Surgery Scheduler

Job Responsibilities

• Maintain a professional relationship with physicians, their office staff, co-workers and other hospital personnel.
• Schedule surgical procedures with the anesthesiologist, physician, their office or through the nursing units within the hospital according to the limitation of the hospital and/or anesthesia and surgery capacity.
• Facilitate briefs, huddles and debriefs when necessary.
• Actively scan and assess situational elements to gain information, understanding, or maintain awareness to support functioning of the team.
• Identify and obtain necessary information about the patient for scheduling purposes.
• Enter and review operating room charges into electronic system.
• Monitor physician preference cards for noted changes and submit to the designated coordinator.
• Identify additional resources needed for procedures and communicate this information to the necessary team members as soon as possible.
• Precept additional staff members in the operations of the scheduling office when necessary.
• Verifies information that is communicated and seek information from all available resources.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education Requirements

• Minimum: High school diploma or equivalent
• PREFERRED: Certified Surgical Technologist

Experience Requirements

• Minimum: Two (2) years of clinical surgical tech experience
• PREFERRED: Combination of administrative and clinical experience

Licenses/Certifications

• BLS (American Heart Association)