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Baylor Scott & White Health · 1 day ago

Operating Room Scheduling Coordinator 2 - Ortho

McKinney, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

Baylor Scott & White Health is the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas, dedicated to promoting the well-being of individuals and communities. The Operating Room Scheduling Coordinator 2 is responsible for maintaining the master OR schedule, coordinating surgical patient scheduling, and ensuring effective communication between various departments to facilitate patient care.

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Responsibilities

Provides scheduling help to ensure department efficiency. Promptly and courteously answers and screens phone calls. Routes calls as appropriate. Accurately records and delivers messages to appropriate parties in a timely manner. Frequently checks voicemail, emails, and block booking

Coordinates changes, postponements, and cancellations with physicians and Surgical Services. Informs Surgical Services of possible equipment conflicts in the Operating Room. Coordinates posting of cases involving multiple services and surgeons

Monitors surgeon lineup for next day surgeries and revises as needed. Prints all paperwork for add-on cases and informs PNC of any necessary changes

Coordinates procedures with other departments promptly. Accurately completes documents and forms. Clearly communicates directly with surgeons. Also coordinates anesthesiology coverage for inpatients on hospital units

Coordinates patient care planning and creates a positive experience for the patient

Assembles, prints, and distributes a complete and accurate operating room schedule. It reflects the correct order of all cases in each room. Distributes next-day and 48-hour schedules according to the operative distribution list approved by the Director of Surgical Services

Maintains, prints, and controls anesthesia tickets and operating room records. Verifies the diagnosis is present and correct. Verifies CPT code and surgical description match to ensure proper supplies and correct time. Checks historical time against the procedure

Communicates to departments when surgery blocks are returned. Releases and reassigns returned surgery blocks. Builds new blocks periodically. Redistributes blocks according to utilization

Meets with Chief to discuss block changes and stop date. Monitors starts outside the OR. Contacts block bookers with changes. Makes changes to block allocation. Builds blocks to correct stop date

Coordinates anesthesia assessment unit activities with OR and areas like Cath Lab, EP Lab, 3D, MRI, CT, Angio, Echo, and Labor and Delivery