reporting. - Supporting stakeholder coordination. - Providing schedule risk assessments and project controls support. Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Project Management, or a related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience). - 5+ years of experience in project scheduling, project controls, or project coordination supporting technology, software implementation, or enterprise system projects. - Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project. - Experience developing, maintaining, and analyzing integrated project schedules across multiple workstreams. - Experience supporting cloud-based software implementations, enterprise applications, or digital transformation initiatives. - Understanding of project scheduling principles, critical path methodology (CPM), schedule forecasting, and performance analysis. - Experience supporting data migration, system implementation, or technology deployment projects is preferred. - Familiarity with federal government or large enterprise technology environments is preferred. - Knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid project delivery methodologies. - Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with technical teams, project managers, and stakeholders. - Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams. - Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, remote work environment. Requirements - Develop, maintain, and analyze integrated project schedules using Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project for enterprise technology implementation projects. - Coordinate scheduling activities across project managers, technical teams, vendors, and stakeholders to ensure project milestones and deliverables remain on track. - Monitor project progress, schedule performance, critical path activities, milestones, dependencies, and potential schedule impacts. - Prepare schedule updates, executive dashboards, forecasting reports, and performance metrics to support project leadership and stakeholders. - Identify schedule risks, resource constraints, and potential delays while recommending mitigation strategies. - Support project planning, execution, testing, deployment, training, and production implementation activities. - Assist with resource planning, workload forecasting, and schedule optimization across multiple concurrent projects. - Support software configuration, system implementation, data migration, and integration activities from a project scheduling perspective. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between project schedules, business objectives, and technical deliverables. - Support cybersecurity compliance activities and project readiness milestones as required. - Maintain schedule documentation, reporting standards, and project controls best practices throughout the project lifecycle. - Participate in continuous process improvement initiatives and contribute to the development of scheduling standards, templates, and methodologies. - Grow into broader project management, business process improvement, and leadership responsibilities within the Technology Department. Benefits - Competitive salaries. - Comprehensive benefits package, including full medical/dental insurance. - 401(K) plan.
• Develop, maintain, and analyze integrated project schedules using Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project for enterprise technology implementation projects. • Coordinate scheduling activities across project managers, technical teams, vendors, and stakeholders to ensure project milestones and deliverables remain on track. • Monitor project progress, schedule performance, critical path activities, milestones, dependencies, and potential schedule impacts. • Prepare schedule updates, executive dashboards, forecasting reports, and performance metrics to support project leadership and stakeholders. • Identify schedule risks, resource constraints, and potential delays while recommending mitigation strategies. • Support project planning, execution, testing, deployment, training, and production implementation activities. • Assist with resource planning, workload forecasting, and schedule optimization across multiple concurrent projects. • Support software configuration, system implementation, data migration, and integration activities from a project scheduling perspective. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between project schedules, business objectives, and technical deliverables. • Support cybersecurity compliance activities and project readiness milestones as required. • Maintain schedule documentation, reporting standards, and project controls best practices throughout the project lifecycle. • Participate in continuous process improvement initiatives and contribute to the development of scheduling standards, templates, and methodologies. • Grow into broader project management, business process improvement, and leadership responsibilities within the Technology Department.
• Validate candidates via phone call according to project requirements • Check their availability for the project • Answer candidates' questions • Provide logistic information • Schedule candidates for the session time • Send reminders to the participants to make sure they don't forget about the scheduled sessions • Fill the session schedule days in advance • Communicate daily schedule updates to the project team
• Schedules and pre-registers patients for appointments, outpatient visits, procedures, and other appointments captured by the department. • Complete any administrative work that goes along with scheduling the appointment. • Transcribe any external orders from Physician. • Handle high call volumes for multiple locations and departments. • Utilize multiple systems to perform all scheduling functions as needed. • Providing patients with preparation and location information. • Correctly collecting and inputting patient data into the system. • Validating patient insurance and explaining benefits as needed. • Manage multiple phone calls, including answering, transferring, and conferencing between multiple parties. • Acting as a mentor for new hires as needed.


