Theatre Scheduling Clerk

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Location: Mediclinic Newcastle, Newcastle, South Africa

Closing date: 28/01/2026

Number of positions: 1

Recruiter: Suvikha Sivnath

Reference number: 67089

Workplace Type: On-site

Job Type: Permanent, Administration

Job Segment: Mid-Range, ICU, Scheduler, Clerical, Technology, Healthcare, Administrative, Customer Service

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

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

• Essential:
  Grade 12 or equivalent
• Desired:
  None

• Essential minimum:
  Experience working with computers
• Desired:
  Theatre / ICU scheduling experience; AS400; ICD and CPT coding in a private health care facility

• Patient admin programmes on the AS400 system
• Computer literate (Microsoft Office)
• Application of clinical codes, up to level 1 coding (e.g. identifying the appropriate code to best describe procedure performed)
• Allocation of theatre time for patient/booking; transferring theatre schedule information
• Anatomy knowledge and terminology

All applicants will be considered, with the understanding that preference will be given in accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of Mediclinic Southern Africa, as well as internal applicants/employees that meet the minimum requirements.

Please note if you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract please apply using an external candidate profile and not your employee profile

Mediclinic career website.