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

License/Certification Requirements

• BLS (American Heart Association)