Pre- Op Unit Coordinator - Full Time - Bronson Methodist Hospital

About the role

The Pre-Op Unit Coordinator at Bronson Methodist Hospital functions as a leader and clinical liaison, providing continuity of leadership and fostering a team environment. They assist managers in attracting, developing, maintaining, and retaining qualified staff members.

Responsibilities

• Assists with hiring, orientation, monitoring and evaluating performance, problem solving, employee counseling, staffing, payroll and budget.
• Serves as a contact for internal and external customers.
• Maintains a safe environment of care, implements new and monitors ongoing processes.
• Provides opportunity for leadership succession.
• Evaluates quality and appropriateness of care.
• Conducts/facilitates audits for accreditation, regulatory requirements and organizational standards.
• Accounts for coordination of day-to-day unit operations, i.e. patient placements, staff assignments.
• Assumes responsibility for staffing and scheduling personnel.
• Facilitates staff attendance at organizational committees, meetings, etc.
• Manages staffing levels to help department achieve its budget.
• Participates in projecting staffing needs and assisting in creating a staffing plan with manager/director.
• Approve/deny PTO.
• Follows organizational policies and procedures for staffing and provides open communication with staff about scheduling requests/issues.
• Acts as clinical expert resource, mentoring staff, maintaining positive relationships, and building teamwork within the entire healthcare team.
• Maintains knowledge on guidelines, policies, procedures, and standards.
• Provides input into guidelines, policies, procedures, and standards.
• Acts as first responder for clinical and service recovery issues.
• Acts as a resource person for staff questions related to job performance and departmental processes.
• Provides guidance for and supervision of personnel accountable to nurse manager.
• Provides ongoing feedback to staff related to job performance (focuses on immediate performance coaching as necessary).
• Makes ongoing evaluations of staff performance on a day-to-day basis.
• Works with manager to develop Personal Development Plans including follow up and mentoring.
• Acts as role model, coach, and mentor to staff.
• Evaluates performance of personnel.
• Provides and collates peer input for evaluation.
• Communicates all staff behavior and performance issues with manager as necessary.
• Participates in discipline process of employees with manager notification for attendance, behavioral and performance issues.
• Participates in the evaluation process of employees at manager’s discretion.
• Co-facilitates planning and conducting of shared governance meeting.
• Acts as mentor to staff chair of shared governance.
• Facilitates charge nurse and other unit meetings, reporting to nurse manager.
• Participates in recruitment, selection and retention of personnel.
• Affords assistance in the staff hiring process (e.g. assist with interview process).
• Creates and supports an environment where innovation and creativity are encouraged and valued.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing and 2 years of clinical experience required.
• Master's degree in Nursing preferred.
• Previous management experience preferred.
• Formal or informal leadership experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Education/experience level may differ for the specific department/unit.
• Licensed Registered Nurse in good standing with the State of Michigan.
• Advanced Nursing Specific Certification preferred.
• Department specific requirements as necessary such as PALS, BLS, ACLS etc.

Skills

• Strong leadership, organization, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated interpersonal communication skills, ability to resolve conflict, and ability to work as a team leader.
• Demonstrated problem-solving ability.
• Ability to work independently, be able to meet deadlines and demonstrate accountability for assignments.
• Ability to use software relevant to the job (i.e. – Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.).
• Ability to organize and analyze data.
• Ability to speak and write English fluently.
• Ability to interpret regulatory standards and assess impact to the organization.
• Ability to evaluate quality and appropriateness of care.
• Ability to conduct/facilitate audits for accreditation, regulatory requirements and organizational standards.
• Ability to maintain a safe environment of care.
• Ability to manage staffing levels to help department achieve its budget.
• Ability to project staffing needs and assist in creating a staffing plan with manager/director.
• Ability to approve/deny PTO.
• Ability to follow organizational policies and procedures for staffing and provide open communication with staff about scheduling requests/issues.
• Ability to act as a clinical expert resource, mentoring staff, maintaining positive relationships, and building teamwork within the entire healthcare team.
• Ability to maintain knowledge on guidelines, policies, procedures, and standards.
• Ability to provide input into guidelines, policies, procedures, and standards.
• Ability to act as first responder for clinical and service recovery issues.
• Ability to act as a resource person for staff questions related to job performance and departmental processes.
• Ability to provide guidance for and supervision of personnel accountable to nurse manager.
• Ability to provide ongoing feedback to staff related to job performance (focuses on immediate performance coaching as necessary).
• Ability to make ongoing evaluations of staff performance on a day-to-day basis.
• Ability to work with manager to develop Personal Development Plans including follow up and mentoring.
• Ability to act as role model, coach, and mentor to staff.
• Ability to evaluate performance of personnel.
• Ability to provide and collate peer input for evaluation.
• Ability to communicate all staff behavior and performance issues with manager as necessary.
• Ability to participate in discipline process of employees with manager notification for attendance, behavioral and performance issues.
• Ability to participate in the evaluation process of employees at manager’s discretion.
• Ability to co-facilitate planning and conducting of shared governance meeting.
• Ability to act as mentor to staff chair of shared governance.
• Ability to facilitate charge nurse and other unit meetings, reporting to nurse manager.
• Ability to participate in recruitment, selection and retention of personnel.
• Ability to afford assistance in the staff hiring process (e.g. assist with interview process).
• Ability to create and support an environment where innovation and creativity are encouraged and valued.

Benefits

Pre-Admission Surgery/Endo Screening Specific Position requires patient contact, but only via phone calls. Unit Coordinators may cover multiple locations across the organization.

Pay

Salary range: Commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Shift: Variable Time Type Full time

Cost Center

5712 Preoperative Surgery (BMH)