OR Surgical Technologist Scheduler-Full-Time Days

About the role

Responsible for scheduling patients for surgery and producing daily schedules for surgical areas. Responsibilities include entering and updating data, as well as monitoring, verifying and confirming final schedules. Major Job Functions The following is a summary of the major essential functions of this job. The incumbent may perform other duties, both major and minor, that are not mentioned below. In addition, specific functions may change from time to time: Extracts patient demographic data from surgical information sheets or phone notifications and inputs into operating room scheduling system Monitors schedules for missing specialty service appointments and discrepancies in type of room and equipment assigned for specific procedures and contacts appropriate service to confirm or resolve Determines the order in which the patients are scheduled, by reviewing procedures, time needed, ancillary resource availability, surgeon block, etc. and schedules cases in accordance with policy Adjust operating room schedules according to written guidelines and/or verbal communications and if necessary, communicates changes to surgeon's offices and others Communicates the need for special instruments, supplies and equipment to Operating Room personnel Schedules pre-admission appointments when case is scheduled and informs the physician office of date/time Works with Management to make any recommendations for potential database maintenance in computerized scheduling system Other duties as assigned