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TriCities Hospital
Operating Room Scheduling Manager
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What they do
A Nurse Manager manages nurses working in a clinical unit at a hospital or health care facility. Provides clinical experience as a registered nurse and supervises nurses that provide direct patient care. Creates and manages staff schedules and ensures that hospital policies and procedures are followed. Manages budget and recordkeeping for the unit.
$86,560 / year median in Virginia
+4% projected growth
Job Description
The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range. Do you have the career opportunities as an Operating Room Scheduling Manager you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join OR Scheduling which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare. This position covers our Capital Division. Candidate must be located in Virginia or New Hampshire. Job Summary and Qualifications The Manager of Centralized OR Scheduling is responsible for leading centralized scheduling operations for assigned divisions while maintaining high standards of service, accuracy, and efficiency. The role requires strong leadership, operational oversight, and collaboration with clinical and administrative stakeholders. What you will do in this role: Collaborate with Surgical Services Director and facility leadership to coordinate, evaluate, customize, and deliver high quality, patient-centered care. Supervise and support the centralized OR scheduling team, including hiring, training, performance evaluations, and professional development. Oversee the daily operations of surgical scheduling to ensure timely and accurate booking of procedures and optimal use of operating room time and resources. Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Develop scheduling policies and procedures in alignment with hospital standards and regulatory requirements and ensure accountability to these policies and procedures. Monitor call center metrics (e.g., call volume, response time, abandonment rate) and implement strategies to improve service levels. Ensure staff are trained in customer service best practices and equipped to handle high-volume, high-complexity scheduling scenarios. Monitor OR block utilization and work with surgical departments to optimize scheduling efficiency. Maintain relationships with surgical services, physicians, nursing, anesthesia, and administrative departments to ensure smooth OR operations. Facilitate communication and coordination across departments to support seamless surgical workflows. Ensure a scheduling representative attends daily 5 Day Look-Ahead meetings and supports the resolution of any issues taken away from these meetings. Collaborate with facility team leads to resolve scheduling conflicts and last-minute changes in coordination with clinical teams. Analyze scheduling data to identify trends, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement or best practice adoption. Prepare and present regular reports on OR utilization, case volumes, and cancellations. Lead initiatives to streamline scheduling workflows and implement best practices. Collaborate with IT and clinical informatics to enhance scheduling systems and tools.