What are the responsibilities and job description for the Scheduler, Orthopedic Surgery position at RWJBarnabas Health?
Req #: 0000239295
Category: Revenue Cycle and Patient Access
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Day
Facility: Barnabas Health Medical Group
Department: MG Orthopedics - North
Pay Range: $17.93 - $25.32 per hour
Location:
200 South Orange Avenue, Livingston, NJ 07039
Job Title: Scheduler
Location: RWJBH Orthopedics Millburn
Department Name: MG Orthopedics - North
Req #: 0000239295
Status: Hourly
Shift: Day
Pay Range: $17.93 - $25.32 per hour
Pay Transparency
The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.
The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.
Job Overview
The Surgical Coordinator is responsible for scheduling, managing, and coordinating all aspects of patient surgical procedures for the practice at affiliated hospitals and surgical centers for multiple Orthopedic Surgeons. This role ensures patients are fully optimized and prepared for surgery while supporting safe, efficient, and high-quality perioperative oversight.
Travel Requirement: Livingston, NJ and Millburn, NJ
Qualifications
Required:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Benefits And Perks
At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees’ physical, emotional, social, and financial health.
RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.
RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey—whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.
Equal Opportunity Employer
RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Category: Revenue Cycle and Patient Access
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Day
Facility: Barnabas Health Medical Group
Department: MG Orthopedics - North
Pay Range: $17.93 - $25.32 per hour
Location:
200 South Orange Avenue, Livingston, NJ 07039
Job Title: Scheduler
Location: RWJBH Orthopedics Millburn
Department Name: MG Orthopedics - North
Req #: 0000239295
Status: Hourly
Shift: Day
Pay Range: $17.93 - $25.32 per hour
Pay Transparency
The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.
The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.
Job Overview
The Surgical Coordinator is responsible for scheduling, managing, and coordinating all aspects of patient surgical procedures for the practice at affiliated hospitals and surgical centers for multiple Orthopedic Surgeons. This role ensures patients are fully optimized and prepared for surgery while supporting safe, efficient, and high-quality perioperative oversight.
Travel Requirement: Livingston, NJ and Millburn, NJ
Qualifications
Required:
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- At least 2 years' experience in a Surgical Coordinating role in busy multiple physician practice
- Knowledge of medical terminology desirable. Word processing and computer experience
- Bilingual in English/Spanish
- EPIC knowledge
- Working Shift: Monday-Friday
- Day Shift, 8:00AM-4:30PM
- Full-Time, 40 Hours Per Week
- Obtaining correct surgical booking information, utilizing EMR, navigating through patient charts, placing PAT orders, following PAT completion, authorizations, acquiring patient PCP and specialty clearances, and scheduling pre-post operative appointments within the practice
- The Surgical Coordinator serves as a central liaison between patients, practice providers, hospitals, surgical centers, and patient’ clearance providers throughout the process of surgical optimization
- Constant communication with patients and all necessary departments to confirm that all clinical, administrative, and insurance requirements are completed prior to the procedure date.
- Maintain accurate documentation within the EMR while reviewing patient charts to confirm labs, imaging, pre-operative documents are uploaded and completed.
- Monitor surgical schedules for changes, cancellations, and rescheduling while maintaining operational efficiency and block utilization for assigned providers.
- Excellent customer service skills, organizational skills, problem solving skills, multitasking, self-sufficiency, detail oriented, and an effective and clear communicator
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Benefits And Perks
At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees’ physical, emotional, social, and financial health.
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
- Dental and Vision Insurance
- Retirement Plans
- Short & Long-Term Disability
- Life & Accidental Death Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Wellness Programs
- Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
- Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!
RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.
RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey—whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.
Equal Opportunity Employer
RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Salary : $18 - $25