Registered Nurse (RN) Clinical Lead - Operating Room (OR)

Advocate Health•Macon, GA

49d•$41 - $62•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for Monday- Friday 0645-1500 with call and Holidays. The Registered Nurse (RN) Clinical Lead - Operating Room (OR) is responsible for onboarding and training all new scrub techs, anesthesia techs, and OR RN's. They provide leadership to the health care team with an emphasis on coordination of patient care and throughput of patients. This role serves as a clinical resource person and role model for staff, facilitating the development of safe/effective plans through early identification of patient needs and resources. The Clinical Lead anticipates medical/psychosocial needs in high-risk patients, facilitates appropriate clinical pathways and plans of care, and participates in daily rounds with a focus on discharge planning. They also serve as charge nurse and operational leader for patient flow when not in an administrative role, ensuring patients and caregivers are aware of the patient care plan and anticipated discharge day. The role involves responding to customer concerns, alerting physicians of cases needing review, and acting as a liaison between patient, family, physician, and the interdisciplinary health care team. Collaboration with the Clinical Intake and Navigation Center is key for efficient patient flow. The Clinical Lead reviews and amends staffing to determine immediate and future needs, facilitates a safe discharge plan, and engages with patients, families, and post-acute care for follow-up actions. Additionally, they participate in staff performance evaluations, align educational activities with organizational and departmental goals, ensure timely communication and provision of educational activities, and work with unit leadership to facilitate orientation for new staff, ensuring all checklists are completed and stored appropriately.

Requirements

Current RN license with the Georgia State Board of Nursing
Must attend hospital mandatory training annually.
Must maintain and successfully complete all competencies-including age specific and other department specific training on an annual basis.
Training Requirements- internally developed and national/ professional organization courses- to be completed in unit-specified time period
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Minimum 6 months experience as a Clinical Nurse.
Must be able to use visual near and distance acuity.
Must have verbal ability to communicate in person and over the phone or radio.
Must be able to assist co-workers in transfers and transport supplies, patients/residents, or equipment using good body mechanics.
Must have functional range of motion of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spines, upper and lower extremities with grip strength of 60-80 pounds, specific to the job class evaluation.
Must be able to forward reach, overhead reach, bend, squat, kneel and change from one position to the other rapidly.
Must be able to lift 25-60 lbs. and carry 25-50 pounds specific to job class evaluation.
Must be able to tolerate high noise, busy atmospheres and noxious odors.
Must be able to work in noisy environments and be self-directed to complete jobs as ordered.
Must be able to remain calm under stressful situations.
Must be able to assess and respond to multiple situations simultaneously.
Must be able to assist co-workers in multiple overlapping tasks simultaneously.
Works in hospital and clinical environments.
May work in extreme heat with hot materials.
Must be able to utilize appropriate universal and specific precautions for protection from potential exposure to infectious or communicable diseases.
Must be able to prioritize job tasks and organize workspace to be efficient and conducive to completing work tasks as assigned in a timely manner.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.
Prefer 2 years of experience as a Clinical Nurse and 6 months of experience functioning as a Charge Nurse.

Responsibilities

Provides leadership to the health care team with an emphasis on coordination of patient care and throughput of patients.
Demonstrates technical and clinical competence and serves as clinical resource person and role model for staff.
Facilitates the development of safe/effective plans through early identification of patient needs and resources.
Anticipate medical/psychosocial needs in high-risk patients.
Facilitate appropriate clinical pathways and plans of care.
Participate in daily rounds on all patients with a focus on discharge planning.
Serves as charge nurse and operational leader for patient flow when not in administrative role.
Assures that patient and caregivers are aware of the patient care plan and anticipated day of discharge.
Responds to customer concerns or complaints timely.
Alerts physicians of cases needing review and/or discussion.
Acts as a liaison between patient, family, physician, and interdisciplinary health care team regarding plan of care and progress towards goals.
Works with Clinical Intake and Navigation Center to effect efficient patient flow.
Reviews and amends staffing to determine immediate needs and anticipates staffing needs for future shifts.
Facilitates the accomplishment of a safe discharge plan related to patient needs and payor specifications.
Engages with patient, family and post-acute care to ensure post discharge planning and follow-up actions are taken by appropriate personnel.
Participates in the evaluation of staff performance.
Aligns educational activities with organizational and departmental goals.
Assures timely, sufficient communication and provision of educational activities.
Works with unit leadership to facilitate orientation for staff new to the department.
Assures that orientation, education and competency checklists are completed and stored appropriately.
On boarding and training all new scrub techs, anesthesia techs, and OR RN's.

Benefits

Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs
Competitive compensation
Generous retirement offerings
Programs that invest in your career development
Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
Incentive pay for select positions
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program