Perioperative Throughput Optimization Coordinator
About The Position
Provides day-to-day, real-time operational management and optimization of operating room throughput and procedural flow across Operating Rooms, Cardio Vascular Interventional Radiology (CVIR), the Heart and Vascular Center (HVC), Endoscopy, and Hopewell Ambulatory Surgery Center (HASC). The position serves as the central operational and logistics lead, coordinating resources, rooms, staffing, equipment, and case sequencing to support safe, efficient, and timely procedural care. In collaboration with Perioperative Leadership, Anesthesia, Surgeons, and Ancillary departments, the coordinator identifies barriers, mitigates delays, and adjusts plans in real time to optimize utilization, access, and patient flow. The position coordinates procedural scheduling functions across campus, establishes staffing schedules, monitors scheduler productivity, and provides operational oversight of daily schedules. It also leads daily operational huddles, supports and educates scheduling and flow staff without formal supervisory responsibilities, and collaborates with leadership on continuous improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Three years of healthcare-related experience in the Operating Room, procedural services, surgical scheduling, or logistics/healthcare capacity management.
- Strong understanding of perioperative workflows and OR operations.
- Ability to manage real-time operational flow and logistics.
- Excellent communication, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to function in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and scheduling/clinical information systems.
Nice To Haves
- Associate's degree.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate overall functions of the Procedural Scheduling Departments across campus.
- Establish staffing schedules to ensure adequate coverage and monitor and enhance scheduler productivity.
- Provide real-time operational oversight of daily operating room and procedural schedules to optimize utilization, case flow, and throughput.
- Coordinate OR logistics, including room readiness, staffing alignment, equipment availability, and turnover efficiency.
- Monitor procedural progress and adjust case sequencing, room assignments, and staffing plans in response to delays, emergencies, add-ons, or staffing constraints.
- Collaborate with Perioperative leadership, Anesthesia, Surgeons, and Ancillary departments to resolve operational barriers.
- Lead daily operational huddles and communicate flow, delays, and mitigation plans to stakeholders in real time.
- Participate in onboarding, education, and support of scheduling and flow staff, providing functional guidance without formal supervisory responsibilities.
- Collaborate with leadership on continuous improvement initiatives related to perioperative throughput, efficiency, and access.
- Perform other related duties as assigned to support operational needs.
Benefits
- Medical plan
- Prescription drug coverage and in-house employee pharmacy
- Dental plan
- Vision plan
- Flexible Spending Account, including healthcare and dependent care FSAs
- Retirement Savings and Investment Plan
- Basic group term life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance
- Supplemental group term life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance
- Long-term disability benefits
- Short-term disability benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Commuter transit benefits
- Commuter parking benefits
- Voluntary legal services
- Voluntary accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
- Voluntary identity theft insurance
- Voluntary pet insurance
- Paid Time-Off Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
