Surgery Scheduler resume examples for 2025

Surgery Scheduler resume format and sections

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   1. Add contact information to your surgery scheduler resume

   Your name should be the biggest text on the page and be at or near the top of the document. Your address doesn't need to include your street name or house number - listing your city and state works just fine. Your email address should be professional, but not your current work email address. It's not a good look to use your work email for personal projects (job-searching). Your social media can be included if you have a fully-fledged LinkedIn page or another social media page that showcases your relevant skill set.

   Surgery Scheduler Resume Contact Information Example #1

   Dhruv Johnson

   d.johnson@email.com | 333-111-2222 | www.linkedin.com/in/dhruv-johnson

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   2. Add relevant education to your surgery scheduler resume

   Your resume's education section should include:

   • The name of your school
   • The date you graduated (Month, Year or Year are both appropriate)
   • The name of your degree

   If you graduated more than 15 years ago, you should consider dropping your graduation date to avoid age discrimination.

   Optional subsections for your education section include:

   • Academic awards (Dean's List, Latin honors, etc. )
   • GPA (if you're a recent graduate and your GPA was 3.5+)
   • Extra certifications
   • Academic projects (thesis, dissertation, etc. )

   Other tips to consider when writing your education section include:

   • If you're a recent graduate, you might opt to place your education section above your experience section
   • The more work experience you get, the shorter your education section should be
   • List your education in reverse chronological order, with your most recent and high-ranking degrees first
   • If you haven't graduated yet, you can include "Expected graduation date" to the entry for that school

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   Majors

   Health Care Administration

   19.1%

   Business

   17.3%

   Medical Assisting Services

   13.4%

   Nursing

   10.9%

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   Surgery Scheduler Resume Relevant Education Example #1

   Some College Courses In Medical Assisting Services 2003 - 2005

   Olympic College Bremerton, WA

   Surgery Scheduler Resume Relevant Education Example #2

   Master's Degree In Medical Assisting Services 2010 - 2011

   Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ

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   3. Next, create a surgery scheduler skills section on your resume

   Your resume's skills section should include the most important keywords from the job description, as long as you actually have those skills. If you haven't started your job search yet, you can look over resumes to get an idea of what skills are the most important.

   Here are some tips to keep in mind when writing your resume's skills section:

   • Include 6-12 skills, in bullet point form
   • List mostly hard skills; soft skills are hard to test
   • Emphasize the skills that are most important for the job

   Hard skills are generally more important to hiring managers because they relate to on-the-job knowledge and specific experience with a certain technology or process.

   Soft skills are also valuable, as they're highly transferable and make you a great person to work alongside, but they're impossible to prove on a resume.

   Example of skills to include on an surgery scheduler resume

   • Customer Service Skills.
      

     Customer service is the process of offering assistance to all the current and potential customers -- answering questions, fixing problems, and providing excellent service. The main goal of customer service is to build a strong relationship with the customers so that they keep coming back for more business.

   • Patient Care Skills.
      

     Patient care entails the diagnosis, recovery, and control of sickness as well as the maintenance of physical and emotional well-being through the use of healthcare providers' services. Patient care is described as services provided to patients by health practitioners or non-professionals under guidance.

   • Surgical Procedures Skills.
      

     Surgical procedures include the list of tasks that are done while doing surgery. Usually, a surgical procedure involves an incision with instruments, performed to repair damage or heal the disease in a living body. Surgical procedures are performed by trained individuals such as surgeons, doctors, and nurses.

   • Anesthesia Skills.
      

     Anesthesia is a treatment done to prevent or relieve the feeling of pain during a procedure like a tooth extraction, minor and major surgery, giving birth, and others. Typically, an anesthesiologist, doctors, nurses, and other health professionals use it. Depending on the so that their patients will be in a state of control or lose their sensation.

   • CPT Skills.
      

     CPT is a medical term that stands for Current Procedural Terminology. Whenever a procedure like surgery or diagnosis occurs or some other medical service is rendered to a patient, it is reported to the concerned physician, insurance company, or organization. The aforementioned practice is widely referred to as CPT.

   • Data Entry Skills.
      

     Data entry means entering data into a company's system with the help of a keyboard. A person responsible for entering data may also be asked to verify the authenticity of the data being entered. A person doing data entry must pay great attention to tiny details.

