Perioperative Scheduler

Perioperative Scheduler

The Perioperative Scheduler at Franciscan Health prepares and distributes schedules for procedures and surgery cases. This position has the responsibility of communicating patient information to Physicians, Supervisors, and Managers, and recommends timekeeping solutions to the daily schedules. This position collaborates with Nursing Leadership, Anesthesiologist Practice Groups, Case Management, Bed Placement, other Nursing Units, and FPN offices to ensure consistency with each department's schedules. In addition to collaborative communication, this position assists with supply and inventory management, and patient throughput by being a resource for bedside caregivers.

Franciscan Health is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and promoting health and wellness in our community. Our mission is to ensure that every patient receives the highest quality of care through innovation, compassion, and excellence. With 12 ministries and access points across Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers who provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.

What You Can Expect:

• Schedule surgeries, appointments, tests, and procedures in person or by phone, using Electronic Health Record; coordinate external vendors, multiple physicians, including anesthesia support as required.
• Coordinate insurance, including verification of coverage and obtaining prior authorization as required.
• Balance the schedule to support the need for elective cases and add-on cases daily.
• Submit the update "truth in scheduling" changes to various departments to ensure accuracy to appropriate times allotted for each case
• Assist Nursing units and FPN offices in completing schedule requirements, and making corrections or adjusting schedules daily as needed
• Submit charges for accurate and timely billing, as required.
• Effectively communicate and coordinate all cases coming and going between patient families, clinical areas, providers, FPN offices and others as needed.
• Submit the daily on-call schedule.

Qualifications:

• Preferred Associate's Degree business or related
• Required High School Diploma/GED
• 1 year Healthcare/Patient Care Required
• 2 years Experience in Healthcare Preferred
• Basic Life Support Program (BLS) - American Heart Association

Travel is required: Never or Rarely

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law. Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights. Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.