OR Scheduling & Admissions Specialist

Mount Sinai Health System; United States; On-site; USD 71,635,000 - 81,278,000; Part time

Job summary

Mount Sinai Health System in the United States seeks a per diem Utilization Review Specialist to coordinate scheduling of surgical admissions, pre-admission testing, and operating room procedures. Collaborating with the Nurse Manager, this role helps identify cases requiring pre-admission screening or have admission criteria concerns.

Responsibilities include updating OR schedules, arranging call-team coverage for weekends/holidays, maintaining surgical volume statistics, and ensuring smooth

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of healthcare administrative experience.
• HS or GED required.
• Epic experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate OR schedule updates with surgeons.
• Schedule, cancel, and adjust OR bookings.
• Arrange call-team coverage for weekends/holidays.
• Maintain surgical volume statistics.
• Foster a customer-friendly environment and assist with admissions and pre-testing.
• Coordinate elective/urgent admissions and OR time.
• Check physician delineation of privileges.
• Verify procedures in scheduling system for time and equipment.
• Collect patient demographics for admission and pre-admission reservation.
• Arrange pre-testing appointments when required.
• Advise staff on hospital policies.
• Request pre-certification numbers from physicians.
• Rotate to OR scheduling productions for 24-hour schedule changes.

Skills

Healthcare scheduling

Customer service

Communication

Education

HS/GED Degree

Tools

Epic

Job description

Mount Sinai Health System in the United States seeks a per diem Utilization Review Specialist to coordinate scheduling of surgical admissions, pre-admission testing, and operating room procedures. Collaborating with the Nurse Manager, this role helps identify cases requiring pre-admission screening or have admission criteria concerns.

Responsibilities include updating OR schedules, arranging call-team coverage for weekends/holidays, maintaining surgical volume statistics, and ensuring smooth