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　　Job Title:  Scheduling Coordinator

　　Department: PMPH OBGYN

　　Location: Plainsboro, NJ

　　Hours:  Monday - Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm

　　*Competitive Benefits, Career Growth Opportunities and Tuition Assistance at University of Pennsylvania! *  

　　Position Summary:   The Scheduling Coordinator position is responsible for the scheduling and coordination of surgical procedures, including routine, add-on, and emergency cases. The position is required to schedule cases, staff, and resources while also serving as a point of contact for patients, surgeons, and staff during and after procedures. The position is also responsible for answering and triaging telephone calls, collecting and communicating patient information to the appropriate individuals, and completing administrative tasks to ensure efficient workflows and patient care within the surgical area/operating room.

　　Job Duties/Responsibilities: 

　　Coordinates the surgical schedule, including but not limited to arrangement for patient transportation, communication of scheduling with the individuals in charge of the case, and the scheduling of other resources/equipment as necessary.

　　Works in conjunction with the Charge Nurse to effectively coordinate nursing staff, anesthesia, surgical residents, and RN First Assist assignments.

　　Facilitates surgical case moves/updates including patient locations, communication to physician, etc.

　　Reviews patient’s charts for completeness checking for histories and physicals (H&Ps) and medical clearances within guidelines or device forms as requested by the surgeon and/or Anesthesia and follows up as needed with medical personnel to ensure completeness

　　Answers and triages phone calls for the operating rooms/surgical areas.

　　Makes phone calls as directed to facilitate surgical cases.

　　Orders and maintains inventory of related supplies for the peri-operative units.

　　Manages documentation obtained via fax or other means and scans documents into the electronic medical record (EMR) so that it's available for the patient's care team.

　　Required Education & Skills:   

　　High School Diploma or GED

　　Preferred Experience/Skills:  

　　2-4 years experience

　　Associates of Arts or Science

　　Benefits at PMPH/Penn Medicine:

　　Medical, Dental, Vision, RX coverage plan options that best fit your personal & family needs

　　Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts (FSA/HAS) to save pre-tax dollars

　　403b Retirement Savings: Our employer contribution begins on Day 1 of your employment

　　Generous Paid Time Off benefits that give you the work-life balance today’s world needs

　　Prepaid tuition assistance is available to benefit-eligible employees for approved courses of study after completing six months of employment.

　　We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our emplo yee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.  

　　Live Your Life's Work  

　　We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.  

　　We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

　　Live Your Life's Work

　　We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

　　REQNUMBER: UPHS-INFOR-208426