Surgical Scheduler - Pain Management Gettysburg Hospital - Days

Job description

Schedule Full-Time: 40 hours/week: Monday - Friday: No weekends or holidays, dayshift schedule General Summary: Performs a variety of admissions, scheduling, reception and secretarial duties. May perform the duties of Nursing Assistant, as needed. Duties and Responsibilities: Essential Functions: - Registers/admits urgent/emergency surgery patients. Enters surgical information into appropriate computer system. - Schedules patients for operative procedures. Schedules inservice room. - Coordinates with appropriate personnel to facilitate creation of the surgical schedule and to ensure that needed equipment, supplies, personnel and patient information is available for procedures. Prepares surgical schedule. - Creates medical records for new patients. - Monitors and ensures accuracy of recording on patient medical records. Maintains all required reports, records, statistics, etc. - Keeps patient records current. - Answers telephones, routes callers, takes messages and provides routine information to callers. - Types a variety of letters, memorandums, reports, meeting minutes, correspondence, forms and other documentation from written copy, dictaphone or transcription as appropriate. Pr...