What are the responsibilities and job description for the SURGERY SCHEDULER position at CLARA BARTON HOSPITAL?
Position Summary:
The Surgery Scheduler assists Physicians, Mid-level practitioners, and/or medical students with patient care using CBMC policies and protocols. This includes scheduling surgeries/procedures in office and over the phone, preparing patients and the examination rooms, taking initial/updating medical history for the chart, taking vital signs, assisting with in-office procedures, making lab and x-ray appointments, and explaining the preparations to the patients, working assigned nursing pool.
Essential Job Functions:
1. Assist the Physician and/or Mid-level practitioner with patients. Prepare patients and examination rooms by doing the proper intake associated with the office visit for the day. Take initial medical history for the chart or update existing histories, take vital signs, make lab and x-ray appointments, and explain the preparations to the patients. Schedule surgeries/procedures in office and over the phone. Work with OR team regarding surgery coordination when needed.
2. Assist Physician and/or Mid-level practitioner in all special procedures including minor surgery, as required.
3. Remove sutures, clean wounds, and apply dressings as directed by Physician and/or Mid-level Practitioner.
4. Notify patients of their lab results as requested by Physician and/or Mid-level practitioner.
5. Responsible for coordinating or obtaining lab work consisting of venipuncture, throat cultures, rapid strep, influenza A&B, U/A dip.
6. Give IM injections and vaccines to patients using CBMC protocols and kswebiz.
7. Wash and dry instruments used and transport to surgical department for sterilization.
8. Work out of Providers’ Pools in the message center to notify patients of results, answer incoming phone calls, referrals, and communicate with provider.
9. Responsible for inventory, proper handling, and storage of all medications stored in the office, this includes assisting in keeping the drug sample closet clean and all expired disposed of monthly.
10. Scan all labs and outside records into WQM or note/scan/import and route to provider for signature.
11. Keep examination and treatment rooms clean and properly stocked with supplies and cabinets locked.
12. Responsible for e-prescribing medications to appropriate pharmacies per CBMC protocol or as directed by provider.
13. Assist in working the fax server, importing outside records, and adhocing outside labs.
14. Responsible for traveling to outside facilities with provider and/or managing the patients care that providers see at outreach facilities.
15. Will be the backup for the receptionists on incoming phone calls.
16. Perform other duties as necessary.