**It's more than a career, it's a calling.** MO-SSM Health SLUCare Academic Pavilion **Worker Type:** Regular **Job Highlights:** Full-Time Surgery Schedule Coordinator - SLUCare Academic Pavilion Surgery Center M-F Day Shift, No Holidays or Weekends **Primary Duties:** Provides support for all general surgery providers in scheduling surgeries and obtaining precertifications. General surgery division th currently consist of 6 physicians. **Job Summary:** Coordinates surgery schedules to maximize efficient use of operating rooms, equipment, and staff. **Job Responsibilities and Requirements:** PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES + Works with physician offices to gather information needed to schedule surgeries consistent with department guidelines and accommodating physicians’ requests and patients’ needs. + Assigns operating suites and equipment and blocks times to maximize efficient use of resources. + Ensures that necessary demographic, billing and insurance information is entered into electronic medical records and coordinates with Patient Admitting as needed to prevent delays in scheduled surgery. + May reschedule surgeries as needed to accommodate emergencies or other unanticipated events. + Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION + High school diploma or equivalent EXPERIENCE + One year experience PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS + Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. + Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. + Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors. + Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. + Frequent keyboard use/data entry. + Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping. + Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. + Rare climbing. **Department:** 4979000235 Surgery Gen - Admin **Work Shift:** Day Shift (United States of America) **Scheduled Weekly Hours:** 40 **Benefits:** SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs. + **Paid Parental Leave** **:** we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE). + **Flexible Payment Options:** our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday. + **Upfront Tuition Coverage** : we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members. Explore All Benefits (https://jobs.ssmhealth.com/us/en/benefits) _SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,_ _pregnancy, veteran status_ **_,_** _or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more. (https://www.ssmhealth.com/privacy-notices-terms-of-use/non-discrimination?\_ga=2.205881493.704955970.1667719643-240470506.1667719643)_