Job description

Surgery Scheduler - Urology Department

Experience and Education

High school diploma or equivalent with five (5) years of experience working in a medical office environment; prefer at least one (1) year experience in surgery scheduling.

Additional education may be considered in lieu of experience. Exposure and working knowledge of physician billing, medical collections, coding and surgery scheduling.

Job Duties

Schedules patient surgical procedures at various entities (University Hospitals, Ambulatory Surgery Centers) in accordance with established protocols; acquires the appropriate information and orders from the surgeon.

Coordinates with patient and submits any required pre-op clearance requests to PCP.

Ensures allocation of appropriate resources to ensure timely and accurate information is received by the OR.

Maintains and monitors surgical block time to keep utilization at a high standard; advises surgeon of unused time and releases the unused time to prevent loss of department\'s surgical block time.

Submits weekly productivity to supervisor.

Acts as liaison with other departmental staff when needed for the coordination of multiple and/or special procedures.

Adheres to patient privacy act HIPAA and confidentiality policy at all times.

Duties performed may include one or more of the following core functions:

a) Directly interacting with patients

b) Directly interacting with research participants

c) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting patient records (including patient financial records)

d) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting human-subjects research records.

Performs other duties as assigned. **Other Duties: Performs other duties as assigned.

For COVID-19 vaccine information, applicants should visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/covid-19/work-on-campus/

To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers, visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

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