Registered Nurse (RN) - OR - Operating Room - $32-52 per hour - R107433
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
Advocate Aurora Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) OR - Operating Room for a nursing job in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Job Description & Requirements
Specialty: OR - Operating RoomDiscipline: RNDuration: Ongoing40 hours per weekShift: daysEmployment Type: Staff
Major Responsibilities
Makes adjustments to ensure maximum utilization of rooms and equipment, coordinating with surgical team leader as needed. Collaborates with anesthesia to determine number of anesthesia providers available and coordinates changes to existing schedule with appropriate departments/staff. Ensures all changes and updates are communicated in a timely manner. Facilitates communication for the OR utilizing working knowledge of multiple line telephone, paging system, and hospital information system. Makes calls/pages to physicians with schedule changes and additions. Acts as a resource to all staff and callers (i.e., physicians, nurses, technicians, patients and families, hospital floors, hospitals outside the medical center, drug representatives, etc.). Answers, screens, triages, prioritizes, and determines urgency of incoming calls. Takes messages or makes pages as needed. Responds to a wide variety of questions requiring considerable knowledge of department. As appropriate, attempts to resolve issues to limit calls forwarded to staff. Responds immediately to emergency situations; takes and documents information, orders needed supplies and contacts appropriate staff. Serves as resource person for surgical questions. Processes patient charges, calculates procedure time, and enters data into computer. Reviews reports to ensure appropriate charges for each patient. Verifies correct entry of codes. Operates computer terminals, printers, copy machine, and fax machine. Troubleshoots all equipment as necessary.
Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required
None Required.
Education Required
High School Graduate.
Experience Required
Typically requires 1 year of experience in insurance coding and scheduling of patients in a health care setting.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required
Knowledge of medical terminology and International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) coding. Proficient with Microsoft Office or similar products. Excellent organizational, communication, and human relations skills. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines. Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities. Must have high level of attention to detail.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions
Must be able to sit approximately 90% of the workday. Must be able to lift up to 10 lbs. occasionally. Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job. Exposed to a fast-paced, high noise-level office environment.
This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.
Advocate Aurora Health Job ID #R107433. Posted job title: Surgery Scheduler
About Advocate Aurora Health
Advocate Aurora Health’s 22,000 nurses demonstrate our values of excellence, compassion and respect, collaborating to advance our stated purpose of helping people live well. To encourage you to be the best nurse you can, Advocate Aurora will provide support, tools and resources for orientation, education and professional development, in the care setting that is best for you. Your voice as a team member will be heard clearly whether you’re at one of our 10 Magnet® designated hospitals or more than 500 sites of care.
Join our team and be inspired to chart a course for Advocate Aurora to become the best place in the nation for nurses to pursue their passion.
Benefits
Holiday PayGuaranteed HoursContinuing Education401k retirement planPet insuranceWellness and fitness programsMileage reimbursementEmployee assistance programsMedical benefitsDental benefitsVision benefitsLife insuranceDiscount program
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