Surgery Schedule Coordinator – SLUCare Surgery

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MO-SSM Health SLUCare Academic Pavilion

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

M-F Day Shift Surgery Schedule Coordinator position, No Holidays or Weekends

SLUCare General Surgery Center – 1008 South Spring Avenue, St. Louis.

Full-Time Schedule Coordinator role responsible for scheduling/rescheduling surgeries/procedures as needed for outpatient department.

Job Summary:

Coordinates surgery schedules to maximize efficient use of operating rooms, equipment, and staff.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Works with physician offices to gather information needed to schedule surgeries consistent with department guidelines and accommodating physicians’ requests and patients’ needs.
• Assigns operating suites and equipment and blocks times to maximize efficient use of resources.
• Ensures that necessary demographic, billing and insurance information is entered into electronic medical records and coordinates with Patient Admitting as needed to prevent delays in scheduled surgery.
• May reschedule surgeries as needed to accommodate emergencies or other unanticipated events.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• High school diploma or equivalent

EXPERIENCE

• One year experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

Department:

4979000235 Surgery Gen – Admin

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

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