Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is Louisiana’s leading cancer care organization, caring for more patients each year than any other facility in the region. And with strategic hospital and physician partnerships, we are delivering on our mission to improve survivorship and lessen the burden of cancer.

Mary Bird Perkins and its partners work together to provide state-of-the-art treatments and unparalleled collaborative, comprehensive cancer services. This culture of innovation helps attract the best cancer minds in the country, from expert physicians and highly specialized scientists to forward-thinking leaders in supportive care and other disciplines.

Together, with our hospital and physician partners, we are one-hundred percent focused on cancer care.

Why Join Us? We are looking for talented and highly-motivated individuals who demonstrate a natural desire to support the meaningful work of community oncologists and the patients we serve.

Job Description:

SCOPE: Coordinates the scheduling of patient’s clinic appointments. These appointments will consist predominately of lab visits, physician or mid-level visits and external referrals or procedures. Will manage new patient referrals, schedule diagnostics & scans, as well as PET scan scheduling.

FUNCTIONS:
1. Accurately schedule patient appointments, diagnostics, & scans in a professional, courteous and timely manner.
2. Coordinate the intake of all patient referrals (outpatient and inpatient).
3. Serves as a resource for all staff, as well as a liaison between physicians and other facilities.
4. Backup Medical Assistants as needed
 

QUALIFICATIONS:

High School diploma or equivalent required

Bachelor’s Degree preferred

2 years’ of scheduling in a clinical setting required; Oncology experience a plus

Knowledge of medical terminology required