Administrative Skills, Anesthesiology, Basic Life Support (BLS), Clinical Medicine, High School Diploma, Hospital, Medical Office, Medical Records, Nursing, Organizational Skills, Schedule Development, Surgical Procedures
Job Responsibilities
- Maintain a professional relationship with physicians, their office staff, co-workers and other hospital personnel.
- Schedule surgical procedures with the anesthesiologist, physician, their office or through the nursing units within the hospital according to the limitation of the hospital and/or anesthesia and surgery capacity.
- Facilitate briefs, huddles and debriefs when necessary.
- Actively scan and assess situational elements to gain information, understanding, or maintain awareness to support functioning of the team.
- Identify and obtain necessary information about the patient for scheduling purposes.
- Enter and review operating room charges into electronic system.
- Monitor physician preference cards for noted changes and submit to the designated coordinator.
- Identify additional resources needed for procedures and communicate this information to the necessary team members as soon as possible.
- Precept additional staff members in the operations of the scheduling office when necessary.
- Verifies information that is communicated and seek information from all available resources.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education Requirements
- Minimum: High school diploma or equivalent
- Preferred: Certified Surgical Technologist
Experience Requirements
- Minimum: Two (2) years of clinical surgical tech experience
- Preferred: combination of administrative and clinical experience
License/Certification Requirements
- BLS (American Heart Association)