What are the responsibilities and job description for the Surgery Scheduler - OR Galveston position at The University of Texas Medical Branch?
Education & Experience
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor degree and one year experience or High School diploma or equivalent and three years
clerical or customer service experience
Job Description
Scope/Function:
The Surgery Scheduler coordinates operating rooms and the schedules of
surgeons/staff needed for the procedure.
Collects and analyzes data on patient surgical cases and
availability of operating suites to improve patient care and maximize operating room utilization.
Tasked with maintaining balanced operations between nursing services, anesthesia, faculty/community
surgeons, and available equipment.
Essential Job Functions
UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Primary Location
United States-Texas-Galveston
Work Locations
0875 - Jennie Sealy Hospital
Job
Patient Care
Shift
Standard
Employee Status
Non-Manager
Job Level
Day Shift
Job Posting
Apr 21, 2026, 8:33:19 AM
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor degree and one year experience or High School diploma or equivalent and three years
clerical or customer service experience
Job Description
Scope/Function:
The Surgery Scheduler coordinates operating rooms and the schedules of
surgeons/staff needed for the procedure.
Collects and analyzes data on patient surgical cases and
availability of operating suites to improve patient care and maximize operating room utilization.
Tasked with maintaining balanced operations between nursing services, anesthesia, faculty/community
surgeons, and available equipment.
Essential Job Functions
- Identify and assign operating suites for all surgical cases in conjunction with various suite capabilities
- Responsible for facilitating patient assignments and communicates regularly with the clinical
- Perform data entry of patient accounts, including but not limited to, procedure description and code,
- Answers calls and provides high level customer service in all interaction with customers.
- Maintains patient confidentiality regarding access to patient and other clinical information via email,
- Addresses concerns of clinical teams and provides recovery and escalates issues to appropriate chain
- Monitor case durations and make appropriate adjustments as requested to ensure accurate
- Ensure financial authorization of scheduled elective cases. Work in conjunction with financial team to
- Provides department leadership updates regarding placement needs.
UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Primary Location
United States-Texas-Galveston
Work Locations
0875 - Jennie Sealy Hospital
Job
Patient Care
Shift
Standard
Employee Status
Non-Manager
Job Level
Day Shift
Job Posting
Apr 21, 2026, 8:33:19 AM