Operating Room Scheduler

OR Surgery Scheduler: FT, 40 hours, M-F, 8:30am-5pm
Pay Range: $19.46- $31.15/hr (actual offer rates are based upon the applicants relevant experience related to the position)

With over 150 years of caring for our community and each other in the Washington DC area, Howard University Hospital has a world-renowned reputation for high-quality, patient-centric care. Howard University Hospital is the nation’s only teaching hospital located on the campus of a Historically Black University and has created a superior learning environment, with groundbreaking research and positive patient outcomes.
 
Howard University Hospital seeks to hire an OR Surgery Scheduler who will embrace our reach and historic tradition of excellence. If you want to make a difference in someone’s life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference. 
 
The OR Surgery Scheduler: Demonstrates effective management and communication skills.

• Prepares, maintains and updates the master schedule of surgical procedures; communicates changes to appropriate personnel. 
• Prints and distributes the surgery schedule and reports needed by the other departments and personnel. 
• Collaborates with other departments to coordinate exams and treatments, minimizing fragmentation and enhancing patient satisfaction. 
• Enters patient data and appointment information into the computer system; maintains accurate patient logs. 
• Collaborates with unit educator regarding in-services for educator of new equipment and supplies 10%
• Checks on privileges of surgeons requesting the use of lasers in surgery. Notifies medical staff of questionable case scheduling/checks on surgeon privileges. 
• Serves as a resource for entering patient charges for surgery, entering post-operative data and scheduling GI Endoscopy and Sycamore surgery.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient, families, and staff.
• Assumes other duties and responsibilities that are related and appropriate to the position and area.  The above responsibilities are a general description of the level and natures of the work assigned to this classification and are not to be considered as all-inclusive.

Required Qualifications: Education and Experience:

• High school graduate or General Equivalency Diploma (G.E.D.). Associate's Degree preferred
• Three years medical secretarial experience or experience in medical office utilizing scheduling software

At Howard University Hospital our job is to care for you. We do this by offering:
Work life balance
Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
Competitive, comprehensive benefit plans offered (including health, disability, vacation, sick leave, and 403B retirement plan)
 

COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS

Culture of Care: In an effort to improve patient safety, Howard University Hospital (HUH) supports a Just Culture. This atmosphere of accountability promotes the identification of human error (mistake), at-risk behavior (behavioral choice that increases risk) and reckless behavior (disregard for risk). The goal is to maintain a culture for learning, safe systems and well managed behavioral choices.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Howard University Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Reasonable Accommodation: Applicants who require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process may request assistance by contacting HUHLA@huhosp.org.

Pay Transparency: The posted hourly range reflects the wage scale applicable to this bargaining-unit position at the time of posting. Actual pay is determined by the collective bargaining agreement, the applicable wage scale step, and relevant experience.

Disclaimer: The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The organization reserves the right to alter working hours, based on needs.