Surgery Scheduler (Urology, Washington)

UPMC Department of Urology is hiring a full-time Surgery Scheduler to join their team in Washington, PA. This is a Monday through Friday daylight position.

Purpose:
Coordinate and schedule patients for in-patient and outpatient surgical procedures. Assist the surgeon and the administrator in promoting, developing and monitoring all aspects of operations.

Responsibilities:

+ Work directly with department to troubleshoot procedural and operations issues.
+ Coordinate and monitor patient follow-up through the Refract Tracker and EPIC.
+ Prepare and forward all necessary admission reservations/requisitions, including demographics and insurance information to hospitals.
+ Coordinate cases and communicates with hospital personnel to obtain approval for hospital admissions.
+ Discuss and coordinate financial arrangements prior to surgery including the collection of pre-payments.
+ Ensure that informed consents are signed.
+ Provide patients with...