RN Main OR Tissue Coordinator

Entity: Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA) · Worker Type: Employee (Regular) · Cost Center: CC000567 CHS - OR - Main · Pay Grade: Health-25 (Hourly)

About the role

The Perioperative Services RN Periop-Procedural Team Coordinator supports and is expected to be proactive within their service line team/department to achieve unit and organizational goals. These goals include achievement of clinical and quality measures, operational efficiency, financial targets, reduction and elimination of supply and care variation via trialing and evaluation of products, Care Team Member (CTM) retention and recruitment, employee engagement, serving as an educational resource while following AORN best practices, coordinating with SPD leadership to foster teamwork and safety, leading Working Specialty Groups (WSGs), participating in S3/RCA events, collaborating on staffing solutions, ensuring staff competency, managing job vacancies and candidate interviews, partnering with Nursing Professional Development for onboarding and competency training, providing constructive feedback and yearly evaluations, addressing behavioral and performance issues through the disciplinary process up to written reprimand, and working with Perioperative Leadership to standardize and systemize PeriProcedural operations across MUSC Health delivery settings.

Responsibilities

• Achieve clinical and quality measures, operational efficiency, and financial targets
• Reduce and eliminate supply and care variation through product trialing and evaluation
• Support CTM retention, recruitment, and employee engagement
• Serve as an educational resource following AORN best practices and guidelines
• Coordinate with SPD leadership to create and maintain a culture of teamwork and safety
• Lead or co-lead Working Specialty Groups (WSGs); ensure CTM attendance, memorialize issues/solutions in minutes, and communicate to local Perioperative Operations Group (POG)
• Participate in S3/RCA events including action planning, education, and audits
• Collaborate with other coordinators, charge nurses, SPD, and Periop-Procedural units to provide staffing solutions
• Ensure adequate staffing and staff competency specific to service line, equipment, and processes
• Request and post job vacancies via the FTE Request System; monitor OurDay daily and interview candidates within 1–3 days
• Collaborate with Nursing Professional Development on new-hire onboarding and service-specific competency training
• Provide constructive feedback and direction to CTMs; administer equitable, objective yearly evaluations
• Address behavioral, attendance, and performance issues via disciplinary process up to written reprimand, consulting with manager
• Work with Perioperative Leadership to standardize and systemize PeriProcedural operations
• Collaborate with leaders across MUSC Health to establish operating procedures, enhance workflows, increase productivity, and improve quality outcomes and operational efficiencies

Requirements

• Bachelor of Nursing degree from an accredited school of nursing, or currently enrolled in a BSN program with completion within four years
• Three years of related Perioperative nursing experience required
• At least 2 years of OR experience (scrub or circulating)
• Extensive knowledge of the unit's patient population, healthcare trends, community and regional resources, and service availability
• CNOR certification required within 12 months of hire
• Complete new leader onboarding in-person classes and Frontline Nurse Leader Development Program (MyQuest 12 modules) within 6 months of hire
• Ability to establish working relationships with diverse groups, medical staff, and other healthcare disciplines
• Some positions require certification as a generalist in a related specialty area by the American Nurses Association (ANA)
• RN licensure by South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification: American Heart Association (AHA) BLS for Healthcare Providers (or AHA-recognized equivalent) or American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider

Schedule

40 hours per week, Monday–Friday; no weekends or major holidays.

Benefits

Up to $20,000 sign-on bonus available for external candidates with a 2-year commitment.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to perform job functions while standing (Continuous)
• Ability to perform job functions while sitting (Continuous)
• Ability to perform job functions while walking (Continuous)
• Ability to climb stairs (Infrequent)
• Ability to work indoors (Continuous)
• Ability to work outside in temperature extremes (Infrequent)
• Ability to work from elevated areas (Frequent)
• Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces (Frequent)
• Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions (Infrequent)
• Ability to bend at the waist (Continuous)
• Ability to twist at the waist (Frequent)
• Ability to squat and perform job functions (Frequent)
• Ability to perform “pinching” operations (Frequent)
• Ability to perform gross motor activities with fingers and hands (Continuous)
• Ability to perform firm grasping with fingers and hands (Continuous)
• Ability to perform fine manipulation with fingers and hands (Continuous)
• Ability to reach overhead (Frequent)
• Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders (Continuous)
• Ability to fully use both legs (Continuous)
• Ability to use lower extremities for balance and coordination (Frequent)
• Ability to reach in all directions (Continuous)
• Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. unassisted (Infrequent)
• Ability to lift/lower objects 50 lbs. from/to floor from/to 36 inches unassisted (Infrequent)
• Ability to lift from 36" to overhead 25 lbs. (Infrequent)
• Ability to exert up to 50 lbs. of force (Frequent)
• Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes (Continuous)
• Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand or at a distance (Continuous)
• Ability to match or discriminate between colors (Continuous)
• Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception (Continuous)
• Good peripheral vision capabilities (Continuous)
• Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction (Continuous)
• Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements (Continuous)
• Ability to deal effectively with stressful situations (Continuous)
• Ability to work rotating shifts (Frequent)
• Ability to