   • Phone Calls Skills.
      

     Phone calls are a wireless or wired connection made over a telephone or a mobile phone between two people. Two parties are involved in a phone call, the caller and the receiver. A caller dials the number of the one he wants to call, and the recipient hears a bell or a tune to which he picks up the call. The call establishes a connection between them through which they can communicate. The voice is converted into signals and is transmitted through wired or wireless technology.

   Top Skills for a Surgery Scheduler

   Patients, 26.2%
   Medical Terminology, 9.7%
   Customer Service, 8.9%
   Patient Care, 4.8%
   Other Skills, 50.4%
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   4. List your surgery scheduler experience

   The most important part of any resume for a surgery scheduler is the experience section. Recruiters and hiring managers expect to see your experience listed in reverse chronological order, meaning that you should begin with your most recent experience and then work backwards.

   Don't just list your job duties below each job entry. Instead, make sure most of your bullet points discuss impressive achievements from your past positions. Whenever you can, use numbers to contextualize your accomplishments for the hiring manager reading your resume.

   It's okay if you can't include exact percentages or dollar figures. There's a big difference even between saying "Managed a team of surgery schedulers" and "Managed a team of 6 surgery schedulers over a 9-month project. "

   Most importantly, make sure that the experience you include is relevant to the job you're applying for. Use the job description to ensure that each bullet point on your resume is appropriate and helpful.

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   Work History Example # 1

   Scheduler

   Front Desk

   • Created new patient files to include all required demographics, insuring that all charts followed government mandates and followed HIPAA regulations.
   • Learned HIPPA standards and ensured that these practices were followed.
   • Worked along with building managers to keep the operations fully staffed throughout the 7 day work week.
   • Analyzed and rectified operational shortfalls by bolstering communication and cross-training.
   • Reported daily to project managers and executive team on status of project and suggested improvements to scheduling and communications.

   Work History Example # 2

   Surgery Scheduler

   Johns Hopkins University

   • Ensured compliance with Medicare, JCAHO, American Academy of Neurological Diseases, and HIPAA regulations.
   • Triaged all patient calls and medical issues for 3 physicians.
   • Processed Insurance Claims for patients and families using ICD9 and CPT coding for surgical authorization.
   • Applied CPT surgical codes for surgeries and contacted insurance companies for surgical approval.
   • Learned the MDR (EMR) program to help maintain patient information in a database.

   Work History Example # 3

   Surgery Scheduler

   Cook Group

   • Processed, scheduled, and managed General Surgery, Urology, Orthopedic, Podiatry, and Gynecology surgical cases.
   • Assigned ICD-9-CM codes for medical billing.
   • Tracked thresholds and visits for patients per Medicare and Medicaid regulations.
   • Worked with the Finance Department to resolve payroll problems and issues.
   • Worked with surgery coordinators, nurses & anesthesia doctors.

   Work History Example # 4

   Insurance Clerk (Part-Time)

   Safeguard Properties Management

   • Used Outlook for emailing and calendar management and PowerPoint for presentation creation.
   • Handled and sorted packages that came from Amazon, FedEx, and UPS.
   • Assembled company's vendors and customers on QuickBooks pro 07.
   • Watched ICD, CPT, and HCFA codes.
   • Trained new employees on Medicaid, commercial, and billing when needed.

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   5. Highlight surgery scheduler certifications on your resume

   Specific surgery scheduler certifications can be a powerful tool to show employers you've developed the appropriate skills.

   If you have any of these certifications, make sure to put them on your surgery scheduler resume:

   1. Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA)
   2. Certified Billing and Coding Specialist (CBCS)
   3. Certified Personal Chef (CPC)
   4. Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (NHA)
   5. Certified Medical Office Manager (CMOM)
   6. Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
   7. Certified Medical Interpreter - Spanish (CMI)
   8. Word 2010 Certification
   9. Certified Medical Insurance Specialist (CMIS)
   10. Surgery

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   6. Finally, add an surgery scheduler resume summary or objective statement

   A resume summary statement consists of 1-3 sentences at the top of your surgery scheduler resume that quickly summarizes who you are and what you have to offer. The summary statement should include your job title, years of experience (if it's 3+), and an impressive accomplishment, if you have space for it.

   Remember to emphasize skills and experiences that feature in the job description.

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