Surgical Coordinator, BMC Health (Surgical Specialties)

Staffing / Scheduling

Surgical Coordinator, BMC Health (Surgical Specialties)

  • 50222
  • 1 Pearl Street, Brockton, Massachusetts, United States, 02301
  • Full Time
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Position: Surgical Coordinator       

Department: BMC Health - Surgical Specialties Brockton

Schedule: 40 hours per week, On-site

POSITION SUMMARY:

Reporting to the Practice manager, the Surgical Coordinator will coordinate, and schedule all required outpatient and applicable inpatient procedures, appointments, exams for the department ensuring seamless communication between patients, surgeons, and medical staff.  The scheduler ensures accurate and efficient planning to optimize surgical calendars while maintaining compliance with policies. 

The scheduler prioritizes patient access, patient satisfaction and department operations throughout all aspects of work and ensures appropriate copying and distribution of required documentation, including, orders, request forms and insurance documentation. Other responsibilities include: Maintains records and files; prepares reports, as needed, fields faxes and phone calls from provider offices, inpatient floors/units, reading rooms, community health centers and patients, and completes all necessary scheduling requests, inclusive of add-on exams and obtains and documents pre-authorizations for all medical exams and procedures that require it.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: 

  • Coordinates and schedules surgical procedures, pre-operative, and follow-up appointments. 
  • Secures all pertinent patient testing information. 
  • Produces and maintains weekly surgical log. 
  • Verifies patient insurance. 
  • Identifies scheduling barriers and implements solutions to improve scheduling. 
  • Interacts with patients, physicians, and other staff both within the clinic and at outside facilities providing accurate, timely and responsive information. 
  • Assist with front desk office coverage as needed. 
  • Sorts and distributes incoming and outgoing mail as applicable.  
  • Responsible for ensuring procedure preps are mailed to patients. 
  • Efficiently works assigned scheduling work queue to meet established productivity, service and volume goals 
  • Plans the daily schedule of the assigned modality ahead of time, in accordance with department scheduling policy and procedures. Follows managerial direction to maximize utilization of the assigned modality to prevent scheduling conflicts and meet the needs of the in-patients, out-patients and referring clinician and hospital floors/units. 
  • Obtains and enters out-patient demographic information and procedure data, including patient diagnosis and reason for test as well as the appropriate exam, into the Radiology Information System and Hospital Medical Record. Disseminates patient information and department request forms to appropriate departments and patient care areas. 
  • Reviews the Department Request forms for the upcoming days to ensure every scheduled appointment has the appropriate request, complete with clinical information, patient demographics and clinician signatures to ensure data accuracy. Provides the necessary paperwork to the designated radiologist, two or more days in advance of the appointment, for protocol preparation. 
  • Assists department with emergency re-scheduling due to equipment down or other events. 
  • Assists with incoming calls, add on-cases, and answers questions as appropriate. Maintains records/files, prepares reports.

(The above statements in this job description are intended to depict the general nature and level of work assigned to the employee(s) in this job. The above is not intended to represent an exhaustive list of accountable duties and responsibilities required) 

 

JOB REQUIREMENTS 

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: 

  •  High School Diploma or GED; no prior experience required 

 

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Experience with surgical scheduling. 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES (KSAs):

  • Strong organizational and multitasking abilities. 
  • Knowledge of insurance and billing processes preferred. 
  • Knowledge of, EHR (Meditech/Athena/Epic) preferred. 
  • Requires the ability to read and write in English. 
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills necessary to obtain and exchange factual information, and maintain positive working relationships.  
  • Ability to pay close attention to details.

Boston Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. If you need accommodation for any part of the application process because of a medical condition or disability, please send an e-mail to Talentacquisition@bmc.org or call 617-638-8582 to let us know the nature of your request.

Compensation Range:

$20.67- $29.09

This range offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications. However, our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and a broad range of factors is considered when making an offer. This includes education, experience, skills, and certifications/licensures as they directly relate to position requirements; as well as business/organizational needs, internal equity, and market-competitiveness. In addition, BMCHS offers generous total compensation that includes, but is not limited to, benefits (medical, dental, vision, pharmacy), discretionary annual bonuses and merit increases, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) savings matches, paid time off, career advancement opportunities, and resources to support employee and family well-being. 

NOTE: This range is based on Boston-area data, and is subject to modification based on geographic location.

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