Scheduler/Receptionist

Job Title: Scheduler/Receptionist

Location: Cooperman Barnabas Medical Ctr

Department Name: Cancer Center-Admin

Req #: 0000220051

Status: Hourly

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $22.50 - $26.00 per hour

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Job Overview:
The Scheduler/Receptionist is responsible for scheduling all patient infusion treatments and therapies with physician appointments for the Infusion and Cancer Center. The ideal candidate will maintain Infusion scheduling work queues and IN-Baskets in EPIC EMR. The Scheduler/Receptionist will collaborate with physician teams to ensure efficient scheduling coordination is met, collaborates with an Authorization team to ensure treatment authorization is completed prior to scheduling, and confirm and communicate final schedules with patients.

Qualifications:
Required:
• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Relevant experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Six months to one year of relevant experience and/or training

Preferred:
• Epic Experience
• Experience with Scheduling
• Oncology Background
• Bilingual

Scheduling Requirements:

• Working Shift: Monday – Friday
• Day Shift: 9:00AM-5:00PM
• Full-Time, 37.5 Hours Per Week

Essential Functions:
• Schedules surgical/diagnostic procedures
• Reviews schedules for schedules for accuracy and completeness
• Identifies potential conflicts (i.e. equipment, instrumentation and works collaboratively with appropriate personal to resolve)
• Notifies surgeon, anesthesia office, other departments as appropriate regarding procedure schedule changes
• Distributes future schedules to appropriate individuals
• Interacts with physicians, office staff, patients, if applicable and in a professional and courteous manner
• Collaborates with anesthesia department regarding daily assignments
• Communicates with OR desk regarding special circumstances
• Monitors usage of block time and provides information to OR leadership as requested
• Maintains booking sheets and related information
• Assists in gathering information for department statistics
• Abides by standards established by the hospital, state and federal regulatory agencies,
• Performs all duties in a friendly and courteous manner offering assistance to physicians, patients, families, visitors and co-workers,
• Extends courtesy and consideration to others in all interpersonal relationships, including telephone contacts,
• Demonstrates the ability to respond to instruction from peers or superiors in order to complete department tasks
• Performs other departmental duties as prescribed by supervisory personnel
• Demonstrates the awareness of safety, security, life safety, emergency preparedness and utility and equipment management policies competencies,
• Adheres to Safety and Infection Control policies
• Attends mandatory in-services
• Follows incident reporting procedures
• Ensures that appropriate standards of practice follow corporate compliance guidelines, and that results of accreditation surveys and licensure reviews by NJSDOH and JCAHO are satisfactory
• Acts in an ethical and legal manner, and assures that all actions are in the best interest of both patients and the hospital

Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Benefits and Perks:
At RWJBarnabas Health, our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Driven by our Total Wellbeing promise, our market-competitive offerings include comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees’ physical, emotional, financial, personal, career, and community wellbeing. These benefits and resources include, but are not limited to:
• Paid Time Off including Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
• Retirement Plans
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Disability and Life Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Planning Support
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
• Community and Volunteer Opportunities
• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, and Verizon
• ….and more!

Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!
RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.

RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey—whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.

At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees physical, emotional, social, and financial health.

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plans
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Life & Accidental Death Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!

RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer