Clerk

• Handle all future scheduling for the OR schedule, including telephone requests, faxes and scheduling slips
• Take verbal add-on cases for the current day and ascertain pertinent patient data
• Communicate add-on cases and cancellations to the O.R. coordinator and appropriate areas
• Use computerized and non-computerized OR Management scheduling systems to coordinate daily surgical case scheduling
• Apply block scheduling system rules and regulations to enter surgical cases
• Coordinate the order of surgical cases considering shared resources, personnel availability and surgeon preferences
• Communicate confirmation numbers of scheduled cases to physicians' office staff using RightFax
• Notify surgeons/offices of surgery times for next-day procedures
• Notify Inventory Control Specialist of specialty items needed for boarded procedures
• Communicate daily with O.R. coordinators, O.R. Manager and Anesthesia regarding problems, conflicts and special requests
• Access department communications daily through telephone voicemail and/or email

Clerk jobs in Michigan

Scheduling Clerk – Surgical Services