Surgery Coordinator

Responsible for coordinating and scheduling of surgical cases and other procedures. Reports to the Center Director and/or Lead Nurse.

Essential Functions

Perform department tasks including one or more of the following:

Schedules surgery patients at the Center according to established policies and procedures.

Schedules and registers all surgery patients at least one month in advance in Nextgen to include: ensuring all insurance and procedure information is accurate and complete, preparing and completing the charts and printing labels.

Cancels surgery procedures in the system at the time of actual cancellation and tracks for trends.

Ensures that H & P’s, labs, surgery clearances, pathology, EKG’s, etc. are in the charts prior to surgery.

Compares surgery schedule to charts to ensure all patients have been captured.

Handles all surgery related calls.

Collects data pertaining to the Patient Satisfaction Survey. Report findings to the Administrator to include in month end statistics.

Orders all surgery related chart supplies.

Distributes schedules for the next day to all departments.

Advises the nursing department of cases requiring special needs and/or accommodations.

Performs other related duties as directed for the efficient operation of the Surgery Center.

Working Conditions

The above information in this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.