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Columbia University

Scheduling Coordinator

Columbia University, New York, New York, us, 10261


Job Type: Officer of Administration

Bargaining Unit:

Regular/Temporary: Regular

End Date if Temporary:

Hours Per Week: 35

Standard Work Schedule:

Building:

Salary Range: $67,000 - $75,000

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.Position Summary

Reporting to Physician Schedulers and Department Leadership, the Scheduling Coordinator works closely and collaboratively with faculty leadership to support and improve administrative and operational functions within the Department of Emergency Medicine. The Scheduling Coordinator obtains provider availability on a quarterly and daily basis to complete the shift schedules for Emergency Medicine sites. Individual must have acute attention to detail, and ability to cultivate relationships to deliver high level customer service in a fast-paced environment. Subject to business needs, we may support flexible and hybrid work arrangements.

Responsibilities

Scheduling

Educates providers on scheduling protocols and guidelines

Generates provider reports on annual clinical/scholarly/administrative hours

Performs scheduling maintenance, daily edits, posts announcements, and provides reports to administration as requested.

Requests and applies provider availability on a quarterly and daily basis to complete the shift schedules for four Emergency Medicine sites

Plans, organizes, and prioritizes tasks and schedule to meet critical deadlines

Troubleshoots and resolves daily and future staffing concerns

Reconciles and tracks work hours for all clinicians and submits information to payroll for processing

Responds in a timely manner to provider inquiries, scheduling changes and maintains confidential and sensitive information

Utilizes and demonstrates in-depth working knowledge of departmental scheduling system Shift Admin to input, maintain and publish quarterly provider clinical shift schedules

Collaborates with Human Resources to develop and present provider and staff onboarding education to the scheduling system, and system access

Collaborates with Research and Finance Divisions to maintain master schedule and provide reports

Acts as primary communication liaison between physicians, hospitals, and clinical staff to ensure cases are effectively coordinate and successfully complete

Administrative Support

Provides administrative support to the department leadership

Resolves problems independently, drafts correspondence, coordinates and assists in gathering information, using sound judgment in determining priorities

Provides accurate responses to inquiries with appropriate follow-up

Maintains calendar and coordinates and schedules appointments, meetings, and conferences

Manages or redirects contacts and communications not requiring the immediate and attention of the Department Leadership

Organizes and manages special projects of varying size and scope for the Administrator's office including Department-wide programs and initiative

Cross covers for other administrative staff and performs other duties as needed

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in education and experience, plus three years of relevant administrative experience

Required Skills/Abilities

Proven ability to interact with all levels of faculty and staff and ability to develop strong relationships through email, text and phone

Acute attention to detail

Ability to exercise excellent judgment and diplomacy in all interactions

Ability to prioritize work and possess professional sense of accountability.

Ability to show independent thinking, analysis and problem solving capabilities

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Must be able to accurately handle diverse projects and a large volume of detailed work simultaneously

Proficiency in business software applications (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and comfortable with new technologies and software.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.