TH Staff Assistant I Operating Room
TH Staff Assistant I Operating Room
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Job Description
Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nations leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highlyranked by Castle Connolly Medical a healthcare rating company for consumers among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.
Bargaining Unit:
UUP
Job Summary:
The Department of Perioperative Services at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a fulltime TH Staff Assistant I Operating Room. The successful candidate will:
- Open the unit to receive surgery patients for surgical procedures.
- Serve as a receptionist.
- Check in arriving patients.
- Verify patient demographics.
- Check source documents.
- Create charts for surgical procedures and surgeon preferences.
- Notify the OR and PreOp nurses of patient readiness.
- Assist managers with inventory and data collection.
- Ensure timely responses to patient needs.
- Assist with patient flow and bed throughput.
- Collect data for patient billing.
- Prepare postsurgical charts and files for pickup by medical records.
- Provide physician support managing various systems maintaining patient logs in the recovery room and ordering supplies and nutrition for patients.
Additional Duties and Responsibilities will include but not limited to:
- Monitoring current O.R. Control data to ensure patient throughput and operational efficiency.
- Running reports to review cancellations and delays for both the O.R. and Endoscopy.
- Covering the PACU in the evening to provide critical administrative support.
- Creating and implementing forms and tools that enhance the functionality of the unit.
- Conducting statistical data analysis and generating detailed reports to inform project decisions.
- Developing actionable insights to improve departmental performance and patient care
outcomes. - Collaborating with managers on strategic initiatives to enhance operational workflows.
- Supporting advanced data management systems and ensuring accurate reporting for departmental metrics.
Required Qualifications:
- Associates Degree.
- 3 to 5 years of administrative experience.
- Strong computer skills: Microsoft Office Suite (Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook).
- Strong verbal written organizational and interpersonal communication skills as well as strong decisionmaking skills.
- Or a satisfactory equivalent combination of work experience training and education to the above.
Preferred Qualifications:
Work Schedule:
Monday to Friday; 11:00AM to 7:00PM(FullTime)
Salary Grade/Rank:
Salary Range:
Commensurate with experience and qualifications
Executive Order:
Pursuant to Executive Order 161 no State entity as defined by the Executive Order is permitted to ask or mandate in any form that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation or any prior compensation history until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time please contact the Governors Office of Employee Relations ator via email at.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color national origin religion creed age disability sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation familial status pregnancy predisposing genetic characteristics military status domestic violence victim status criminal conviction and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.
Women minorities veterans individualswith disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process or in order to perform the essential functions of a position please contactHuman Resources at
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
