Patient Scheduling Clerk

Job Description:

To ensure that all theatre cases are scheduled correctly to mitigate operational and financial risks and effective utilisation of theatres.

Job Responsibilities:

• Ensure timeous distribution of theatre lists to all relevant parties as per the Patient Administration Manual
• Schedule theatre cases correctly to ensure optimal utilisation of theatres as per hospital requirements
• Load all bookings and theatre cases and allocate wards, to ensure optimal utilisation of available beds as per wards requirements

Job Requirements:

• Application of clinical codes, up to level 1 coding (e.g. identifying the appropriate code to best describe procedure performed)
• Patient admin programmes on the AS400 system
• Computer literate (Microsoft Office)
• Grade 12 or equivalent