OR Scheduling Coordinator

St. Joseph Hospital

If you are looking for a great place to grow your career at a community hospital focused on excellent patient experience and nursing excellence, St. Joseph Hospital, a member of Catholic Health, may be what you are seeking. We offer career advancement, a rich tuition reimbursement program, medical benefits, a generous pension plan, 403B for retirement and PTO plan. Join us and Long Live Long Island where we care for Every Patient, Every Time.

Located in Bethpage, St. Joseph Hospital that provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient medical, critical care and surgical services. Its Emergency Department cares for approximately 33,000 patients a year. Other vital services include an Ambulatory Surgery Unit, The Center for Sleep Medicine, Hyperbaric and Wound Healing Center, CHS Cancer Center, The Center for Speech and Swallowing Disorders, Diabetes Education Center and a full scope of outpatient radiology services, including Cardiac CT.

Job Details

Under the direction of the OR Director of Nursing, the OR scheduler functions as the coordinator for the scheduling of all elective OR procedures, endoscopy procedures, PICC lines, special Radiology procedures, and to communicate with Dr.'s offices for the scheduling of such procedures.

• Schedules all elective surgical procedures
• Obtains and enters all necessary booking information from person requesting surgical time and notifies ancillary departments, as necessary.
• Ensure that the block time schedule is updated and maintained as set by management
• Allows adequate time for procedure according to physicians request and based upon profile.
• Follows established guidelines for scheduling the number of rooms on a given day.
• Attempts to minimize downtime of rooms between cases
• Follows procedures for case cancellation
• Prepares tentative schedule
• Prepares final version of OR schedule for the following day
• Prepares and posts surgery schedule on P drive
• Communicates any changes affecting the next days schedule to Nurse in charge
• Maintains surgical log. Compiles statistics and distributes reports as specified
• Is proficient in using I.P.
• Responsible for observing prescribed standards for confidentiality of records deliberations and decisions made by the Operating Room/Recovery Room administrative staff.
• Assists in special projects as assigned by OR Nursing Leadership or designee
• Provides communication to Nursing Leadership on problems or concerns in the area of responsibility
• Always promotes positive relations when interacting with Dr.'s Office practices
• Performs other job-related duties as directed
• Coordinates with Radiology as to their needs in OR for procedures

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED; College degree desired.
• Excellent clerical skills,
• Computer skills
• Previous booking experience preferred,
• Medical terminology

Posted Salary Range

USD $30.00 - USD $34.00 /Hr.

The salary range or rate listed does not include any differential pay or other forms of compensation that may be applicable to this job and it does not include the value of benefits.

At Catholic Health, we believe in a people-first approach. In addition to the estimated base pay provided, employees are eligible for generous benefits packages, generous tuition assistance, a defined benefit pension plan, and a culture that supports professional and educational growth