EMR-Savvy Surgical Preference Card Coordinator

Townsen Memorial; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental plans

Vision plan

Employee Assistance Program

Disability Insurance

Life with AD&D

401(k) with vesting

PTO + Holidays

Job summary

Townsen Memorial Hospital – West seeks a full-time Preference Card Coordinator – CST to join our team. You will develop and maintain surgical preference cards in the EMR, translating surgeon requirements into precise documentation of supplies, implants, and equipment.

You’ll work with surgeons and staff to secure approvals and ensure accurate card content for efficient OR planning. The role emphasizes accuracy, process improvement, and collaboration across departments, with responsibilities

Qualifications

• Knowledge of surgical procedures, medical terminology, instrumentation, supplies, implants, and equipment.
• Knowledge of preference card workflows and procedure-specific resource requirements.
• Ability to interpret and translate surgeon and procedure requirements into accurate preference card documentation.
• Knowledge of inventory management, supply utilization, and resource-planning practices.
• Ability to use electronic medical record and preference card management systems.
• Strong attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with surgeons, clinical staff, vendors, materials management, sterile processing, and finance personnel.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and respond to changing procedural needs.
• Ability to identify workflow inefficiencies and recommend process improvements.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Outlook, and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Creates, builds, reviews, updates, and maintains surgical preference cards within the EMR.
• Translates approved surgeon and procedure requirements into documentation of supplies, instrumentation, implants, and equipment needs.
• Collaborates with surgeons and clinical staff to clarify requested changes and obtain approvals.
• Conducts routine reviews to correct outdated or incomplete preference card information.
• Standardizes content and terminology per documentation standards.
• Maintains documentation of additions, revisions, and review dates.
• Communicates changes to affected departments and team members.
• Investigates and corrects discrepancies within the EMR.
• Works with materials management and sterile processing to resolve issues.
• Participates in process improvement initiatives for cards, inventory and workflow.
• Provides staff education regarding preference card processes and system changes.
• Performs other related tasks as needed.

Skills

Surgical knowledge

Preference card workflows

Documentation translation

Inventory & planning

EMR systems

Attention to detail

Organization & problem solving

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Multitasking

Process improvement

MS Office

Education

NBSTSA/NCCT certification

US Armed Forces training program in surgical tech

One year OR/clinical supply chain experience

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Townsen Memorial Hospital – West seeks a full-time Preference Card Coordinator – CST to join our team. You will develop and maintain surgical preference cards in the EMR, translating surgeon requirements into precise documentation of supplies, implants, and equipment.

You’ll work with surgeons and staff to secure approvals and ensure accurate card content for efficient OR planning. The role emphasizes accuracy, process improvement, and collaboration across departments, with responsibilities