Coordinator - RN Operating Room

HonorHealth•Phoenix, AZ

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Coordinator-Perioperative RN assists with coordination and overall management of a specific service. The role interfaces with physicians to provide customer service at the point of care and assesses, plans, and evaluates materials, staffing, and patient-specific care to coordinate specialty activities. The coordinator provides nursing care within the scope of practice of a Registered Nurse and demonstrates the knowledge and skills needed to care for patients across the life span and meet age-specific needs. The coordinator may spend up to 50% of their time conducting in-services and orientations, serving as a clinical role model, policy and practice resource, and provider of direct evidence-based care. The role supports staff education and development in collaboration with the Clinical Educator, including orientation, training, and monitoring education and regulatory requirements. Scheduling flexibility is needed to meet clinical and educational needs across shifts. This position is based at John C. Lincoln, 250 E Dunlap Ave, Phoenix, Arizona. The schedule is days, 0600–1830, three 12-hour shifts, with call required. A $20,000 sign-on bonus is available.

Requirements

Required RN circulating operating room experience.
Two years of RN experience.
Two years of experience as a perioperative nurse in OR, Preop/PACU, or Endoscopy.
Associate degree or diploma required.
Basic Life Support (BLS/BCLS) certification upon hire.
Valid driver’s license; in-state license required if in Home Health.
State or compact-state Registered Nurse licensure upon hire.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
One to two years of experience in a specialty preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess, identify, interpret, and document patient and significant others’ self-care and teaching needs using appropriate assessment tools.
Plan, initiate, and maintain individualized patient plans of care, including discharge planning, in collaboration with patients, significant others, and the healthcare team.
Establish specialty goals and objectives, assist with capital budget preparation, plan staffing with the Supervisor, and plan for special patient needs related to equipment.
Implement perioperative plans of care from admission through discharge, demonstrating clinical competency, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
Intervene effectively during unit or patient-care crises and emergency situations and document pertinent information.
Provide frontline inventory control, assist with ordering, and ensure supplies, equipment, and other resources are available for surgery.
Coordinate perioperative patient care and facilitate communication among patients, families, physicians, and the healthcare team.
Assist with interviewing prospective employees, conducting monthly specialty meetings, evaluating staff performance, and recommending disciplinary action.
Evaluate patient and significant others’ responses to nursing interventions and revise plans of care as needed.
Coordinate patient-care activities and physician requests, delegate effectively, and use material resources cost-effectively; recommend cost-saving measures.
Use evidence-based knowledge in decision-making to improve and maintain quality of care and assist with capital planning for assigned service lines.
Maintain unit and regulatory education requirements; participate in continuing education and quality-improvement activities and support professional organization membership.
Implement staff development programs with the Clinical Educator and orient new personnel, students, and others to the specialty.
Plan, orient, teach, guide, and evaluate the performance of staff and students; serve as a resource to physicians, patients, families, caregivers, visitors, and the healthcare team.
Assist the Perioperative Clinical Educator in identifying orientation needs, tracking education requirements, developing orientation schedules and tools, providing orientation and training, and monitoring new-employee orientation progress.
Facilitate interdepartmental in-services, support process improvement, promote staff specialty-skill development and involvement in professional activities, and maintain documentation of regulatory compliance.
Maintain current knowledge of HonorHealth standards, patient-care technology, and agency regulations; maintain required certifications and flexibility to meet clinical and educational needs across shifts.
Perform other duties as assigned.