OR Booking Clerk (LJ)

Job Description

Performs a variety of clerical duties relating to surgical case scheduling in support of the Operating Room department.

Job Responsibility

• * Performs a variety of clerical duties relating to surgical case scheduling including, but not limited to:
  • Receives telephone requests from Physicians, House Staff and Chief of Services to schedule surgeries.
  • Reviews Operating Room (OR) schedule to determine available times.Schedules surgeries in accordance with established guidelines concerning length of procedure, conference schedules, staffing, anesthesiology, instrumentation, etc.
  • Makes modifications to OR schedule.Contacts Physicians, House Staff, Chiefs of Services and various departments to communicate of time changes, booking confirmations, etc.
  • Maximizes OR utilization by communicating all available OR time slots to surgeons in an effort to maximize OR utilization.
• * Performs additional clerical duties to support department including, but not limited to:
  • Prepares listing of next day surgical cases and forwards to Admitting Office to obtain patient room numbers.Posts room numbers on surgical schedule.
  • Contacts Anesthesiology Department to obtain case assignments.
  • Types and distributes next day OR schedule.
  • Reviews OR circulating slips to determine length of procedure and verify information.Categorizes surgical procedures into established groups such as major vs minor, adult vs pediatric, etc Compiles wound classification listing Totals and posts daily case numbers to OR booking sheets.
  • Reviews OR booking sheets to obtain statistical data (i.e procedure, surgeon's name, type of surgery, etc.) and prepares various monthly reports.
  • * Maintains various records, such as cancellations, bumps, requests for time, unfilled block time, AM admits and others, as required.
• * Types correspondence, records and reports. Orders supplies and maintains stock levels, as required.
• Performs related duties, as required.

*ADA Essential Functions

Job Qualification

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
• Prior clerical experience, required. 
• Data entry skills (80 keystrokes per minute), required.
• Capacity to learn medical terminology and demonstrate acceptable proficiency with mathematical computations. 
• Ability to work under pressure.  Effectively communicates and deals with departments and physician offices. 

*Additional Salary Detail 
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).