OR Booking Clerk (FH)

Job description

Job Description Performs a variety of clerical duties relating to surgical case scheduling in support of the Operating Room department. Job Responsibility: *ADA Essential Functions - * Performs a variety of clerical duties relating to surgical case scheduling including, but not limited to: - Receives telephone requests from Physicians, House Staff and Chief of Services to schedule surgeries. - Reviews Operating Room (OR) schedule to determine available times.Schedules surgeries in accordance with established guidelines concerning length of procedure, conference schedules, staffing, anesthesiology, instrumentation, etc. - Makes modifications to OR schedule Contacts Physicians, House Staff, Chiefs of Services and various departments to communicate of time changes, booking confirmations, etc. - Maximizes OR utilization by communicating all available OR time slots to surgeons in an effort to maximize OR utilization. - * Performs additional clerical duties to support department including, but not limited to: - Prepares listing of next day surgical cases and forwards to Admitting Office to obtain patient room numbers.Posts room numbers on surgical schedule. - Contacts Anesthesiology Depa...