OR Scheduler

Surgery Partners, Inc; Lubbock (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Scheduling

No mandatory overtime

Job summary

Lubbock Heart & Surgical Hospital is seeking an OR Scheduler to join the team in Lubbock, TX. You will enter and verify orders, coordinate surgical schedules with nurses, physicians, and anesthesia, and maintain accurate records in a confidential patient database.

Ideal candidates have a high school diploma or GED and 1–2 years of healthcare scheduling experience. The role offers full-time hours, day shift, and opportunities for development within a family‑oriented hospital focused on quality

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• 1–2 years’ experience as a unit secretary or scheduler in healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Enter orders and verify prints; request nursing services, equipment, and tests.
• Coordinate OR scheduling with Charge Nurse, OR Director, Anesthesia and physicians.
• Collect and maintain departmental stats (delays, overtime graphs).
• Answer phones, relay messages, and route to the right staff.
• Assess needs and notify appropriate staff.
• Maintain patient records securely and confidentially.
• Post each procedure daily in the patient database.
• Ensure confidentiality of patient information.
• Coordinate with health‑care team as needed.
• Share daily schedule with Charge Nurse/Director of OR and Anesthesia.

Skills

Healthcare scheduling

Records management

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

JOIN OUR TEAM!!

Are you looking to be one of the team? To be part of the family and not just another number? Are you looking for a positive work environment where teamwork and diversity are key? We value your contributions. Every role in our hospital has an impact on each of our patients. We work hard to make sure our employees love their work here. Many have been with us from the very beginning. Because we’re physician-owned, we understand the value of having a well-trained, well-resourced staff. When it comes to procedural healthcare, experience matters. Lubbock Heart & Surgical Hospital is committed to providing better outcomes for our employees!

• Great Benefits – Medical, Vision, Dental, PTO & 401K
• Individually Tailored 6-12 Week Orientation
• Opportunities for Advancement
• Career Ladder for RNs, LVNs, & CSTs
• Consumer discounts through Perks
• Family Atmosphere
• Opportunity for Multi-Unit Training
• Free CEUs through Cornerstone, our online training system

We are looking for a dedicated OR Scheduler like you to join our Lubbock Heart team.

What You Will Do In This Role

• Enter orders into computer, verifies printout and inputs verified orders to request nursing services, equipment and diagnostic and laboratory tests and procedures.
• Coordinate OR procedure scheduling with Charge Nurse/OR Director, Anesthesia and physician’s offices.
• Coordinate with Director to collect and maintain departmental stats; i.e., “time delays and overtime graphs”.
• Receive incoming phone calls, takes messages and relays messages, transfers call to appropriate staff to meet patient/staff needs.
• Make assessments of requested needs based on knowledge of situation and provides or notifies appropriate individual.
• Assist in maintaining patient medical records in a secure, orderly and confidential manner.
• Accurately post each procedure daily in patient database.
• Maintain confidentiality of all patient information.
• Communicate with members of the health care team and other appropriate parties as necessary in the delivery of services.
• Communicate daily schedule with Charge Nurse and/or Director of Operating Room and Anesthesia. Obtains information necessary for case scheduling from physician offices. Coordinates request of all involved to facilitate development of daily surgery schedule.

What Qualifications You Will Need

• High school diploma or GED.
• 1 – 2 years’ experience demonstrating responsibility as a unit secretary or scheduler experience in a healthcare setting.

Your Shift: Full Time 7am-3:30pm

LHSH Incentives

• Flexible Scheduling
• No mandatory overtime

Lubbock Heart & Surgical Hospital specializes in the care of cardiac, orthopedic, nephrology, urology, and general medical patients. We are also a highly active inpatient center mainly centered on surgical procedures that include cardiothoracic, orthopedic, urology, and general surgery. We have a 24-hour Emergency Department with 5 fully equipped ED rooms, 4 fully operating OR rooms, 4 cardiac catherization labs with 1 electrophysiology room, 11-day surgery rooms, 58 acute care beds spread over three units, and 16 cardiac critical care rooms. We pride ourselves on giving the best overall care possible to our patients and on our family style atmosphere that includes everyone: patients and their families, physicians, and our employees.