Scheduler Jobs in Houston, TX

Overview

Job Highlights

• Proficiently navigates the scheduling system, including case entry and reading of daily schedule.
• Sets the daily schedule, manages daily operations, enters and reviews cases, and communicating with providers, surgeons, and facilities, with minimal supervision.
• Completes daily summaries and check-outs independently.
• Communicates to the manager, physician leader, or regional coordinator if short on manpower or if issues arise when making the schedule.
• Performs call trades and swaps for providers independently.
• Manages and approves PTO requests.
• Posts all cases in accordance with platform-specific requirements.
• Coordinates the next day’s schedule and all additions, emergencies, and schedule changes with the designated physician leader.
• Utilizes advanced understanding of call trades and swaps for providers.
• Ensures the region has sufficient staffing to cover all surgeries and maintains an up-to-date call rotation in collaboration with the physician scheduler.
• Maintains the master meeting calendar, provider call information for accounting, and provider vacation tracking information.
• Creates and manages the holiday call schedule.
• Trains all new scheduling employees as assigned by the scheduling manager/director.
• Maintains physician preferences and surgeon information in the scheduling software and communicates updates to the department.
• Writes and maintains scheduling policies and procedures as needed.
• Communicates with the regional coordinator, operations manager and leadership, scheduling chair, and CGB as needed.
• Maintains all department documents.
• Ensures adherence to policies and procedures and maintains the ability to explain rules and procedures.

Qualifications

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  High school diploma required; bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 1-3 years’ related experience and/or training or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of medical practices and terminology.
• Ability to self-manage and assist co-workers as needed.
• Previous surgery scheduling experience is preferred but not required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook).
• Ability to handle a large volume of phone and computer work.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business reports, professional journals, technical procedures, and government regulations.
• Ability to present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Must have a flexible schedule with the ability to work shifts varying daily per business demands; overtime may be required.
• Ability to travel locally (greater metropolitan area) for meetings, training, and customer service.

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  Occasional Standing
• Occasional Walking
• Frequent Sitting
• Frequent hand, finger movement
• Use office equipment (in office or remote)
• Communicate verbally and in writing