Student Planning Assistant Cardiothoracic Surgery

As a student planning assistant, you will work within the Cardiothoracic Surgery department of Amsterdam UMC. Together with the medical planner, you ensure that patients can be operated on at the right time and within the applicable timeframes. A significant puzzle, in which you take into account patients, doctors, the OR, the clinic, and the available capacity.

You have a lot of contact with patients, referrers, and various healthcare professionals. You inform patients about their scheduling and keep a close eye on the progress of their trajectory. You also think along about how we can organize our planning and work processes increasingly smarter and more efficiently. You are the point of contact for our patients, (external) referrers, and chain partners when it comes to these procedures. You ensure that the patient is informed about the scheduling of the procedure and that everything runs smoothly.

You advise and facilitate the maintenance and optimization of work processes within the department and the chain, working closely in this regard with medical specialists, resident doctors, physician assistants, and nurses.

Your duties include

• informing patients, referrers, and chain partners by telephone;
• scheduling OR dates and coordinating with various stakeholders;
• monitoring the progress of the patient trajectory;
• supporting OR planning and managing capacity;
• maintaining and updating waiting list data.

A wonderful opportunity to gain experience in a professional healthcare environment during your studies and to develop skills in the areas of planning, organizing, communicating, and collaborating.

What do you bring?

You are a student who likes to roll up your sleeves and gets energy from organizing and switching gears quickly. You enjoy working with different people and are not easily thrown off balance when a schedule changes.

Additionally:

• you are following a HBO (higher professional education) or WO (university) program, preferably in the direction of healthcare, organization, or another relevant field of study;
• you are available for 16-24 hours per week, on days that we agree upon in consultation (preferably at least on Wednesdays);
• you work accurately and like to maintain an overview, even when multiple things are happening at once;
• you communicate easily and enjoy helping patients and colleagues;
• you are independent, proactive, and dare to ask questions if you are stuck.

Experience in healthcare or with planning and organizing is a plus, but not a requirement. We find it especially important that you are curious and eager to learn.

What do we offer you?

• A flexible side job alongside your studies.
• In addition to an excellent base salary (€20.04 gross/hour, salary scale 7), we offer, among other things, an 8.33% year-end bonus, 8% holiday allowance, and a minimum of 11.59% hourly worker supplement to compensate for holiday hours and public holidays.
• Zero-hours contract at Amsterdam UMC.
• Pension accrual at ABP, of which we pay 70% of the premium.
• 100% public transport reimbursement. Do you come by walking, cycling, or by car? Then you will receive a reimbursement of €0.21 per km (for the car, a maximum of 40 km one way applies).