OR Nurse Coordinator II (Non-Management)

Cooper Norcross University Hospital•Moorestown Township, NJ

36d•$41 - $70•Onsite

About The Position

The OR Nurse Coordinator II is a professional registered nurse and caregiver who, as a member of a multidisciplinary health care team, assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients during a designated time frame. The role supervises and provides patient care using the nursing process, including the therapeutic use of self, and follows established policies and procedures. The Nurse Coordinator applies Cooper core values, communicates with internal customers and supervisors, and provides excellent customer service while interfacing with staff, management, and physicians. The role also participates in cross-training in other specialty areas and in quality assurance and performance improvement projects. The position is based at the Cooper Surgery Center at Moorestown, a modern outpatient facility with six operating rooms, two procedure rooms, and an interventional radiology suite. The center provides care from pre-operative assessment through recovery, with specialties including general, orthopedic, gastrointestinal, gynecologic, vascular, and other minimally invasive procedures. Care is designed to reduce pain and complications and support faster recovery. The OR Nurse Coordinator uses critical thinking to address patient safety, effectiveness, and cost in care delivery. In coordination with the Clinical Director, the role plans or changes courses of action to improve continuity of care and outcomes. It also requires expanded problem-solving, critical thinking, decision-making at a supervisory level, effective communication, delegation, and supervision of other team members. Other duties may be required.

Requirements

At least 1 year of Operating Room RN experience.
Graduate of an NLN-accredited School of Nursing.
Current New Jersey Registered Nurse (NJ-RN) license.
Current New Jersey Basic Life Support (NJ-BLS) certification.
Excellent customer service, interpersonal, and clinical skills.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to delegate effectively and supervise other team members.

Nice To Haves

An additional year of specialty nursing experience.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
CNOR certification.

Responsibilities

Assume responsibility and accountability for a group of patients during a designated time frame.
Supervise and provide patient care using the nursing process, including the therapeutic use of self.
Follow established policies and procedures.
Communicate openly with internal customers and supervisors.
Provide excellent customer service when interfacing with staff, management, and physicians.
Apply Cooper core values.
Participate in cross-training in other specialty areas.
Participate in quality assurance and performance improvement projects.
Use critical thinking to consider patient safety, effectiveness, and cost in delivering care.
Coordinate with the Clinical Director to plan or change courses of action to improve continuity of care and outcomes.
Delegate effectively and supervise the work of other team members.
Perform other duties as required.