Operating Room Block Time Scheduler

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Job Description:

Winchester Hospital is a 5x Magnet designated, Top 10 Massachusetts recognized 223-bed regional hospital that is the leading provider of comprehensive health care services in the northwest suburban Boston area. 

Schedule: 24 hours, day shift

According to established policies and procedures, provides scheduling, general secretarial and administrative support for Operating Room, Anesthesia, ,and ACU Departments.  Schedules patient appointments, analyzes block booking data and processes billing of patient charges.  Supports the department in various administrative functions.

As a Scheduler for our OR Team, you will be responsible for the following:

• Creates reports, spreadsheets, and statistics to assist in analyzing block time utilization by surgeon or specialty and report to OR Committee.

• Tracks release of allocated block time, cancellation reports, and surgeon utilization reports (individually and group).

• Solicits surgical volume when block time becomes available by contacting surgeon offices in order to maximize the utilization of the available OR time.

• Enters and transmits charges to maintain OR inventory and capture maximum revenue.

• Performs routine administrative tasks necessary in the maintenance of scheduling system.

• Coordinates scheduling of surgical procedures for the OR, OB and cardioversion.  Reviews, analyzes and modifies scheduling module to incorporate changes recommended by the OR Committee

• Schedules patients for pre admission testing and schedules anesthesia support for procedures in Radiology and ACU.  Schedules necessary equipment for scheduled surgical procedures with sales representatives.

• Covers for ACU scheduler when need arises.

High School Diploma required. At least three years of work experience in an administrative support job. Experience in scheduling in medical office or hospital required. Basic medical terminology and working knowledge of Microsoft excel required.

Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) is an integrated health system dedicated to creating healthier communities — one person at a time — through seamless care and ground-breaking science, driven by excellence, innovation and equity.

Founded in 2019, our system brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, primary and specialty care, behavioral health and home care services, and more than 5,900 physicians and 36,000 employees to care for more than 1.7 million patients in communities across Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire. Together, we are changing healthcare for the better.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled