OR Scheduler Lead at St. Mark's Hospital in Salt Lake City, UT

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a(an) OR Scheduler Lead? At St. Mark's Hospital, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As the OR scheduler LEAD at our facility, you will be responsible for the inputting of surgical cases from Surgeon offices and create the surgery schedule utilizing system policies. Provides customer friendly atmosphere to physician offices during telephone conversations and coordination of the surgery schedule. Our team has a passion for creating positive patient interactions and is dedicated to caring for the multi-faceted wellness of those we serve.

In this role:

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  You will represent our hospital teams by interacting in a professional manner while coordinating surgery scheduled with physician offices.
  

• You will communicate inpatient admit numbers to the Patient Access Coordinator.
  

• You will coordinate anesthesia assignments between the OR, SMOPS, Endoscopy, Cath Lab, and other offices.

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  You will coordinate with radiology for rad techs and c-arm coverage.

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  You will correctly link the appropriate preference card(s) to the scheduled procedure.

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  You will demonstrate accountability and problem solving skills.

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  You will enter data accurately in CPCS system.

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  You will formulate daily surgery schedule according to the rules of scheduling policy.

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  You will foster positive relationships with staff, physicians, surgeons and offices.

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  You will inform management of potential problems with patient, procedure, or surgeon equipment conflicts.

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  You will maintain schedule to ensure proper and adequate anesthesia, nursing staff and equipment can be provided.

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  You will notify the appropriate departments and personnel of schedule changes, additions and cancellations.

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  You will provide printed schedules to appropriate parties at designated times.

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  You will verify that "inpatient only" cases are appropriately scheduled.

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  You will work with vendors for acquisition of special equipment, implants and supplies for procedures by request.
  

What qualifications you will need:

• One year computer skills and medical terminology preferred
• Background in medical terminology and surgical procedures
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written
• Previous OR experience strongly desired
• Two (2) years experience required

Benefits

St. Mark's Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

For 150 years, St. Mark's Hospital has provided a full-spectrum of healthcare services to Salt Lake City and its surrounding communities. As Utah's first hospital, St. Mark's team members uphold a rich tradition of patient-centered, top-quality care at our 308 plus bed hospital. St Mark's drives the development of some of the regions finest clinical service areas such as neurosciences, trauma, orthopedics, cardiac care and robotic surgery. St. Mark's was named to the Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals® list. This is the eighth time this hospital has been recognized with this honor as one of the top performing Teaching Hospitals in the U.S.

St. Mark's has expanded emergency access to the communities we serve with two free standing emergency centers, Taylorsville Emergency Center and West Valley Emergency Center. Both locations have 10 plus patient rooms are staffed 24/7 by experienced board-certified emergency room physicians, nurses and support teams from St. Mark's Hospital. In addition to ER care, both facilities give comprehensive imaging services, including computerized tomography (CT scan), Xray, and ultrasound as well as a fully-equipped medical laboratory.

Nestled at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains, St. Mark's sits in a picturesque and ideal location. From our hospital doors it's a quick commute to Salt Lake's urban and cultural benefits, and a short drive to outdoor adventures and Utah's glorious national parks.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our OR Scheduler Lead opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.