RN Main OR Tissue Coordinator

Medical University of South Carolina•Charleston, SC

20d

About The Position

The RN Periop-Procedural Team Coordinator supports and proactively leads their service line team to achieve unit and organizational goals, including clinical and quality measures, operational efficiency, financial targets, reduced variation in supplies and care, team-member recruitment and retention, and employee engagement. The coordinator serves as an educational resource while promoting AORN best practices and guidelines; collaborates with Sterile Processing Department (SPD) leadership to support teamwork and safety; leads or co-leads Working Specialty Groups (WSGs); participates in safety and root-cause-analysis events; and works with coordinators, charge nurses, SPD, and perioperative-procedural units to address staffing needs. The coordinator ensures adequate staffing and staff competency for the service line, its equipment, and its processes. Responsibilities include requesting and posting vacancies through the FTE Request System, monitoring OurDay for candidates, and interviewing candidates within one to three days. The coordinator partners with Nursing Professional Development on onboarding and service-specific competency training, provides constructive feedback and direction, completes yearly team-member evaluations, and addresses behavioral, attendance, and performance issues through the disciplinary process, consulting with the manager as appropriate. In partnership with perioperative leadership and leaders across MUSC Health, the coordinator helps standardize operations, establish procedures, improve workflows and productivity, and advance quality and operational efficiency across delivery settings. The position is scheduled for 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with no weekends or major holidays. The posting offers an up to $20,000 sign-on bonus to eligible external candidates who commit to two years. The role requires a BSN or current enrollment in a BSN program with completion within four years, three years of related perioperative nursing experience, and operating-room experience as a scrub or circulating nurse. CNOR certification is required within 12 months of hire. The coordinator must complete in-person new-leader onboarding and the Frontline Nurse Leader Development Program within six months of hire. South Carolina or compact-state RN licensure and current BLS certification are required.

Requirements

Bachelor of Nursing degree from an accredited school of nursing, or current enrollment in a BSN program with completion within four years.
Three years of related perioperative nursing experience.
Operating-room experience as a scrub or circulating nurse.
Extensive knowledge of the unit's patient population, health care trends, community and regional resources, and service availability.
CNOR certification within 12 months of hire.
Completion of in-person new-leader onboarding classes and the Frontline Nurse Leader Development Program (12 MyQuest modules) within six months of hire.
Ability to establish working relationships with diverse individuals and groups, medical staff, and other health care disciplines.
RN licensure by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state.
Current BLS certification through the American Heart Association or an AHA-recognized equivalent, or American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider certification.
Ability to work rotating shifts and overtime as required.
Ability to perform the listed physical tasks, including standing, walking, bending, reaching, repetitive hand and arm movements, and lifting or carrying up to 50 pounds as specified.

Nice To Haves

Certification as a generalist in a related specialty area by the American Nurses Association (ANA) may be required for some positions.

Responsibilities

Support and proactively lead the service-line team in achieving clinical, quality, operational, financial, recruitment, retention, and employee-engagement goals.
Reduce supply and care variation by trialing products and collecting evaluations.
Serve as an educational resource and follow AORN best practices and guidelines.
Collaborate with SPD leadership to promote teamwork and safety.
Lead or co-lead Working Specialty Groups, support regular attendance, document opportunities, issues, and solutions in meeting minutes, and communicate them to the local Perioperative Operations Group.
Participate in S3 and root-cause-analysis events, including service-specific action planning, education, and audits.
Collaborate with coordinators, charge nurses, SPD, and perioperative-procedural units to develop staffing solutions for perioperative areas.
Ensure adequate staffing and staff competency for the service line, equipment, and processes.
Request and post service vacancies through the FTE Request System; monitor OurDay for candidates and review new candidates daily.
Interview candidates within one to three days.
Collaborate with Nursing Professional Development on new-hire onboarding and service-specific competency training.
Provide constructive feedback and direction to care team members and administer equitable, objective feedback for annual evaluations.
Address behavioral, attendance, and performance issues through the disciplinary process, up to a written reprimand, consulting with the manager.
Work with perioperative leadership to standardize and systemize perioperative-procedural operations.
Collaborate with MUSC Health leaders to establish operating procedures, improve clinical and non-clinical workflows, increase productivity, and improve quality outcomes and operational efficiency.