Registered Nurse (Operating Room Scheduler)

Job Title

RN OR Scheduler

Duties

The RN OR Scheduler demonstrates leadership and technical skills that are characterized by continuous responsibility and accountability for integrated programs/processes that cross service and/or discipline to provide surgical care to patients. Uses the nursing process and evidence-based practice to collaborate with the surgical team and patients to ensure continuity of care. The primary role is to manage the operating room scheduling process, maximizing room utilization, manage surgical block time. The OR Nurse Scheduler coordinates multiple internal and external phases of development of the Mastery Surgery Schedule on a daily basis. This is a complex process requiring in-depth review of requests, alignment of procedure times based on historical case statistics, coordination of requests for equipment and supplies with Sterile Processing Service (SPS), Prosthetics, for implants, and interfacing with required ancillary support departments. Incumbent inputs data for scheduling cases into Surgical Software Package and makes the necessary changes. The OR scheduler is the nexus of surgeons, anesthesia providers, and nursing, thus requiring extensive experience and skill in working among these three departments. The position incumbent will utilize analytical skills to match the demand for OR time by the various surgical sections within the available staffed operating room times. Act as a resource person to residents and fellows regarding operating room scheduling policies and procedures. The OR Nurse Scheduler acts as the patient advocate and answers patient inquiries and resolves patient concerns, collaborates with specialty clinic coordinators, Operating Room (OR) staff, anesthesia providers, and adjunct providers as needed to ensure complete preparation for the surgical patient. Fundamental experience with the situations in which they are ultimately expected to perform, integrating theoretical concepts, basic critical thinking skills, and technically skilled practice.

Benefits

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards

Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 0730-1600

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

US Department of Veterans Affairs