Operating Room Charge Staff Nurse

Mosaic Life Care•St. Joseph, MO

35d•$37 - $59

About The Position

This position is a generalist serving as the lateral integrator for the health care team on each unit who facilitates, coordinates, and oversees care within Perioperative Services. The OR House Supervisor role varies across practice settings, but is practiced at the point of care, following a cohort of patients with a focus on evidence-based practice, safety, quality, risk reduction and cost containment. The OR House Supervisor may be required to work in other areas according to skill of staff and acuity of patients. They take responsibility for managing coworkers in the work environment and oversee team work, throughput, promoting professional development, and supporting novice nurses. They will provide exceptional service to all patients and customers all while maintaining a role model status. The OR House Supervisor will maintain all competencies for the units they are assigned and performs other duties assigned within their scope. This position works under the supervision of Perioperative Services Leadership and is employed by Mosaic Health System.

Requirements

Nursing Diploma or bachelor's degree from an accredited school of nursing required within 3 years; OR Nursing Diploma or master's degree from an accredited school of nursing highly preferred within 5 years.
RN State Licensure And/or Compact State Licensure in state, depending upon designated work location, within 90 days of hire is required.
Clinical\BCLS - Basic Life Support is required.
ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support IF working in an inpatient area in which ACLS is required, must be obtained within 90 days of hire.
2 Years RN experience on unit or working as an inpatient RN for 1 year required.

Nice To Haves

CNOR - Certified Operating Room Nurse is preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop the staffing schedule and assign/coordinate staff to rooms according to caregiver skill sets taking into consideration staff needs and requests, physician preferences and hours available, and resolve staffing issues with departmental leads and leadership
Have assigned units information prepared for huddle by 830 am and 4pm on day shift, additional if needed. Collaborate with leadership and conduct a huddle at the beginning of each shift for high level items that involve, safety, quality, and risk reduction.
Assign nursing students to appropriate caregivers for the oncoming shift. Plan meal relief for staff and communicate plan to the relief staff, assisting as necessary. Assist caregivers with starting of cases and transfers when appropriate.
Receive report from previous shift and adjust staffing as necessary, resolving incoming issues.
Collaborate with leadership and conduct a huddle at the beginning each shift for high level items that involve safety, quality, and risk reduction for unit.
Informs leadership of issues, concerns, or barriers to the patient flow process, presents recommendations to leadership for changes or modifications of practices, and responsible for weekly ongoing planning.
Maintains communications and coordinate with Surgeons, Anesthesia, OR staff, and other ancillary departments as needed to facilitate surgical patient care.
Monitor and provide support to the caregivers on the unit when increased workload is witnessed and situational management arises and collaborate with leadership.
Perform service recovery actions related to patients, surgeons, other departments, or family members.
Responds/or sends assistance to Emergency Department/trauma pages and notifications from the department, or other ancillary departments as necessary.
Maintains written record of call-ins, tardiness or any other attendance issues.
Recognizes staff for performance and coaches staff displaying behavior at cross purposes with departmental goals.
Perform other duties as assigned.