Surgical Controller -- Operating Room -- Memorial Hospital

Charleston Area Medical Center; Charleston (WV); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Memorial Hospital in Charleston, WV is seeking a Surgical Controller for the Operating Room to manage scheduling, data, and team support. You will coordinate, communicate, process, and schedule all OR cases while ensuring efficient workflow and accurate record-keeping.

The role requires a High School Diploma or GED with at least 6 months in hospital information systems or medical terminology, and is a full-time on-site position at Memorial Hospital. Negotiable salary.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; 6 months hospital information systems experience or 6 months medical terminology.
• Demonstrated ability to obtain and interpret information for patient needs and to support surgical services.

Responsibilities

• Arrange, change, and/or cancel elective, add-on, and emergency OR schedules and communicate with staff.
• Maintain efficient flow of Operating Room schedules and prepare 6 week call schedules.
• Maintain daily logs and specimen records and prepare Excel surgical reports.
• Coordinate with physicians and nurses to add/cancel cases and ensure proper supplies.
• Assist with inbound/outbound communications and support operations in the control desk.

Skills

Scheduling

Data management

Excel reporting

Communication

Hospital information systems

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Hospital information systems

Excel

Job description

Surgical Controller -- Operating Room -- Memorial Hospital (Job ID: 80401)

Perform secretarial, departmental control, data management, and related duties for Surgical Services. Coordinate, communicate, process, and schedule all Operating Room cases, while providing optimum team support within the Operating Room.

Responsibilities

• Arrange, change, and/or cancel operations in elective, add-on, and emergency schedules, notifying the appropriate personnel, while maintaining an awareness of the availability of staff and equipment to fulfill patient and surgeon's needs.
• Maintain the efficient flow of the Operating Room schedules.
• Prepare 6 week call schedule.
• Maintain daily logs and specimen records, including the immediate logging and disposition of frozen section specimens.
• Prepare Excel surgical reports.
• Add and cancel cases working with Physicians and Nurses.
• Check procedural circulating sheets and supply sheets for accuracy and completeness.
• Obtain patients' admission and unit members for Blood Bank personnel to correctly identify all units of blood for surgical patients on a daily basis.
• Call nursing units for patients' preoperative medication, and send for surgery patients with appropriate transporting instructions.
• Obtain patient X-ray or equipment as required for surgery cases.
• Act as control officer for all personnel entering the Operating Room suite, for all incoming calls, visitor information requests, and for the intercom connecting the Operating Rooms, Laboratories, and Anesthesia to the control desk.
• Answer the telephone, receiving and delivering messages appropriately.
• Assist with codes in the Recovery room.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Patient Group Knowledge (Only applies to positions with direct patient contact)

The employee must possess/obtain (by the end of the orientation period) and demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide developmentally appropriate assessment, treatment or care as defined by the department’s identified patient ages. Specifically the employee must be able to demonstrate competency in: 1) ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of patient needs; 2) knowledge of growth and development; and 3) understanding of the range of treatment needed by the patients.

Competency Statement

Must demonstrate competency through an initial orientation and ongoing competency validation to independently perform tasks and additional duties as specified in the job description and the unit/department specific competency checklist.

Common Duties and Responsibilities

1. Maintain and document all applicable required education.
2. Demonstrate positive customer service and co-worker relations.
3. Comply with the company's attendance policy.
4. Participate in the continuous, quality improvement activities of the department and institution.
5. Perform work in a cost effective manner.
6. Perform work in accordance with all departmental pay practices and scheduling policies, including but not limited to, overtime, various shift work, and on-call situations.
7. Perform work in alignment with the overall mission and strategic plan of the organization.
8. Follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures, as applicable.
9. Perform related duties as assigned.

Education

High School Diploma or GED (Required) Experience: 6 months experience in hospital information systems or 6 months medical terminology

Credentials

No Certification, Competency or License Required

Work Schedule: Varies

Status: Full Time Regular 1.0

Location: Memorial Hospital

Location of Job: US:WV:Charleston

Salary: Negotiable

Post Date: 09/24/2026

Talent Acquisition Specialist: Tamara B. Young [e-mail]

3200 MacCorkle Ave. SE,Kanawha,Charleston,WV,25304,US