Administrative Coordinator

Description

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Summary:
The Surgical Scheduling Coordinator plays a vital role in the efficient and accurate coordination of surgical and procedural scheduling. This position ensures seamless communication and collaboration across providers, perioperative teams, revenue cycle, patient access services, and administrative staff. The coordinator is instrumental in optimizing operating room utilization, enhancing patient flow, and supporting the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered care.

Responsibilities:
* Coordinate and schedule outpatient surgical and procedural cases, ensuring all pre- and post-operative requirements are met.

* Serve as a central point of contact between providers, clinical teams, perioperative services, revenue cycle, and patient access departments.

* Identify and proactively address barriers to surgical access and patient flow.

* Collaborate with the Access Center, Pre-Care Services, and Perioperative teams to ensure timely and accurate scheduling.

* Maintain a high level of accuracy in scheduling documentation, patient records, and system updates.

* Participate in quality assurance efforts to ensure compliance with scheduling protocols and patient safety standards.

* Work collaboratively within a team of surgical schedulers to support daily operations and meet depart-mental goals.

Other information:
Education Requirements:
* High School diploma or GED
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
* No licensure or certification required.
Professional Experience Requirements:
* Three (3) years of clerical or administrative experience.
* If Bachelor's degree, one (1) year ofclerical or administrative experience.
* If Associate's degree, two (2)years of clerical or administrative experience.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Faculty Physicians

Organization Unit: FP Surgical Access Support Initiative

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$20.74 - $29.52 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Hybrid

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.