Information Liaison CDH OR Part-time

Information Liaison CDH OR Part-time Days

Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital.

Salary range: $20.35 - $27.47 (Hourly Rate). Placement within the salary range is dependent on experience, internal equity, and collective bargaining agreement for union roles.

• $10,000 Tuition Reimbursement per year ($5,700 part-time)
• $10,000 Student Loan Repayment ($5,000 part-time)
• $1,000 Professional Development per year ($500 part-time)
• $250 Wellbeing Fund per year ($125 for part-time)
• Matching 401(k)
• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Annual Employee Salary Increase and Incentive Bonus
• Paid time off and Holiday pay

The Information Liaison for Surgical Services aligns with the mission, vision, and values of Northwestern Medicine. This role operates in compliance with the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, meeting all policies, procedures, guidelines, and regulatory standards.

• Scheduling Functions
  • Demonstrate expertise with clinical computer systems.
  • Accurately schedule surgical cases manually or electronically, generating preferences for necessary surgeon‑specific instrumentation.
  • Make changes to OR schedule per procedures.
  • Review and update next day’s surgical schedule with anesthesia and OR charge personnel.
  • Ensure adequate supply and distribution of OR daily schedules within Surgical Services.
  • Review scheduling codes and ensure accurate preferences for CSS staff.
  • Ensure nightly update and duplication of OR schedule for all pavilions.
  • Other scheduling functions as needed.
• Control Desk Functions
  • Send patients per standards, communicate with surgical services staff via appropriate systems.
  • Monitor inpatient arrivals to pre‑op holding areas and outpatient arrivals at Center, communicating with charge nurse.
  • Coordinate and prioritize patient and specimen transport, phone communications, and equipment delivery.
  • Coordinate patient flow and related duties.
  • Execute nightly schedule changes.
  • Monitor system for timely OR room turnover.
  • Enter staff call‑ins for manager notification.
  • Notify on‑call teams and support services as needed.
  • Prepare daily nursing roster, on‑call sheets, equipment lists, and direct calls.
  • Order supplies and maintain inventory.
  • Assist patient transport to pre‑op room.
  • Retrieve lab results, order beds, institute call tree, and handle emergent situations.
  • Other control desk functions as needed.
• Patient Registration Functions and Unit Communications
  • Check patients in, enter next day’s cases into the Tracking System.
  • Complete registration forms:
    Patient Information, Hospital Consent, Advance Directives, Medicaid, Medicare, HIPAA / Privacy.
  • Communicate patient/family information to pre‑op, PACU, SDS, and OR staff.
  • Assist volunteers and maintain waiting room supplies.
  • Maintain unit supplies and waiting room area.
  • Other registration functions as needed.
• Unit Communication Coordination Functions
  • Respond to emergency call light, transporting crash cart, notify managers.
  • Communicate patient/family info regarding add‑on cases, cancellations, etc.
  • Maintain Nursing Staff Directory and triage list.
  • Enter broken equipment into database, replace pagers.
  • Facilitate communication between OR, Pre & Post‑op, CSS.
  • Handle calls from physicians and patients.
  • Other unit communication functions as needed.
• Patient Charges and Unit Reports
  • Ensure correct patient encounters for accurate charges.
  • Separate, file, and document post‑op charge sheets.
  • Other patient charging and unit report functions as needed.
• Customer Service Functions
  • Visitor & Vendor coordination, badge issuance, access approvals.
  • Coordinate scrub attire and lockers.
  • Maintain access approval paperwork.
  • Provide directions to lounges, cafeterias.
  • Convey messages to nursing staff and CSCs.
  • Assist transportation staff with specimen handling.
  • Offer assistance to others.
  • Other customer service functions as needed.
• Administrative Support
  • Order unit supplies.
  • Assist manager and team leaders with scheduling conference rooms and meetings.
  • Maintain locker database and schedule nurses using hospital scheduling system.
  • Other administrative support as needed.

• High school graduate
• Previous medical experience
• Medical…