Orthopedic Clinical Specialist - USFTGP Plastic Surgery - (260001Z1)
The Orthopedic Clinical Specialist coordinates all aspects of the patient’s clinical journey, including clinic appointments, surgical scheduling, and ongoing communication between patients and the care team. This role serves as the primary administrative contact for orthopedic patients, ensuring their needs are addressed efficiently and compassionately. The specialist optimizes and manages provider's surgical templates and schedules and coordinates all activities leading up to surgical procedures. This position supports high-quality patient care by facilitating efficient workflows, maintaining accurate scheduling, and ensuring a positive and safe patient experience throughout the continuum of care
Required:High School or GED Work Experience and Additional Information Minimum 2 years experience in a clinical setting. Technical Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Knowledge of orthopedic clinical workflows, including outpatient scheduling, pre‑surgical coordination, and operating room block management. Strong organizational and time‑management skills to manage high-volume schedules, surgical timelines, and multiple patient needs simultaneously. Excellent communication and customer service skills, with the ability to serve as the primary point of contact for patients, providers, and care teams. Proficiency with scheduling systems and EMR platforms, including maintaining templates, updating appointments, and documenting patient interactions. Ability to analyze and manage provider schedules, ensuring clinic and surgical blocks are optimized and used efficiently. Problem-solving skills and adaptability to respond to last-minute changes, cancellations, rescheduling needs, and urgent patient inquiries.
: Tampa
USF Health South Tampa Center
2 Tampa General Circle
Tampa 33606
Eligible for Remote Work: On Site
: Nursing (Technical/Clerical)
: Academic Medical Group Inc
: Full-time
Scheduled Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
: Day Job
: On Site
Shift Hours: 730-4 pm
: 40,705.60
: Oct 20, 2026, 1:59:16 PM
Tampa General is a private not-for-profit hospital and one of the most comprehensive medical facilities in West Central Florida serving a dozen counties with a population in excess of 4 million. As one of the largest hospitals in Florida, Tampa General is licensed for 982 beds, and with over 15,000 team members, is one of the region’s largest employers.
Consistently recognized for world-class care, Tampa General Hospital is ranked as the #1 hospital in Tampa Bay by U.S. News & World Report for 2024-25 and is nationally ranked as among the top 50 hospitals in the nation in eight specialties. Additionally, Tampa General was ranked as “high performing,” or among the top 10% of hospitals in the nation, in five more specialties along with 12 procedures and conditions.
TGH partners with the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine to pioneer breakthrough treatments, conduct game-changing clinical research and train the next generation of health care professionals. TGH is the region's only academic health system, having been affiliated with the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine since the school was created in the early 1970s.
TGH is the area’s only Level I trauma center and one of two ABA-verified Adult & Pediatric burn centers in Florida. With five medical helicopters, we are able to transport critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need. The hospital is home to the leading organ transplant center in the country, having performed more than 14,000 adult solid organ transplants, including the state’s first successful heart transplant in 1985. Tampa General Hospital is committed to serving all residents of West Central Florida. We provide comprehensive health services, ranging from wellness and primary care to the most complex specialty care and post-acute services.
