Scheduling Coordinator - Physician Practice

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• Obtains all necessary information required to maintain provider schedules.
• Maintains overall coordination of provider availability to cover services as required by the practice including office hours, in-patient and out-patient, scheduled meetings and conferences, and vacation or time off.
• Monitors and updates schedule throughout the day and distributes changes to all affected parties.
• Anticipates patients’ expectations and educational needs; understands basic requirements for all procedures performed to be able to answer basic patient inquiries or to direct the inquires to the appropriate area or person.
• Monitors use of scheduled time and monitors schedule for conflicts.
• Updates patient charts and electronic health record information with pertinent patient and insurance information.
• Attends and participates in scheduled contract, committee, and all-staff meetings.

• High School Diploma/GED
• 2 years Experience in a healthcare setting.
• Demonstrate initiative.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks efficiently and timely.
• Computer skills and word processing proficiency.
• Knowledge and working use of medical terminology.

• Associate’s Degree
• 4 years Experience in a healthcare setting.
• Knowledge of physician practice scheduling software

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