Scheduling Coordinator, Ambulatory Surgery - Full-Time, Days

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system at UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial as an Scheduling Coordinator at the Ambulatory Surgery Center in Tinley Park. Here, you will schedule surgeries for assigned physicians and overseeing all surgery scheduling.  This position is a 100% onsite opportunity.  You will need to be based in the greater Chicagoland area.

Under the supervision of the Office Manager, responsibilities include coordinating surgical procedures with physician offices, scheduling cases in EMR and maintaining templates (block schedule), developing surgery consents and patient folders, and collecting necessary documentation for surgeries. This individual works closely with patients, physicians, and office schedulers to provide accurate, timely, and responsive scheduling procedures. The surgery scheduler will be cross trained on the front desk as well as insurance verification.

Essential Job Functions:

     • Scheduling of surgical cases, consent preparation, surgical block maintenance

     • Communication with surgeon’s offices and verification of patient records, correct CPT codes, correct surgical procedures, coordinates and communicates changes to existing schedule with appropriate departments/staff and makes                     adjustments to ensure maximum utilization of rooms and equipment.
     • Front desk duties – patient registration, collection of payments
     • Performs other duties assigned

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED or Bachelor’s Degree required
• Active BLS certification from the American Heart Association (AHA)
• 2+ years of relevant experience in healthcare setting
• Minimum 1 year of work experience in surgery scheduling
•  Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations
• Ability to utilize electronic medical record system(s)
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of patient information
• A thorough understanding and knowledge of medical terminology, different surgery types, CPT codes, medical
  equipment.

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: Full-time (1.0) ; 8-hour shifts
• Shift: Day
• Work Location: Onsite
• Unit/Department: Ambulatroy Surgey
• CBA Code: Non-Union

For nearly a century UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial has pioneered sophisticated clinical care and developed the area's most convenient network of comprehensive outpatient centers, all dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of the community. Now, partnered with UChicago Medicine, we have expanded our network of expert physicians, convenient facilities and scope of service to speed your healing process and help navigate your path to wellness. A skilled Medical Staff and talented employees dedicated to prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of illness and injury provide a firm foundation for our reputation for quality. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial is for you. Here at Ingalls, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us!

UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of excellence at: Ingalls Career Opportunities.

UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

Must comply with UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial's COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.