About the role
Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
Position Summary: Responsible for the accurate scheduling coordination of inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures and related outpatient pre-operative appointments.
As a successful candidate, you will:
- Directly responsible for coordinating surgery cases and outpatient procedures for the department of surgery and all of the associated divisions.
- Coordinates surgical procedure with OR staff and patient to ensure patients are properly scheduled.
- Initiates and reviews the surgical procedure Scheduling Data Sheet. Ensures all documentation is complete and the correct pre-op tests are ordered in a timely manner.
- Coordinates with New Patient Services to ensure biopsy slides, reports and any other pertinent information is available prior to the patient’s surgery date.
- Schedules pre-op appointments. Ensures all documentation is complete and the correct information is communicated and distributed to the patients in a timely manner.
- Coordinates pre-op authorizations with the Utilization Review Department and ensures that all clearances requested by provider are received prior to the procedure date.
- Processes pre-op consultations.
- Processes labs, surgical orders, EKGs, x-rays or any ancillary services as requested by providers.
- Ensures all clearances requested by provider are received prior to the surgery date.
- Directs patient calls regarding pre-op instructions and post op questions.
- Coordinates date of surgery based on doctors OR block time schedules and clinic schedules.
- Coordinates pre-op admission with the Admitting Department.
Your qualifications should include:
- High school degree or equivalent. Experience may substitute for minimum education requirements.
- Two years work experience in a medical environment. Two years medical office experience: Preferred
- Medical terminology
City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location. City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about our Comprehensive Benefits, please CLICK HERE .
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