| Job ID |
Specialty |
Geographic Location |
City |
State |
Recruiter |
| 2563216 |
Surgical Services-Director of Nursing |
|
Palmdale |
CA |
HCRC Staffing |
Company Name: HCRC Staffing
Recruiter Name: Brian Torchin
Contact Phone: 267-251-5275
Job Title: Surgery Scheduler (Lead) Palmdale CA (1 hr N of LA)
In HouseID:
(Only QUALIFIED Healthcare Professionals accepted) Surgical Services-Director of Nursing - Surgery Scheduler (Lead) Palmdale CA (1 hr N of LA)
We are seeking an experienced Lead Surgery Scheduling to oversee and optimize surgical scheduling operations for neurosurgeons across multiple hospitals and a surgery center in Palmdale CA. This role requires a highly organized, detail-driven professional with strong leadership capabilities and a proven track record managing operating room block time, pre-operative clearances, and surgical case coordination.
The Surgery Scheduling Lead will serve as the operational point person for neurosurgery scheduling, supervising a team of schedulers, reducing cancellations, and ensuring efficient utilization of OR resources. Ideally the incoming scheduler has familiarity with multi-facility surgical operations.
Responsibilities:
• Lead and manage surgical scheduling for five neurosurgeons across four hospitals and one surgery center
• Coordinate OR block time utilization, add-on cases, and release unused blocks in accordance with facility policies
• Schedule inpatient and outpatient neurosurgical cases with accuracy and timeliness
• Serve as primary liaison between surgeons, hospitals, surgery centers, anesthesia, and clinic staff
• Oversee tracking and completion of all required pre-operative testing and medical clearances (PCP, cardiology, labs, imaging, etc.)
• Implement controls to ensure cases are “OR-ready” prior to surgery date
• Proactively identify and resolve clearance delays to prevent cancellations
• Supervise and support a surgery scheduling team
• Assign workloads, monitor performance, and provide coaching and process guidance
• Standardize workflows, checklists, and escalation protocols
• Monitor cancellation rates, late starts, and block utilization metrics
• Identify root causes of scheduling failures and implement corrective actions
• Maintain compliance with facility policies, payer authorization requirements, and internal procedures
• Ensure accurate documentation within the EMR and hospital scheduling systems
• Maintain audit-ready scheduling records and reports
• Collaborate with billing, authorizations, and clinical teams to ensure downstream workflow accuracy
Required Qualifications
• Minimum 3 years of experience in surgery scheduling (neurosurgery, orthopedic spine, or other complex surgical specialty strongly preferred)
• Experience coordinating cases across multiple hospitals or surgery centers
• Prior experience in a lead, senior, or supervisory scheduling role preferred
• Strong knowledge of OR block time management, pre-operative clearance workflows, and surgical authorizations and payer requirements
• Proficiency with EMR and hospital scheduling systems (e.g., eClinicalWorks, Epic, Cerner, Meditech, or similar)
• Experience reducing surgical cancellation rates and improving OR utilization
Salary (range):
• $60k-$70k+ (depending on experience)
Benefits:
• Health insurance
• Paid vacation|PTO
• Retirement benefits
We are looking for a Lead Surgical Scheduler who has great attention to detail, has strong verbal and written communication skills, someone who has substantial experience working with scheduling. We have a great work environment with a welcoming and support team. If this sounds like the job opportunity for you, then please contact us. Please send your resume to brian@hcrcstaffing.com
Brian Torchin | CEO
HCRC Staffing
Office 800-472-9060
Brian@hcrcstaffing.com
www.hcrcstaffing.com
Referrer: nchcr.com