RN-OR Service Coordinator-Specialty

Job Requisition ID R00047888 | Full time | Day shift

About the role

Provides expert patient care and acts as a clinical resource to staff. Assists nursing staff in the development, implementation and evaluation of nursing care and treatment for patients in an assigned area. Maintains quality standards in patient care established by UMMC and the nursing profession. May act as Charge Nurse. Delegates patient care to auxiliary personnel. Consults with medical and other health care staff regarding patient care. Routinely works with vendors and other departments.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to Operating Room Staff under the direction of the Nurse Manager and act as a resource to staff, attending, and resident physicians.
• In conjunction with Nurse Manager and/or Charge Nurse, review daily case schedule and help assign staff to ORs based on skill/experience.
• Work with vendors and Materials Management staff to ensure that supplies, instrumentation, and implants are available for assigned cases.
• May act as preceptor within service.
• Work collaboratively with Educator to ensure orientees have an appropriate orientation to the service.
• May function as Charge Nurse.
• Provide input into hiring decisions, disciplinary actions, and annual performance evaluations.
• Responsible for the overall organization of assigned service.
• Assist with achievement of surgical efficiency metrics (on-time case starts, short turnover times, cost containment, etc.).
• Responsible for preference card development and maintenance for assigned service.
• Assist Nurse Manager with annual evaluation of employees within service line.
• Assist Perioperative Leadership with the draft, review, and revision of surgical policies and procedures.
• Work collaboratively with Managers, Directors, and ACNO to maintain a state of regulatory readiness, including maintaining a clean environment and keeping equipment and supplies in safe working order.
• Act as a role model for staff in terms of leadership, critical thinking, follow-up, and follow-through.
• Work collaboratively with physicians in areas such as capital budget planning and acquisition, educating staff, and achievement of service-specific quality goals.
• In conjunction with Lead Techs, work collaboratively with Sterile Processing Department to develop and revise instrument sets and address processing issues.

Requirements

• Must be licensed as RN for one (1) year.
• Two (2) years of RN experience in specified area preferred.
• BSN preferred.
• Valid RN license required.
• CNOR certification preferred.

Skills

• Knowledge of staff nursing care procedures and protocols.
• Excellent verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge and understanding of computer systems, tools, and programs.
• Ability to work in a team environment.

Physical and Environmental Demands

• Occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold.
• Occasional handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment.
• Occasional exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, bloodborne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals, requiring attention to safety considerations.
• Occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours.
• Occasional travel to offsite locations.
• Occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature.
• Occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality.
• Frequent bending, occasional lifting and carrying more than 100 pounds, occasional climbing, frequent crawling, frequent crouching/stooping, occasional kneeling, frequent pushing/pulling, frequent reaching.
• Occasional sitting, constant standing, constant twisting, and constant walking.

Benefits

Eligible for full benefits.