[Hiring] Perioperative Operations Coordinator @UnityPoint Health

Role Description

We are seeking a Perioperative Operations Coordinator to join our team at UnityPoint Health! The System Perioperative Operations Coordinator safeguards the accuracy and integrity of surgical supply and implant charges across all UnityPoint Health perioperative sites.

• Working at the intersection of Epic (OpTime/Cupid), the supply chain ERP system, and perioperative clinical operations.
• Identifies and corrects charge, supply-record, and implant-documentation errors before they affect revenue, the patient record, or compliance.
• Recognizes when a supply or implant record change alters the clinical meaning of a documented device.
• Coordinates corrections with site informatics teams system-wide.
• Recovers missed and over-stated charges through structured audits (daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly).
• Reports to the System Director, Perioperative Operations, and serves as a system-level bridge connecting supply-chain and charge activity to perioperative operational and financial performance.

Qualifications

• Education:
  • Required: Associate's Degree in a healthcare, health information, informatics, business, or related field. An Associate's Degree in Nursing (ADN) or nursing diploma from an accredited school of nursing is also accepted.
  • Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, healthcare informatics, health information management, or a related field.
• Experience:
  • Required: 4 years of Epic experience, including OpTime, Cupid, or related perioperative and charge modules.
  • Required: Demonstrated working knowledge of the perioperative environment, including surgical supplies, implants, instrumentation, and operative documentation.
  • Required: Experience with supply chain ERP systems and their interface to the electronic health record.
  • Preferred: Experience with charge integrity, revenue integrity, charge capture, or charge master functions.
  • Preferred: Demonstrated experience auditing or reconciling clinical, supply, or charge data across multiple facilities.
• Licenses/Certifications:
  • Required: Certified in Dependent Adult Abuse and Child Abuse Mandatory Reporter (within 90 days of hire).
  • Preferred: CNOR Certification.
  • Preferred: Epic Certification.
  • Preferred: RN License.

Requirements

• Conducts routine audits (daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly) of surgical supply and implant charges across all perioperative sites.
• Reviews cost-change and item master updates, validates changes against the electronic health record and supply chain ERP source data.
• Analyzes and reconciles usage reports, including historical data back to item creation.
• Reviews implant description and classification changes to evaluate clinical meaning or billing implications.
• Collaborates with site informatics teams to coordinate and track corrections.
• Performs monthly audits of special-units billing for HCPCS-coded items.
• Interprets manufacturer specifications to determine accurate billable units.
• Audits newly created supply records to ensure accuracy of charge codes, HCPCS assignment, and pricing.
• Serves as the system-wide point of contact for supply and implant charge inquiries.
• Submits, monitors, and follows through on supply maintenance requests.
• Supports the System Director of Perioperative Operations by analyzing and linking supply, charge, and clinical documentation data.
• Represents perioperative clinical and operational requirements in enterprise system implementations.
• Contributes to system-wide perioperative operations, charge integrity initiatives, and analytical efforts.
• May provide support to adjacent procedural areas and participate in related initiatives.
• Collaborates with Charge Master, Revenue Cycle, Supply Chain, and site Informatics teams to resolve issues.
• Advocates for and acts as an agent of change within the organization.
• Provides effective and timely communication of issue status to key stakeholders.

Benefits

• Paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching, and an employee recognition program.
• Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability, and more.
• Pet insurance for your four-legged family members.
• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay.
• Tuition reimbursement to help further your career.
• Adoption assistance to help you grow your family.
• Support and development opportunities to deliver an exceptional employment experience.