Operating Room Scheduling Coordinator

Medical City Healthcare; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support program

Paid time off & disability coverage

401(k) with matching (3%–9%)

Employee stock purchase plan

Tuition assistance and certification支

Job summary

Medical City Dallas is seeking an Operating Room Scheduling Coordinator to manage daily surgical procedure schedules and optimize OR resources. You will serve as the link among physician offices, OR staff, surgeons, anesthesiologists, nursing teams, and other administrative personnel to ensure smooth operations.

Role emphasizes accurate record-keeping, conflict resolution, and adherence to hospital policies, with potential for work-from-home after 4-6 months of training.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Previous experience in healthcare scheduling, preferably in a surgical or operating room setting.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and schedule surgical procedures, ensuring optimal use of operating room time and resources.
• Create a welcoming, professional environment while engaging with physician office staff, surgeons, anesthesiologists, nursing teams, and other healthcare professionals to verify schedules and efficiently resolve conflicts.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of surgical schedules, patient information, and operating room utilization.
• Monitor and adjust schedules as needed to accommodate emergencies, cancellations, and changes in patient status.
• Proactively identify scheduling conflicts or inefficiencies, communicate with the relevant parties to facilitate resolutions, and implement best practices to streamline workflow.
• Attend and contribute to daily 5 Day Look-Ahead meetings to ensure any issues are addressed including preventing cancellations and delays.
• Ensure compliance with hospital policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements related to operating room scheduling.
• Provide administrative support to the surgical services department, including data entry, report generation, and record keeping.
• Participate in departmental meetings and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Healthcare scheduling

Surgical scheduling

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as an Operating Room Scheduling Coordinator? At Medical City Dallas, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to 300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Schedule: Day Shift

Potential Opportunity for Work from Home after 4-6 months of training.

Must live in the Dallas, TX area.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Operating Room Scheduling Coordinator is responsible for managing and coordinating the daily schedules of surgical procedures in the operating room. This role ensures optimal utilization of operating room resources, maintains accurate records, and collaborates with surgical teams to provide efficient and effective patient care. This role is the central link between physician office staff, operating room staff, surgeons, anesthesiologists, nursing teams, surgical vendor teams, and other administrative personnel.

In this role you will:

• Coordinate and schedule surgical procedures, ensuring optimal use of operating room time and resources.
• Create a welcoming, professional environment while engaging with physician office staff, surgeons, anesthesiologists, nursing teams, and other healthcare professionals to verify schedules and efficiently resolve conflicts.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of surgical schedules, patient information, and operating room utilization.
• Monitor and adjust schedules as needed to accommodate emergencies, cancellations, and changes in patient status.
• Proactively identify scheduling conflicts or inefficiencies, communicate with the relevant parties to facilitate resolutions, and implement best practices to streamline workflow.
• Attend and contribute to daily 5 Day Look-Ahead meetings to ensure any issues are addressed including preventing cancellations and delays.
• Ensure compliance with hospital policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements related to operating room scheduling.
• Provide administrative support to the surgical services department, including data entry, report generation, and record keeping.
• Participate in departmental meetings and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Previous experience in healthcare scheduling, preferably in a surgical or operating room setting.

Benefits

Medical City Dallas, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the Worlds Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated 3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.