Assistant Manager for Advanced Surgical Care

Plans, organizes, directs, and controls the daily activities involved in the effective and efficient management of the OR schedule, providing continuous and high quality service for the perioperative patient. Works collaboratively with the anesthesiology medical director.

Makes assignments in conjunction with service group supervisors based on patient, surgeon, and anesthesiology requirements.

Participates in the development of scheduling policies and procedures and schedule preparation.

Monitors on-time case starts for both elective and assigned urgent/emergent cases.

Maintains active communication among surgeons, anesthesiology staff, nursing staff, sterile processing staff, and other ancillary departments, ensuring schedule progression and issue resolution.

Works to maintain the daily elective schedule as planned by implementing accurate schedule plans and a pre-established means of addressing urgent and emergent schedule access.

Proactively reviews future schedules (next day, three days, and one week in advance) with the lead scheduler to address the need for scheduling adjustments and coordinates advanced schedule situations with respective service group managers and anesthesiologists.