Surgery Scheduling Specialist - Nashville, United States - Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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Nashville, United States

1 week ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of diverse individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world.

It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your diversity of culture, thinking, learning, and leading is sought and celebrated.

It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday.

Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Organization:

Periop Support Svc(Scheduling)

Job Summary:

Coordinates with patients, physicians, and operating room to schedule surgeries with mínimal guidance. Facilitates efficient workflow, supports appropriate use of technology, and fosters effective communication.

Department Summary:

Perioperative Services is a dynamic department with over 800 employees, 68 Adult Operating Rooms as well as 19 Pediatric Operating Rooms in Monroe Carell Jr.

Children's Hospital As part of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, our employees participate in the implementation of cutting-edge surgical technology and assist in the latest procedures.

Our services range from organ transplants, joint replacements, and mínimally invasive cardio-thoracic/vascular surgery, to reconstructive plastic surgery. Services are offered on-site and at our various off-site specialty facilities.

Perioperative Services encompasses the entire surgical experience.

Our goal is to provide the best possible patient surgical care as we continually strive to be the Perioperative Center of Excellence in the Southeastern United States.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Coordinates surgery schedule with patient, physician, and operating room in support of surgery scheduling functions.
Coordinates with other services to schedule multipanel and multisurgeon combination cases across all locations.
May assist in scheduling all appointments related to surgery.
Verifies patient eligibility and coverage for procedure and discusses potential financial obligations with patient.
Identifies if a patient's coverage is innetwork or outofnetwork and directs the patient to proper resources if needed with assistance from the Lead/Manager.
Obtains precertification or proper insurance approval prior to surgical procedures.
Notifies and forwards paperwork for insurance certification to billing office and obtains additional paperwork if needed, for compliance.
Monitors surgery schedule and ensures optimization of resources and workflow.
Maintains quality in operations impacting patients and staff.
May assist in training new and current employees.
The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

Patient Scheduling (Intermediate): The ability to coordinate and schedule patient appointments, surgeries, and other office visits with various computer systems in the hospital or clinic.
Surgery Scheduling (Intermediate): The ability to coordinate and schedule surgeries within various computer systems in the hospital.
Patient Documentation (Intermediate): The ability to receive and record patient information.
Medical Terminology & Documentation (Intermediate): The ability to comprehend medical terminology and documentation in an office, or surgical setting.

Our professional administrative functions include critical supporting roles in information technology and informatics, finance, administration, legal and community affairs, human resources, communications and marketing, development, facilities, and many more.

At our growing health system, we support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce.

High-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose.

Core Accountabilities:

Organizational Impact: Performs tasks that are typically routine that may impact team's performance with occasional guidance.
Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Utilizes some discretion and research to solve routine problems.
Team Interaction: Provides guidance to entry level coworkers.

Core Capabilities:

Supporting Colleagues :
Develops Self and Others: Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities

Builds and Maintains Relationships:
Seeks to understand colleagues' priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas

Communicates Effectively:
Openly shares information with ot