Surgical Case Scheduling Coordinator

Northwell Health; Village of New Hyde Park (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health in New York seeks a detail-focused clerical scheduling assistant to support the Operating Room team. You will manage telephone requests, review and adjust the OR schedule, and communicate changes across departments.

The role emphasizes accuracy, organization, and timely communication with physicians and staff, ensuring efficient use of OR time and proper record keeping.

Qualifications

• Prior clerical experience required.
• Data entry skills with high accuracy (80 keystrokes per minute) required.
• Capacity to learn medical terminology and perform basic computations.

Responsibilities

• Receives telephone requests from physicians and staff to schedule surgeries.
• Reviews OR schedule and books surgeries per guidelines on procedure length, staffing, and anesthesia.
• Makes modifications to the OR schedule and communicates changes to physicians and departments.
• Prepares next-day surgical listings and posts patient room numbers on the schedule.
• Maintains records, generates monthly reports, and tracks cancellations and unfilled time.

Skills

Clerical exp

Data entry

Medical terminology (learning)

Pressure handling

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Northwell Health in New York seeks a detail-focused clerical scheduling assistant to support the Operating Room team. You will manage telephone requests, review and adjust the OR schedule, and communicate changes across departments.

The role emphasizes accuracy, organization, and timely communication with physicians and staff, ensuring efficient use of OR time and proper record keeping.