Operating Room Control Desk Lead — Day Shift

UMass Memorial Medical Group; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus

Job summary

UMass Memorial Health in Worcester, MA, seeks an experienced OR Scheduling Specialist who coordinates cases, monitors starts, and ensures smooth communication among surgeons, anesthesia, nursing, and sterile processing teams.

The role requires a BSN, MA RN license, CNOR, and 3+ years in an OR. This is a day-shift, full-time position with a possible signing bonus and a generous benefits package.

Qualifications

• BSN degree and valid Massachusetts RN license.
• CNOR credentialing.
• BLS/CPR certification.
• Minimum 3 years OR experience.
• Strong communication and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Constructs assignments in conjunction with the OR Service Group Managers based on patient, surgeon, and anesthesiology requirements.
• Monitors on-time case starts for both elective and assigned urgent/emergent cases.
• Maintains active communication among surgeons, anesthesiology staff, nursing staff, sterile processing staff, and other ancillary departments, ensuring schedule progression and issue resolution.
• Works to maintain the daily elective schedule as planned by implementing accurate schedule plans and a pre-established means of addressing urgent and emergent schedule access.
• Proactively reviews future schedules (next day, three days, and one week in advance) with the scheduler to address the need for scheduling adjustments and coordinates advanced schedule situations with respective OR Service Group Managers and Anesthesiologists.

Skills

Leadership potential

Interpersonal communication

Decision making

Conflict resolution

Computer systems knowledge

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Massachusetts Registered Nurse License

Certified Nurse in the Operating Room (CNOR)

Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR)

Job description

UMass Memorial Health in Worcester, MA, seeks an experienced OR Scheduling Specialist who coordinates cases, monitors starts, and ensures smooth communication among surgeons, anesthesia, nursing, and sterile processing teams.

The role requires a BSN, MA RN license, CNOR, and 3+ years in an OR. This is a day-shift, full-time position with a possible signing bonus and a generous benefits package.