RN Specialty Coordinator – Preoperative Assessment Clinic

Job Description Summary

The Preoperative Assessment Clinic within Perioperative Services supports patients scheduled for surgical and procedural care across multiple MUSC Health locations. A critical function of the clinic is early identification of patients requiring preoperative assessment, specialty review, or additional coordination prior to scheduling or surgery.

The RN Specialty Coordinator – Referral Queue serves as the clinical owner of the preoperative referral queue. This role performs advanced chart review, applies specialty‑specific criteria, determines appropriate preoperative pathways, and coordinates next steps to ensure patients are accurately routed, appropriately scheduled, and prepared for surgery.

This position plays a key role in reducing inappropriate scheduling, preventing late discoveries, and supporting safe, efficient surgical throughput. This role works in close partnership with non‑clinical scheduling staff, providing clinical guidance and decision support to ensure patients are scheduled appropriately and efficiently.

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Employee

Regular

CC000259 CHS - Ambulatory Preop Clinic (RT)

Hourly

Health-29

40

40

Monday-Friday. No nights, weekends, or holidays.

Under the direction of clinic leadership, the RN Specialty Coordinator manages and reviews referrals routed to the Preoperative Assessment Clinic referral queue. This role applies independent nursing judgment to assess patient complexity, determine need for preoperative clinic involvement or specialty review, and coordinate appropriate next steps prior to scheduling or surgery.

The RN Specialty Coordinator functions as a clinical decision‑maker within established protocols and serves as a liaison between surgical services, anesthesia, specialty clinics, and scheduling teams.

Preferred Bachelor of Nursing degree. RN staff hired on or after July 1, 2013 with an Associate or Diploma degree in nursing are required to be enrolled in an accredited BSN program within two years and successfully obtain a BSN degree within four years of the RN hire or reclassification date. Refer to policy A141 for more details. Minimum of three years of clinical nursing experience required.

Experience in perioperative, preoperative assessment, specialty care, or complex ambulatory workflows preferred.

Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) required, either a certification from an American Heart Association (AHA) BLS for Healthcare Providers (or AHA‑recognized equivalent) or an American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider.

Ability to perform job functions while standing. (Continuous) Ability to perform job functions while sitting. (Continuous) Ability to perform job functions while walking. (Continuous) Ability to climb stairs. (Infrequent) Ability to work indoors. (Continuous) Ability to work outside in temperature extremes. (Infrequent) Ability to work from elevated areas. (Frequent) Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions.

(Infrequent) Ability to bend at the waist. (Continuous) Ability to twist at the waist. (Frequent) Ability to squat and perform job functions. (Frequent) Ability to perform “pinching” operations. (Frequent) Ability to perform gross motor activities with fingers and hands. (Continuous) Ability to perform firm grasping with fingers and hands. (Continuous) Ability to perform fine manipulation with fingers and hands. (Continuous) Ability to reach overhead.

(Frequent) Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Continuous) Ability to fully use both legs. (Continuous) Ability to use lower extremities for balance and coordination. (Frequent) Ability to reach in all directions. (Continuous) Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs.…