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Responsible for smooth, efficient patient care flow through all of Perioperative Services and the Operating Room. Facilitates work flow in the department by supporting Anesthesia clinical coordinators, charge nurses, surgeons and additional faculty and staff. Responsible for prioritizing critical patient cases and communication of emergency Operating Room changes and fluctuations. The timely and efficient functioning of this large, diverse and very busy suite of operating rooms and ectopic surgical locations is dependent on a flawless flow of communication through the control desk.
Job Responsibility:
Responsible for smooth, efficient patient care flow through all of Perioperative Services and the Operating Room
Facilitates work flow in the department by supporting Anesthesia clinical coordinators, charge nurses, surgeons and additional faculty and staff
Responsible for prioritizing critical patient cases and communication of emergency Operating Room changes and fluctuations
Functions as the primary liaison between all levels of staff and faculty in and out of the Operating Room while demonstrating an elevated level of timely, efficient, and diverse communication
Continual maintenance of the White Board in collaboration with the Anesthesia Clinical Coordinator and Charge Nurse with appropriate follow-through as necessary
Triages patient calls, assesses the clinical urgency of every patient, and determines the appropriate action while communicating all changes to necessary clinical staff and faculty
Continuously maintains the manual Operating Room schedule to ensure an ever-present backup in the event of electrical or computer failure
Assesses and triages all Operating Room calls, pages and STAT calls, books emergent cases and communicating and coordinates appropriate faculty and staff including off-shifts and next day cases
Initiates the printing and organizing of the next day's patient call slips and wristbands
Serves as focal point for handling complaints from patients, faculty, nursing and anesthesiology
Answers incoming phone calls in communications center, routing calls as appropriate
Provides support for departmental activities including monitoring inventory of supplies and supply ordering, manage and stock forms and supplies, and requests from clinical staff
Coordinates daily efforts to edit and correct registration and billing errors during full registration process
Identifies ways to reduce follow-up, repetitive or corrective work
Utilizes EMR and scheduling software programs to facilitate work flow
manages patient tracking system ensuring correct location of patients
As a designated preceptor, provides training to other staff on all aspects of department-specific work including orientation to department and hospital, registration process, and customer service
Acts as an information resource for all departmental staff in regard to registration and workflow activities
Attends education programs for the department at the direction of supervisor and educates other staff
Performs other patient-focused tasks, including but not limited to: assigning patient transports, disseminating tasks to PSAs, monitoring pneumatic tube station and distributing contents, distributing scrubs, witnessing consent signatures, faxing charts, pulling charts for QA audits or patient care follow-up
Coordinate transportation for discharged or transferred patients as needed
Requirements:
Two years of post-high school education and three years of related work experience
or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Experience in an Emergency Department setting, including one year in a position demonstrating the ability to work with minimum supervision and direct an office operation preferred
Medical terminology experience
The ability to type accurately
Skills related to the achievement of customer satisfaction
The ability to deal calmly but efficiently with medical professionals during life-threatening situations is critical
Previous experience with PICIS and Flowcast
Must maintain a strong customer service approach at all times, with the ability to handle diverse personalities