OR Support Coordinator III

University of Rochester; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; Full time

Job summary

The University of Rochester is hiring an OR Support Coordinator III to ensure efficient patient care flow in the Operating Room. This role involves managing communications, triaging calls, and training staff while maintaining a strong customer service approach. The ideal candidate will have relevant educational qualifications, experience in a healthcare setting, and a commitment to upholding the university's principles of integrity and respect.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree with 3 years related work experience.
• Experience in an Emergency Department preferred.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision.

Responsibilities

• Liaison between staff in Operating Room, facilitating communication.
• Triage patient calls and assess clinical urgency.
• Support departmental activities and manage inventory.

Skills

Medical terminology

Customer service

Communication

Education

Associate's degree

Tools

PICIS

Flowcast

Job description

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As a community, the University of Rochester is defined by a deep commitment to Meliora - Ever Better. Embedded in that ideal are the values we share: equity, leadership, integrity, openness, respect, and accountability. Together, we will set the highest standards for how we treat each other to ensure our community is welcoming to all and is a place where all can thrive.

Job Location (Full Address):

601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14642

Opening

Worker Subtype:

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Department

500025 Surgical Support Services

Work Shift

UR - Rotating (United States of America)

Range

UR URCA 205 H

Compensation Range

$19.91 - $26.88

The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.

Responsibilities

GENERAL SUMMARY

Ensures the smooth, efficient patient care flow through all of Perioperative Services and the Operating Room. Facilitates work flow in the department by supporting Anesthesia clinical coordinators, charge nurses, surgeons and additional faculty and staff. Prioritizes critical patient cases and communication of emergency Operating Room changes and fluctuations. Ensures the timely and efficient functioning of this large and diverse suite of operating rooms and ectopic surgical locations through the flawless flow of communication.

Essential Functions

• Functions as the primary liaison between all levels of staff and faculty in and out of the Operating Room while demonstrating an elevated level of timely, efficient and diverse communication in a control desk of Operating Room and ectopic surgical locations. Maintains the White Board in collaboration with the Anesthesia Clinical Coordinator and Charge Nurse, with appropriate follow-through as necessary. Triages patient calls, assess the clinical urgency of every patient, and determines the appropriate action, while communicating all changes to necessary clinical staff and faculty. Maintains the manual Operating Room schedule to ensure an ever-present back up in the event of electrical or computer failure.
• Assesses and triages all Operating Room calls, pages, and STAT calls, books emergent cases and communicates and coordinates appropriate faculty and staff, including off-shifts and next-day cases. Initiates the printing and organizing of the next day’s patient call slips and wristbands.
• Serves as point person for handling complaints from patients, faculty, nursing, and anesthesiology. Answers incoming phone calls in the communications center, routing calls as appropriate. Provides support for departmental activities, including monitoring inventory of supplies and supply ordering, managing, stock forms and supplies, and requests from clinical staff.
• Coordinates daily efforts to edit and correct registration and billing errors during the full registration process. Identifies ways to reduce follow-up, repetitive, or corrective work. Utilizes EMR and scheduling software programs to facilitate workflow. Manages patient tracking system ensuring correct location of patients.
• Provides training to other staff on all aspects of department-specific work as a designated preceptor, including orientation to the department and hospital, registration process, and customer service. Acts as information resource for all departmental staff in regards to registration and work flow activities. Attends education programs for the department at the direction of supervisor and educates other staff.
• Performs other patient focused tasks. Assigns patient transports, disseminates tasks to PSAs, monitors pneumatic tube station and distributing contents, distributes scrubs, witnesses consent signatures, faxes charts, and pulls charts for QA audits or patient care follow up. Coordinates transportation for discharged or transferred patients as needed.
  
  

Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education & Experience

• Associate's degree and 3 years of related work experience required
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience in an Emergency Department setting preferred and
• 1 year in a position demonstrating the ability to work with minimum supervision and direct an office operation preferred and
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Medical terminology experience preferred
• Experience with PICIS and Flowcast preferred
• Ability to type accurately preferred
• Skills related to achievement of customer satisfaction preferred
• Ability to deal calmly but efficiently with medical professionals during life threatening situations preferred
• Maintain a strong customer service approach at all times, with the ability to handle diverse personalities preferred
  
  

The University of Rochester is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving an inclusive and welcoming culture to advance the University’s Mission to Learn, Discover, Heal, Create – and Make the World Ever Better. In support of our values and those of our society, the University is committed to not discriminating on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, military/veteran status, national origin, race, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law (Protected Characteristics). This commitment extends to non-discrimination in the administration of our policies, admissions, employment, access, and recruitment of candidates, for all persons consistent with our values and based on applicable law.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Higher Education

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