RN Operations Coordinator (Evenings)

Chesapeake Regional Healthcare•Chesapeake, VA

7h•Onsite

About The Position

The Operating Room (OR) Operations Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the daily Operating Room schedule of cases to include posting of cases and assisting with staff assignments. The OR Operations Coordinator assists Charge nurse with staff needs. They anticipate, identify, communicate, and resolves needs of patients and personnel to ensure the efficient and effective operations of the Operating Room schedule within the guidelines of the OR standards, and hospital policies and procedures.

Requirements

Successful completion of a Registered Nursing program
Four years as a RN with a minimum of two years in surgical services role, supervisory/charge experience preferred
Applicants must have a strong working knowledge of equipment used in the Operating Room, including how to safely utilize and maintain the electrosurgical unit, various light sources, scopes, sterilizers, surgical tables, etc.
Applicant must hold a current license to work as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the Commonwealth of Virginia or compact state.
Applicant must currently hold and maintain BLS and CPR certification

Nice To Haves

BSN
current ACLS certification

Responsibilities

Ensure provision of quality patient care in accordance with established standards
Assist Charge nurse with assigning staff and coordinate the posting of all surgical procedures.
Coordinate patient needs, staff responsibilities, and surgeon requests as they relate to the running of the OR schedule and functions
Ensure that cases are pulled and prepared, instruments and equipment are available, and everything is in working order.
Collect information and communicate needed changes for preference card updates or revisions
Communicate effectively with physicians, staff, and the Nursing Administration
Enhance continuity of patient care by coordinating the assignments of the Operating Room stay (inpatient, outpatient, and SDA)
Assure that appropriate, effective inter/intra-shift communications are maintained
Inform the Nurse Manager and Director of scheduled activity and alert them of potential problems, training, and equipment needs of the staff.
Alerts Educator of training and education needs of staff.
Collaborate with Anesthesia Board Runner to plan for daily operations.
Coordinate and communicate all schedule issues and concerns with the appropriate team members, to include surgeons, anesthesia, and surgical team.
Maintain responsibility for the decision-making regarding prioritizing OR emergency/urgent cases.
Participate in the collection and coordination of data for the OR computer system and the monitoring of block booking guidelines and utilization
Assist Charge nurse with analyzing workload of assigned unit to determine the employees needed to ensure adequate staffing.
Requests on-call staff come in when there is a need
Remain alert and responsible to situations for modeling, creating, and articulating theoretical-philosophical ethics of caring with staff and colleagues
Develop skills of caring behaviors, caring presence in formal and informal relationships with individuals and groups
Promote and support research on caring and health/healing outcomes
Implement and evaluate experimental/demonstrational models of caring-healing theory guided practices
Explore relationships between and among data which document connections between caring theory guided practice models, nurse retention, patient-nurse satisfaction, healing outcomes, and costs
Consult with and keep Nurse Managers informed of unit activities, needs, and problems
Make immediate administrative decisions as necessary in the absence of Manager and/or Director.
Collaborate with the Nurse Managers and Director to make recommendations for changes and the identification of areas requiring staff development.
Assist Educator with the orientation of new staff and provide support to all students affiliating with the hospital
Initiate quality improvement/risk management activities independently and as directed
Establish and maintain a collaborative relationship with the off-tour supervisor to foster problem-solving activities
Monitor department to ensure complete compliance with established department, unit, and hospital policies and procedures, accrediting agency requirements, as well as objectives regarding quality assurance, safety, and environmental and infection control; interpret these policies, procedures, and objectives to subordinate personnel, patients, medical staff, and the public as appropriate.
Document and submit follow-up of problem solving to the Nurse Manager involving various complaints related to Surgical Services clinical activities, serious incidents, and violations of the Service Excellence Standards and Expectations
Attend required hospital-wide orientations, staff meetings, meetings, and in-services
Demonstrate a commitment to flexible work scheduling when necessary to ensure patient care
All other duties as assigned