East Columbus Surgery Center is looking to add a Front Desk Receptionist/Surgery Scheduler to our surgery center
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Front Desk Receptionist/Surgery Scheduler at East Columbus Surgery Center
The Front Desk Receptionist interfaces with patients and families, physicians, vendors and staff. Admit patients and process their paperwork. Update patient demographics/information in system. Collect balances due and document in the billing system. Handle funds per office procedure. Answer incoming phone calls. Assist with insurance verification. The Surgery Scheduler is responsible for scheduling pediatric and adult patients for the surgery center and assists with insurance verification when needed. The Surgical Scheduler must display excellent telephone etiquette as he/she manages calls of utmost importance to providing quality and continuity of individual patient care.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Schedules all surgical procedures.
- Obtains and enters all necessary information from surgeon or scheduler requesting OR time.




- Is aware of instruments and equipment limitations of the department.
- Communicates with OR Director/Administrator regarding managing block time.
- Allows adequate time for each procedure according to physician request.
- Allows adequate time for room turnover.
- Attempts to schedule similar types of cases in the same room to increase efficiency.
- Communicates special equipment, instrument, supply, and staffing requests to the OR Director.
- Proofreads and edits all surgery schedules before distributing.
- Contact surgeon’s offices two days prior to schedule to confirm surgical times and procedures.
- Refers conflicts and procedural questions to the OR Director.
- Keep all department managers informed of changes affecting current schedule.
- Assists with completing forms for add-on procedures.
- Prepares and distributes a “week at a glance” to assist with departmental staffing.
- Attempts to minimize down time of ro

📌 Surgery Scheduler (Colombia)
🏢 United Surgical Partners International
📍 Colombia