Strength Through Diversity

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Title: Utilization Review Admission Specialist (Scheduling Coordinator) - OR - Mount Sinai Morningside- Full Time (7am-4pm)

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Produces an updated operating room schedule that reflects changes that are a result of calling each surgeon, confirming their surgical reservations.
• Schedules, cancels, rearranges and updates the OR schedule as necessary. Communicates this information to other areas that assist in facilitating the care of patients at Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai St. Luke's
• Schedules cases and enters scheduled cases into the computer. Verifies reservations for scheduled cases.
• Schedules patients for surgery according to room and time slot availability.
• Coordinates scheduling of elective cases and operating room block time.
• Maintains a system of filing surgical reservation forms
• Check credentials system for physician's delineation of privileges for equipment and/or procedures according to medical board guidelines.
• Maintains and keeps all Delineation of Privileges manuals current.
• Verifies scheduled OR procedures with computerized scheduling system for appropriateness of procedures, time allocated, equipment conflicts and physician privileges
• Requests pre-certification number on required procedures from physicians
• Performs other duties as required
• Provide customer service by troubleshooting and resolving incoming discrepancies
• Make calls, answer telephone and emails, and expedite all necessary requests
• Responsible for maintaining the required daily scheduled case productivity (35 per day)

Requirements:

• High School Diploma
• One year of hospital experience highly preferred
• Good computer skills
• Great customer service skills
• Excellent communications
• Knowledge of Medical Terminology
• Organizational Skills
• EPIC experience preferred

Strength Through Diversity

The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:

• Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential

• Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination

• Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers

• We work hard to acquire and retain the best people and to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong, and are able to professionally advance. We share the belief that all employees, regardless of job title or expertise, contribute to the patient experience and quality of patient care.

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Who We Are

Over 38,000 employees strong, the mission of the Mount Sinai Health System is to provide compassionate patient care with seamless coordination and to advance medicine through unrivaled education, research, and outreach in the many diverse communities we serve.

Formed in September 2013, The Mount Sinai Health System combines the excellence of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with seven premier hospitals, including Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Brooklyn, The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Queens, Mount Sinai West (formerly Mount Sinai Roosevelt), Mount Sinai Morningside ( Formerly St Luke’s), and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans

Compensation

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $33809 - $50713 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.