Perioperative Scheduler Lead

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Perioperative Scheduler Lead, you will perform essential lead duties within the department, ensuring the efficient coordination of surgical and anesthesia procedures. Your leadership will be key to optimizing resource utilization and maintaining smooth daily operations.

Every day, you will schedule surgical and anesthesia care provider procedures according to established guidelines, while also coordinating available resources for maximum efficiency. You will be responsible for obtaining necessary patient and procedural information, then printing, distributing, and diligently updating schedules. Crucially, you will also maintain statistical information and perform accurate computer data entry and retrieval.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate strong interpersonal and customer service skills, effectively communicating with diverse stakeholders. Your ability to organize, manage information, and lead within the department will be vital in ensuring seamless perioperative scheduling and resource allocation.

• Manages the issues encountered when daily operational changes take place (add-ons, delays, emergencies, etc.). Able to multi-task and work under pressure. Communicates in a timely fashion and functions as liaison with patients, physicians, physician office staff, anesthesia, surgery departments, Health Information Management and other departments within the system in a professional manner. Keeps receiving units, surgery and anesthesia informed of patient needs.
• Makes sound judgment when scheduling complex, highly technical and/or exploratory procedures that may require extra time, staff, equipment or be a potential for medical complications and create delays in the schedule if not properly scheduled.
• Coordinates surgical and pre-admissions testing case schedule for the perioperative surgery department. Assign anesthesia in accordance with patient, surgeon and insurance needs. Prints and distributes schedules.
• Obtains pertinent information needed to properly schedule surgical procedures, preventing delays and equipment conflicts.
• Effectively schedules procedures in an effective manner utilizing resources available and keeping delays to a minimum.
• Cross-check all information to avoid conflicts in the schedule.

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Diploma/G.E.D.
• Three (3) years of experience in a healthcare setting.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.

Preferred

• Previous surgical scheduling experience

Where You’ll Work

Located in Lakewood, Colorado, St. Anthony Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center where we provide a full range of medical specialties and health care services to Denver and the surrounding region through our state-of-the-art medical campus and home base for Flight For Life® Colorado. With four trauma rooms including the T-10 room, a dedicated field-to-surgery suite ready 24/7 for trauma surgeons and specially trained teams, our staff can provide life-saving care to the most severely ill and injured patients. In 2023, we received our exciting Magnet® designation! We are so proud of our staff for this achievement, which is awarded to only 10 percent of hospitals around the world. Numerous other awards, certifications, and accreditations have been granted to us from the American Heart Association; Chest Pain Center (CPC); American College of Cardiology; The Joint Commission’s National Quality Approval; the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award; NAPBC Accreditation; American College of Radiology and many others. At St. Anthony Hospital. We combine a heritage of expert care with the latest in technology and innovation. If you’re looking to be part of a fast-paced environment where you can practice to the top of your profession in trauma, cardiology, stroke, neurosciences, breast imaging, cancer/oncology care, surgery and more, we invite you to apply.