Scheduler - Des Moines Medical Center

Position: Scheduler - Des Moines Medical Center - Full Time
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* Employment Type:

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* Full time

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* Description:

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* Join the Mercy One Family! We are looking to hire a Scheduler!

** Position

Purpose:

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* The Scheduler is responsible for coordinating and scheduling inpatient and outpatient procedures, tests, and surgeries across multiple facilities. This role ensures efficient use of provider schedules, communicates with patients and physicians, and adheres to departmental and insurance requirements. The Scheduler also handles preauthorization, manages clinic schedules to enhance patient experience and productivity, and triages incoming calls appropriately.

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* Position Title:

** Scheduler

** Department:
** Gastroenterology

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* Job Duties:

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* + Knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the Trinity Health Mission, Vision, and Values in behaviors, practices, and decisions.  Schedules and reschedules patient procedures, tests, surgeries, and exams across multiple facilities. Coordinates surgery and procedural schedules with physicians, hospitals, and departments. Ensures room availability; required equipment, and medication are arranged prior to procedures. Maintains and leverages strong working relationships with patients, providers, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure a positive patient experience.

Adapts to various changes and updates various scheduling systems promptly.

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* Schedule:

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* + Full time 1.0 (40 hours per week)

** General Requirements*
* + Must be comfortable operating in a collaborative, shared leadership environment.  High school diploma or equivalent required. 2 years of experience in a medical or healthcare setting is required. Basic Life Support (BLS) for the Healthcare Provider certified or obtained within three (3) months of hire. Proof of completion of Mandatory Reporter abuse training specific to population serve within three (3) months of hire.

Colleagues of Mercy One Health System enjoy competitive compensation with a full benefits package and opportunity for growth throughout the system!

** Our Commitment*
* Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran