Surgery Scheduler

Surgery Scheduler, OPA Lake Otis Anchorage, FULL TIME

Orthopedic Physicians Alaska

Salary Range: 19.00-30.00 hourly

Full-time Benefits:

• Complimentary orthopedic and primary care at OPA and PCA
• Medical and dental insurance coverage beginning within 30 days
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401K
• Profit sharing
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid time off starting at three weeks per year
• Competitive pay and annual compensation reviews

Schedule: Monday through Friday 8:00am-4:30pm

Your Role at OPA:

As a Surgery Scheduler at OPA you will greatly contribute to the team by ensuring patient surgical needs by working collaboratively to ensure patients are scheduled for surgical appointments.

What You'll Do:

• Primarily works with surgeons, medical staff, and patients to obtain a surgery date and schedule all components of surgery
• Answer patient calls and follow up with patients
• Able to handle multiple interruptions during the day while maintaining a high volume of surgery orders

Why You'll Excel in This Role:

• You thrive in a fast-paced work environment and can handle multiple tasks at once
• You have outstanding customer service skills
• You consider compassionate, skillful patient care a top priority
• You work well in a team environment
• You have experience operating a personal computer using a variety of software applications
• You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Required Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications:

• One (1) year of clinical experience
• Ability to understand medical charts and diagnosis for billing purposes
• Experience using an electronic health records (EHR) software

At OPA, you will enjoy opportunities for professional growth in a collaborative environment and exposure to a full range of orthopedic care with orthopedic, injury walk-in, and rheumatology clinics, an imaging center, athletic training and physical, occupational and massage therapy.

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