OR Scheduler

OR Scheduler
Rockville, MD

The OR Scheduler is responsible for coordinating and managing surgical case scheduling within a high-volume, hospital-based Operating Room environment. This role requires recent, hands-on experience scheduling surgical procedures and operating room cases in an acute care hospital setting. Candidates without direct hospital OR scheduling experience will not be considered.

OR Scheduler Responsibilities:

• Schedule and coordinate surgical procedures for hospital Operating Rooms

• Manage complex OR case bookings across multiple surgical specialties and providers

• Coordinate directly with surgeons, physician offices, anesthesia teams, perioperative nursing, sterile processing, and ancillary departments

• Review surgical postings for accuracy including procedure details, diagnosis/procedure codes, surgeon preferences, required instrumentation, equipment needs, and case lengths

• Enter and maintain surgical case information within the scheduling/EMR system

• Communicate urgent add-ons, schedule changes, cancellations, and updates to all appropriate clinical departments

• Maintain OR schedule accuracy to support daily surgical throughput and operational efficiency

• Ensure all scheduling activities align with hospital perioperative workflows and Operating Room protocols

OR Scheduler Requirements:

• REQUIRED: Minimum 1 year of recent Operating Room scheduling experience within an acute care hospital

• REQUIRED: Direct experience scheduling surgical procedures, OR cases, or procedural cases in a hospital Operating Room department

• Candidates with only outpatient surgery center, clinic, medical office, front desk, or general medical scheduling experience will NOT be considered

• Cerner experience strongly preferred

• Strong understanding of perioperative workflows, surgical scheduling processes, and hospital OR operations

• Knowledge of medical terminology, surgical procedures, physician orders, and surgical documentation required

• Experience working directly with surgeons, physician offices, and hospital clinical teams required

• Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced hospital environment with frequent schedule changes and urgent case updates

• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple high-priority surgical cases simultaneously
  
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