Registered Nurse (Operating Room Scheduler)

Veterans Health Administration; Hampton (VA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Federal pension

Health insurance

Vision and dental coverage

Life insurance

401K retirement plan

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration in Virginia is seeking a Registered Nurse (Operating Room Scheduler) to coordinate and facilitate surgical care in collaboration with Surgery, Anesthesia, Nursing Service and other hospital services.

The RN OR Scheduler will manage the operating room scheduling process, maximize room utilization, and coordinate multiple phases of the Mastery Surgery Schedule daily, interfacing with SPS, Prosthetics, and other ancillary support departments.

Qualifications

• Valid RN license in any US state or territory.
• Experience coordinating operating room scheduling across multiple services.
• Ability to collaborate with Surgery, Anesthesia, Nursing Service and other departments.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and facilitate surgical care across departments to ensure continuity of patient care.
• Manage operating room scheduling process, maximize room utilization and block time.
• Input scheduling data into the Surgical Software Package and make necessary changes.
• Serve as a resource to residents and fellows on OR scheduling policies and procedures.
• Act as patient advocate and respond to inquiries while coordinating with clinical staff.

Skills

RN license

OR scheduling

interdepartmental coordination

nursing leadership

analytical skills

Tools

Surgical scheduling software

Job description

Registered Nurse (Operating Room Scheduler)

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Registered Nurse (Operating Room Scheduler) This incumbent will act as a Registered Nurse who serves as coordinator and facilitator crossing surgical practice in collaboration with Surgery, Anesthesia, Nursing Service and other services within this hospital.

Key Responsibilities

Functions or Scope of Assigned Duties: The RN OR Scheduler demonstrates leadership and technical skills that are characterized by continuous responsibility and accountability for integrated programs/processes that cross service and/or discipline to provide surgical care to patients. Uses the nursing process and evidence-based practice to collaborate with the surgical team and patients to ensure continuity of care.

The primary role is to manage the operating room scheduling process, maximizing room utilization, manage surgical block time. The OR Nurse Scheduler coordinates multiple internal and external phases of development of the Mastery Surgery Schedule on a daily basis.

This is a complex process requiring in-depth review of requests, alignment of procedure times based on historical case statistics, coordination of requests for equipment and supplies with Sterile Processing Service (SPS), Prosthetics, for implants, and interfacing with required ancillary support departments. Incumbent inputs data for scheduling cases into Surgical Software Package and makes the necessary changes.

The OR scheduler is the nexus of surgeons, anesthesia providers, and nursing, thus requiring extensive experience and skill in working among these three departments. The position incumbent will utilize analytical skills to match the demand for OR time by the various surgical sections within the available staffed operating room times.

Act as a resource person to residents and fellows regarding operating room scheduling policies and procedures The OR Nurse Scheduler acts as the patient advocate and answers patient inquiries and resolves patient concerns, collaborates with specialty clinic coordinators, Operating Room (OR) staff, anesthesia providers, and adjunct providers as needed to ensure complete preparation for the surgical patient.

Fundamental experience with the situations in which they are ultimately expected to perform, integrating theoretical concepts, basic critical thinking skills, and technically skilled practice

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:

• VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards
• Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
• Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
• Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 0730-1600
• Telework: Not Available
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $83487 – $153496/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-24.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.