OPERATING ROOM SCHEDULER - Confluence Health : Job Details

Salary Range:$17.67 - $28.19Overview:

Located in the heart of Washington, we enjoy open skies, snow-capped mountains, and the lakes and rivers of the high desert. We are the proud home oforchards, farms, and small communities. Confluence Health actively supports the communities we serve and their quality of life through our community support program and through our individual efforts as involved community members.

Pool Employees of Confluence Health receive a range of benefits in addition to compensation.

• Retirement Plan
• Pool Differential
• Sick Leave
• Shift Differential
• Employee Assistance Program

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Summary:

Please note: This is a pool, as needed position. No guarantee of hours.

To efficiently and accurately schedule surgical procedures, interventional radiology, cardiac procedures and blood transfusions/other infusions, for over 100 providers from a variety of specialties into 16 operating rooms and other procedural areas throughout Confluence Health to ensure quality patient care is provided in a timely, cost-effective and productive manner.

Position Reports To: Hospital Director or Manager

Essential Functions:

Schedule cases in the correct operating Room or procedural location; including but not limited to the appropriate hospital, correct time, location, operating room block.

Must understand the scheduling needs of physicians, surgeons, proceduralists in all specialty areas to enable prompt patient access for clinical concerns in a timely fashion. This includes timely cancelling and rescheduling of cases.

Answer the telephone in a timely manner and directs the calls to appropriate staff while maintaining the utmost professionalism and courtesy.

Assist office schedulers with appropriate case scheduling for their departments and may include orienting new office Schedulers, Medical Assistants and RNs to the OR Scheduling work flow.

Keep current on the daily scheduling, staffing situations and scheduling issues in all locations.

Effectively communicate all schedule changes to the appropriate personnel.

Exhibits excellent customer service skills.

Competent use of telephones, computers, printers, copiers, and fax machines.

Consistently monitor OR block schedules and specialties to ensure each providers schedule is utilized as efficiently as possible.

Provide feedback on workload and refinements to the OR team and Senior Leadership Director.

Reports directly to the Perioperative Hospital Manager or Director. Will also work closely with the Surgical Analyst, Operating Room Managers/Directors, the VP of Nursing and the Perioperative Medical Director.

Assists with setting up and managing block schedules.

May be required to run various surgery department reports to assist with the work flow of Confluence Healths Surgical Services departments.

May be required to cross train to other areas of Perioperative Services such as Surgery Reception and/or Charge Posting.

Ensure that necessary information related to the Procedure/Surgery are obtained prior to the scheduled event.

Other duties as assigned.

Demonstrate Standards of Behavior and adhere to the Code of Conduct in all aspects of job performance at all times.

Qualifications:

Required:

• High school graduate or GED.
• Relatable computer and software applications experience.

Desired:

• Medical terminology course.
• Experience in a medical or related type of facility or office.
• 2-year General Education degree or AA of Science degree.

Physical/Sensory Demands:O = Occasional, represents 1 to 25% or up to 30 minutes in a 2 hour workday.F = Frequent, represents 26 to 50% or up to 1 hour of a 2 hour workday.C = Continuous, represents 51% to 100% or up to 2 hours of a 2 hour workday.Physical/Sensory Demands For This Position:

• Walking O
• Sitting/Standing C
• Reaching: Shoulder Height O
• Reaching: Above shoulder height O
• Reaching: Below shoulder height O
• Climbing O
• Pulling/Pushing: 25 pounds or less O
• Pulling/Pushing: 25 pounds to 50 pounds O
• Pulling/Pushing: Over 50 pounds O
• Lifting: 25 pounds or less O
• Lifting: 25 pounds to 50 pounds O
• Lifting: Over 50 pounds O
• Carrying: 25 pounds or less O
• Carrying: 25 pounds to 50 pounds O
• Carrying: Over 50 pounds O
• Crawling/Kneeling O
• Bending/Stooping/Crouching O
• Twisting/Turning O
• Repetitive Movement C

Working Conditions:

• Many of the essential job functions of this position are done while seated at a desk. This may be in an open hallway or in a more confined space. Much work is done independently but there is also interaction with others, both in person and by phone. Overtime hours may occasionally be required. There is mental stress and pressure associated with this position.

Job Classification:

• FLSA: Non-exempt
• Hourly/Salary: Hourly

Physical Exposures For This Position:

• Unprotected Heights No
• Heat No
• Cold No
• Mechanical Hazards No
• Hazardous Substances No
• Blood Borne Pathogens Exposure Potential No
• Lighting No
• Noise No
• Ionizing/Non-Ionizing Radiation No
• Infectious Diseases No