Surgery Scheduler; Lead Palmdale CA

Overview

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.

We use the latest techniques and technologies to deliver the safest and most advanced surgical options to treat many types of neurological injuries and pathologies. We are team comprised of Spine fellowship trained board-certified neurosurgeons in complex and minimally invasive spinal surgery, pain management and physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians, and we collaborate to provide the most comprehensive care for our patients that we can possibly offer.

Our mission is to deliver compassionate, high-quality care that is evidence based and patient centered.

• 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

• 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., eClinical
  
  Works, Epic, Cerner, Meditech, or similar)
• Experience reducing surgical cancellation rates and improving OR utilization

Salary (range): $70k-$75k+ (depending on experience)

• 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, and substantial experience in scheduling. We have a great work environment with a welcoming and supportive team. If this sounds like the job opportunity for you, then please contact us.