Registered Nurse (RN) - Scheduling Office

Job description

Description Job Summary: Responsible for daily operations in the surgery scheduling office. General duties may include, but are not limited to, completing patient interviews, providing patient preoperative instructions for surgery, arranging for and sending patients for preoperative testing and/or clearances, data entry, surgery scheduling, communication (internal, within surgery center staff, including surgeons, as well as external communications with patients and other healthcare facilities), organization, processing confidential material and information, preparing charts and patient consents, and other miscellaneous duties. Essential Duties & Responsibilities: Scheduling: - Review scheduling sheets for patient appropriateness, anesthesia needs, and equipment needs. - Schedule surgery/procedures for patients, taking into account specific physician and patient requests, staffing, and equipment needs. Patient Interviews: - Interview patients with focus on patient history, diagnostic testing, and educational needs. - Make arrangements for testing and motel requirements. - Call with arrival times three days prior. Pre-Op Testing: - Follow through on physician orders for tests, examin...