Registered Nurse (RN) — Operating Room Specialty Coordinator — Plastics and ENT - St. Francis Medical Center

Bon Secours Mercy Health•Richmond, VA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This OR Specialty Coordinator will support the Plastics and ENT specialties. As a faith-based and patient-focused organization, Bon Secours exists to enhance the health and well-being of all people in mind, body and spirit through exceptional patient care. Success in this goal requires a culture of compassion, collaboration, excellence and respect. Bon Secours seeks people that are committed to our values of compassion, human dignity, integrity, service and stewardship to create an environment where associates want to work and help communities thrive. Job Summary: Provides direct and indirect patient care in surgical specialties of General, Gynecologic, Orthopedic, Otolaryngology, Neurosurgical, Plastic, Oral, Vascular, Thoracic, Urological, and Cardiac utilizing the nursing process and current clinical knowledge to provide professional nursing care for all patients in the surgical unit. Utilizes advanced knowledge and experience to assess the health needs of patients, collaborates with health team members to coordinate patient care, anticipates the outcomes of nursing interventions, and sets criteria for the quality of patient care. Provides patient and staff education, clinical supervision, and assesses the need for and implements unit/ specialty-based activities (quality improvement, in services, etc.). Participates in unit management activities (i.e., scheduling, budget issues, counseling) provides supervision for staff as needed, and assumes an increasing leadership responsibility for professional practice in the unit. Acts in a Supervisor or Managerial capacity as needed. Demonstrates knowledge of human growth and development, assessment, range of treatment, and care appropriate to the ages of patients serves. This position services the following populations: neonate, infant, child, adolescent, adult and geriatric.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
CPR
License in the State of Virginia or awaiting reciprocity
3 years of experience in perioperative preferred, including post-surgical care

Nice To Haves

BSN Preferred

Responsibilities

Provides direct and indirect patient care in surgical specialties
Utilizes the nursing process and current clinical knowledge to provide professional nursing care for all patients in the surgical unit
Utilizes advanced knowledge and experience to assess the health needs of patients
Collaborates with health team members to coordinate patient care
Anticipates the outcomes of nursing interventions, and sets criteria for the quality of patient care
Provides patient and staff education
Provides clinical supervision
Assesses the need for and implements unit/ specialty-based activities (quality improvement, in services, etc.)
Participates in unit management activities (i.e., scheduling, budget issues, counseling)
Provides supervision for staff as needed
Assumes an increasing leadership responsibility for professional practice in the unit
Acts in a Supervisor or Managerial capacity as needed
Demonstrates knowledge of human growth and development, assessment, range of treatment, and care appropriate to the ages of patients serves