Perioperative Scheduler

CommonSpirit Health; Westminster (CO); Presencial; USD 52.000 - 68.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

St. Anthony North Hospital in Westminster, CO is seeking a Perioperative Scheduler to coordinate surgical and anesthesia procedures, ensuring efficient use of resources and adherence to guidelines.

You will collect and update patient and procedural data, print and distribute schedules, and maintain statistics while performing data entry. Strong communication with patients, providers, and the surgical team is essential.

Formación

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Three (3) years of experience in a healthcare setting.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Previous surgical scheduling experience preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Coordinates surgical and pre-admissions testing schedules for the perioperative department.
• Assigns anesthesia according to patient, surgeon, and insurance needs.
• Prints and distributes schedules.
• Obtains pertinent information to properly schedule procedures and prevent delays.
• Makes sound judgments when scheduling complex, highly technical procedures.
• Manages issues from daily operational changes (add-ons, delays, emergencies) and multi-tasks under pressure.
• Communicates with patients, physicians, anesthesia, surgery staff, and other departments in a professional manner.
• Schedules procedures efficiently using available resources to minimize delays.

Educación

High School Diploma/G.E.D

Descripción del empleo

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Perioperative Scheduler, you will coordinate surgical and anesthesia procedures in alignment with established guidelines, ensuring efficient use of available resources. You will obtain and update patient and procedural information, print and distribute schedules, and maintain relevant statistical data, all while performing computer data entry and retrieval.

Every day, you will uphold strong interpersonal and customer service skills, facilitating seamless communication between patients, providers, and the surgical team. Your attention to detail and commitment to comprehensive scheduling will be crucial for delivering a positive patient experience.

To be successful in this role, you will bring excellent organizational abilities, a collaborative mindset, and a strong dedication to ensuring safe, timely surgical care aligned with our mission and values.

• Coordinates surgical and pre-admissions testing case schedule for the perioperative surgery department. Assigns anesthesia in accordance with patient, surgeon, and insurance needs. Prints and distributes schedules.
• Obtains pertinent information needed to properly schedule surgical procedures, preventing delays and equipment conflicts.
• Makes sound judgment when scheduling complex, highly technical, and/or exploratory procedures that may require extra time, staff, equipment, or be a potential for medical complications and create delays in the schedule if not properly scheduled.
• Manages the issues encountered when daily operational changes take place (add-ons, delays, emergencies, etc.). Able to multi-task and work under pressure.
• Communicates in a timely fashion and functions as liaison with patients, physicians, physician office staff, anesthesia, surgery departments, Health Information Management, and other departments within the system in a professional manner.
• Effectively schedules procedures in an effective manner utilizing resources available and keeping delays to a minimum.

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Diploma/G.E.D
• Three (3) years of experience in a healthcare setting
• Knowledge of medical terminology

Preferred

• Previous surgical scheduling experience

Where You’ll Work

For more than 50 years, St. Anthony North Hospital has delivered optimal health care to the communities of Westminster, Erie, Brighton, Broomfield, Northglenn and Thornton. Highlights of our campus include 60,000 square feet of integrated primary and specialty care physician clinics, ambulatory surgery center, birthing center with private birthing suites, Level III Trauma Center with 24/7 emergency services, over 150 inpatient beds and an outpatient diagnostics center with lab and imaging services. In 2023, we received our prestigious Magnet designation! We are so proud of our nursing staff for this achievement, which is awarded to less than 6 percent of hospitals in the United States. Built on the pillars of convenience, wellness and person-centered care, we offer inpatient and outpatient care at one site, with an emphasis on preventive health, wellness and health education.