RN Clinical Coordinator Operating Room

CommonSpirit Health•Longmont, CO

3h•Onsite

About The Position

At Longmont United Hospital, we treat the entire patient to leverage the powerful connection of body, mind, and spirit in the healing process. Here, your time at work will be spent with a supportive team of employees and leaders that value self-care, flexibility and development opportunities through cross-training and continuing education. Longmont, Colorado is home to more than 2,000 acres of parks, three public golf courses and numerous trails to hike, bike, walk or run. Located less than an hour away from the Rocky Mountain National Park (ranked the fourth most visited national park in the country in 2017 by the Denver Business Journal), you’ll have easy access to the very best Colorado has to offer. Job Summary and Responsibilities RN Clinical Coordinators may be eligible for a relocation bonus up to $8,000. Ask a recruitment team member for more information to learn more! Embrace your purpose and unique talents now, and put them to work. We value individuals with exceptional skills, but your dedication to a greater cause is what we cherish the most. Our organization thrives on this ethos, providing a supportive team environment with resources to help you succeed, guided by leaders who genuinely care about your growth and achievements. As an RN Clinical Coordinator you will a ctively support the department director/manager by coordinating clinical and department activities for the unit. You will not serve as a supervisor or manager; instead serve as a clinical nurse and resource to the staff, authorize work procedures and assign duties, shift charge, as well as: Demonstrating strong clinical judgment and ensuring high-quality care delivery to each patient. Acting as a vital link between physicians and the patient care team to facilitate seamless communication and collaboration. Maintaining communication and promote cooperation with unit staff and other departments. Provides input and recommendations to the director/manager on coaching, mentoring and performance management of associates. Assumes responsibility and accountability for facilitating, communicating, and collaborating with both the healthcare team, and the patient/family to identify and meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient. Act as a professional role model for all staff by demonstrating ethical/legal/professional nursing. Promotes the optimal health, well-being, and safety of the patient through use of the nursing process and in accordance with patient care standards, guidelines, and the State Nurse Practice Act. Actively serves on unit as a registered nurse and may take patient assignments based on unit and patient needs and acuity. Being personally, accountable for relationship-based care, organizational mission, and core values. Previous OR Experience Required- 2 yrs min Previous Leadership/ Charge experience highly preferred Previous Neurosurgery and/or Spine experience strongly preferred Day to Day Duties: Will cover the Neurosurgery service line Developing strong working relations with surgeons, staff, and companies’ representatives. Checking the operative schedule weeks in advance making sure all supplies and equipment are available. Occasional running the front desk. Ensuring ORs are staffed and getting relieved on time. Scheduling, Rounding on staff and rooms. Ensuring ORs are cleaned and ready for a procedure. Putting instruments and equipment away. Oversight of Operating Room in collaboration with OR leadership and physicians. Ensuring ORs are prepared for procedure Secondary roles: Working in OR as a staff RN. Helping staff get breaks and lunch. This position will also be eligible for the Clinical Ladder. Schedule-36hr/wk- Variable days of week and start times per Surgical Volume and Current Unit needs. TBD with OR manager during interviews. Call required- Approximately 120 hours of call are required per 6 weeks 30min call back radius required

Requirements

Associates Degree in Nursing (Nursing Diploma or by endorsement) required
RN License to practice in state of employment as applicable, required
Minimum of 1 year of direct clinical experience as a Registered Nurse.
Medium Work - (Exert up to 50lbs force occasionally, and/or up to 20lbs frequently, and/or up to 10lbs constantly)
Previous OR Experience Required- 2 yrs min

Nice To Haves

BSN, preferred
Nursing Specialty Certification, preferred
Previous Leadership/ Charge experience highly preferred
Previous Neurosurgery and/or Spine experience strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Coordinating clinical and department activities for the unit.
Serving as a clinical nurse and resource to the staff
Authorizing work procedures and assign duties
Shift charge
Demonstrating strong clinical judgment and ensuring high-quality care delivery to each patient.
Acting as a vital link between physicians and the patient care team to facilitate seamless communication and collaboration.
Maintaining communication and promote cooperation with unit staff and other departments.
Provides input and recommendations to the director/manager on coaching, mentoring and performance management of associates.
Assumes responsibility and accountability for facilitating, communicating, and collaborating with both the healthcare team, and the patient/family to identify and meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient.
Act as a professional role model for all staff by demonstrating ethical/legal/professional nursing.
Promotes the optimal health, well-being, and safety of the patient through use of the nursing process and in accordance with patient care standards, guidelines, and the State Nurse Practice Act.
Actively serves on unit as a registered nurse and may take patient assignments based on unit and patient needs and acuity.
Being personally, accountable for relationship-based care, organizational mission, and core values.
Covering the Neurosurgery service line
Developing strong working relations with surgeons, staff, and companies’ representatives.
Checking the operative schedule weeks in advance making sure all supplies and equipment are available.
Occasional running the front desk.
Ensuring ORs are staffed and getting relieved on time.
Scheduling
Rounding on staff and rooms.
Ensuring ORs are cleaned and ready for a procedure.
Putting instruments and equipment away.
Oversight of Operating Room in collaboration with OR leadership and physicians.
Ensuring ORs are prepared for procedure
Working in OR as a staff RN.
Helping staff get breaks and lunch.