RN OR Resource Coordinator

Chesapeake Regional Healthcare•Chesapeake, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

All team members of Chesapeake Regional Medical Center are expected to focus on the needs of the patient, providing quality care and service, efficient use of all resources, and the profitability of the center. To meet these goals, all team members are expected to contribute to the success of the entire team, placing the patient and the team above the needs of the individual. No task should be considered too small, too unimportant, or too menial if it improves the quality of the care and services the patient and family receives. Every team member shall have a passion for constantly seeking better ways to care for our patients and to enhance the efficient use of our resources. In all cases, every team member should make decisions and perform services that are in the best interest of the patient.

Requirements

Minimum of five years clinical experience in the OR setting is required.
Surgery operations knowledge required
Must be comfortable working with all phases of the Perioperative Department (PSAT, SAU, Intra-op, Post-op, PACU, Phase II, and Endoscopy)
Must be a Registered Nurse licensed in the State of Virginia or compact state.
Must have current BCLS Certification.

Nice To Haves

Supply Chain experience a plus.

Responsibilities

Pulls schedules 48, 72, 96, and 120 hours into the future for review
Ensures accuracy of preference cards for scheduled procedures and prevents shortages of needed supplies
Co-manages Perioperative Services inventory with Materials Manager
Prevents waste in over-pulling of supplies and lowers return rates
Matches all scheduled cases to correct preference cards
Reviews add-on cases with schedulers and Materials Management
Notifies Materials Managements of any schedule changes
Performs edits, deletions, and creation of all Preference Cards
Maintains constant contact with Specialty Team Leaders for any corrections to cards in their services including new equipment, instrumentation, and supplies and ensure proper staff have been notified regarding those changes
Collaborates with System Analyst to ensure new items are added to Epic system
Collaborates with Sterile Processing Manager regarding any new instrumentation that must be added to preference cards or instrumentation that must be deleted from the system.
Acts as clinical resource for materials management staff to determine whether missing or backordered supplies should be or can be substituted, and determines the best way to address supply deficiencies
Fills in as needed as a circulating nurse for procedures
Acts as a resource for supplies and instrumentation knowledge, preference card maintenance and data integrity.
Performs comprehensive reviews of existing preference cards periodically for accuracy; assists with printing preference cards; performs periodic review of cards with surgeons.
Updates or builds preference cards in Epic.
Identifies and assists with communication of supply updates and corrections as needed.
Maintains accurate count of procedure cards and their status.
Performs all other tasks as determined by OR Nurse Manager.
Prioritizes and completes creation of/revision to procedure cards for new procedures and/or new surgeons.
Complete all edits in a timely manner for any changes submitted for procedure cards.
Coordinates with all service line and materials management personnel to maintain communication regarding items being used, items needed, and standardization of procedure cards for all surgical procedures and surgeon preferences.