Surgery Specialty Coordinator

Description of Position/Responsibilities and Duties

• Works with physicians office and scheduling to match surgeon procedures with proper preference cards and associated billing per specialty.
• Responsible for specialty program development in the OR, planning, organizing, implementation, assessment, patient flow and performance improvement of the service line.
• The coordinator is responsible for utilization of hospital services, staff education and training regarding specialty.
• Functions as role model in the use of nursing process and develops, introduces and evaluates new approaches to evidence based standards for specialty.
• Demonstrates knowledge of surgical procedures and has the ability to oversee the instrumentation and equipment, maintain surgical preference cards for specialty.
• Affixes with the operating room educator with the development and implementation of policies, procedures and facility practices.
• Helps prepare the facility by ensuring that necessary equipment is present and continually maintaining surgical inventory.
• Affixes with maintaining proper inventory levels and cost containment for specialty.
• Participates in unit/departmental problem solving and improvement of operating room systems.
• Reports operating room clinical variances and environmental safety hazards to the Operating Room Director and follows up with necessary action.
• Analyzes and evaluates nursing services to improve quality of care provided.
• Takes call is required for this position.

Education and Work Experience

• Graduate of approved School of Nursing.
• Current Louisiana Registered Nurse license or Multi-State compact license.
• Experience as a Circulator in the Operating Room is required.
• CPR Certification.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

• Work requires a variety of physical activities including standing and walking for sustained periods, bending and stooping, and some lifting of 50-100 pounds at a time.
• The work environment may be physically confining.
• Many nursing skills require acute hearing ability, i.e. listening with stethoscope to breath sounds and heart sounds.
• Must be able to exchange accurate information with patient, family, peers and medical personnel.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.