Surgery Scheduler

Job Description Summary Scheduler receives requests from surgical service lines to schedule procedures and schedules the procedure according to established guidelines. Responsible for ensuring all necessary resources are available for surgical date.

Entity Medical University Hospital Authority MUHA

Worker Type Employee

Worker Sub-Type Regular

Cost Center CC000694 CHS - Surgery Trauma Main

Pay Rate Type Hourly

Pay Grade Health-23

Scheduled Weekly Hours 40

Work Shift Job Description Scheduler receives requests from surgical service lines to schedule procedures and schedules the procedure according to established guidelines. Responsible for ensuring all necessary resources are available for surgical date.

Additional Job Description Education: High School Degree or Equivalent Work Experience: 3 years

Physical Requirements Mobility & Posture

• Standing: Continuous
• Sitting: Continuous
• Walking: Continuous
• Climbing stairs: Infrequent
• Working indoors: Continuous
• Working outdoors temperature extremes: Infrequent
• Working from elevated areas: Frequent
• Working in confined/cramped spaces: Frequent
• Kneeling: Infrequent
• Bending at the waist: Continuous
• Twisting at the waist: Frequent
• Squatting: Frequent

Manual Dexterity & Strength

• Pinching operations: Frequent
• Gross motor use fingers/hands: Continuous
• Firm grasping fingers/hands: Continuous
• Fine manipulation fingers/hands: Continuous
• Reaching overhead: Frequent
• Reaching in all directions: Continuous
• Repetitive motion hands/wrists/elbows/shoulders: Continuous
• Full use of both legs: Continuous

Balance & coordination lower extremities

• Frequent

Lifting & Force Requirements

• Lift/carry 50 lbs. unassisted: Infrequent
• Lift/lower 50 lbs. from floor to 36": Infrequent
• Lift up to 25 lbs. overhead: Infrequent
• Exert up to 50 lbs. of force: Frequent

Examples

• Transfer 100 lb. non-ambulatory patient: 50 lbs. force
• Push 400 lb. patient in wheelchair on carpet: 20 lbs. force
• Push patient stretcher one-handed: 25 lbs. force

Vision & Sensory

• Maintain corrected vision 20/40 one or both eyes: Continuous
• Recognize objects near/far: Continuous
• Color discrimination: Continuous
• Depth/perception: Continuous
• Peripheral vision: Continuous
• Hearing acuity with correction: Continuous
• Tactile sensory function: Continuous
• Gross motor with fine motor coordination: Continuous
• Selected Positions:
• Olfactory smell function: Continuous
• Respirator use qualification: Continuous

Work Environment & Conditions

• Effective stress management: Continuous
• Rotating shifts: Frequent
• Overtime as required: Frequent
• Latex-safe environment: Continuous

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals you will enjoy your career with us.

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