Patient Procedure Scheduler-Urology Full Time Days
Posted Sep 21, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Full time, forty hours, primarily on the Lake Forest Hospital campus. How does that fit your life?
What they are checking: Honest fit with the hours and location the posting states.
Tell me about a time your checking caught a mistake before it reached the patient.
What they are checking: A scheduling error in surgery has real consequences, so accuracy is the whole job.
What would you do
How do you talk to a patient about a procedure they find embarrassing?
What they are checking: Urology patients often do, and the scheduler is the first voice they hear.
How do you tell a patient what they will owe?
What they are checking: The posting names informing patients of their financial responsibilities.
A surgeon's schedule changes and several patients are affected. What do you do?
What they are checking: The commonest emergency in surgical scheduling, and the order of calls matters.
How do you make sure a patient actually understands their pre-operative instructions?
What they are checking: The posting names providing surgical and procedural information and instructions.
The role is split across sites during the week. How would you keep track of where things stand?
What they are checking: The posting states the week is split, and continuity is the practical risk.
About the work
Walk me through scheduling a surgical case from the order to the confirmed date.
What they are checking: The posting names registering and scheduling surgical and pre-operative procedures as the core.
Walk me through obtaining a pre-certification when the insurer is slow.
What they are checking: The posting names obtaining or facilitating pre-certification as required.
How do you keep a surgical calendar accurate when changes arrive all day?
What they are checking: The posting names maintaining calendars and schedules related to procedures.
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