Operating Room Scheduling Coordinator

Medical City Healthcare; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) Match

Tuition assistance

Wellbeing support

Paid time off

Job summary

Medical City Fort Worth, part of HCA Healthcare, seeks an Operating Room Scheduling Coordinator to manage daily surgical schedules, ensure optimal OR utilization, and maintain accurate records while collaborating with physician offices, surgeons, anesthesiologists and nursing teams to support patient care.

This on-site position runs Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, requires effective communication and problem solving to resolve scheduling conflicts, accommodate emergencies, and

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Experience in healthcare scheduling, preferably in surgery or OR settings.

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

Scheduling coordination

Healthcare scheduling

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Do you have the career opportunities as an Operating Room Scheduling Coordinator you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Medical City Fort Worth which is part of the nations leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00AM-5:00PM

This position is on-site at Medical City Fort Worth.

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 Fort Worth, 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.

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