Surgery Scheduler III

Job description

Schedule surgeries and procedures for the operating room, endoscopy, and anesthesia departments and act as liaison between physicians and staff to insure accurate scheduling. Systems utilized include custom operating room computer software Op-Time, hospital EPIC system and ICD9 verification system. General Duties: Schedules elective and urgent cases appropriately via telephone and fax from physicians, physicians offices and hospital staff Schedules surgical cases in B - level suites, Urology suites, Urodynamic suite, Special Procedure suite, Gynecology suites and Endoscopy suites. Schedules within guidelines unique to each surgical service including availability of specialty suites, resources and equipment, other department support and physician preferences. Keep track of unavailable equipment: Schedule procedure lengths according to request and utilization of expert knowledge of case times. Schedule procedure matched to appropriate physician preference card utilizing medical knowledge and physician file. Gather appropriate information of new procedures so new cards can be created. Utilize comment field and key for communication to assist surgical team in case preparation and patie...