Manages physician referral work queues by completing referrals.Provides direct concierge coordination between office and patient designee.Provides service recovery and/raises issues to the supervisor when needed. Serves as a resource (pre, post and during surgery) and supports the patients by responding to patient inquiries and complaints, if needed.Ensures that all arrangements have been made for each surgical procedure including acquiring special equipment requested by physician for specific procedures.Serves as a resource and support to the patients before, during, and after surgery. Primary point of contact for the patient and will act as a liaison with the physician, patient and other departments both internal and external.Reviews with patient the risks and benefits of surgery/procedure per Doctor's orders, and will enlist the patient in the appropriate education classes prior to the surgery as advised by the Physician.Ensures all pre-op studies are scheduled and completed and that clinical staff and OR times are scheduled for the procedure. Handles all scheduling for patient including pre-op and post-op appointments, verifying insurance, acquiring surgery authorizations and health clearance.Responsible for coordinating the patient experience within the practice through scheduling patient surgeries, outpatient procedures, provision of health education information and other related surgery and procedure scheduling tasks for various medical specialties of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation. This position is responsible for the day-to-day assigned physician practice including management of physician practice clinical and surgery schedule. The Surgery Scheduler supports the physician and clinical staff in administrative related tasks to ensure clinic workflow.

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