RN Periop-Procedural Coordinator - SJCH Peds OR

Medical University of South Carolina•Charleston, SC

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Perioperative Services RN Periop-Procedural Team Coordinator supports and is expected to be proactive within their service line team/department to achieve the unit and organization goals. Goals include achievement of clinical and quality measures, operational efficiency, financial targets, reduction and elimination of supply and care variation via trialing and collection of evaluations of products; Care Team Member [CTM] retention and recruitment; Employee engagement; Serving as an educational resource to the team while following AORN best practices and guidelines; Coordinate and collaborates with SPD leadership in a solution team driven manner to create and maintain a culture of teamwork and safety; Lead/Co-Lead the Working Specialty Groups [WSGs] and ensure CTMs attended regularly and opportunities/issues and solutions are memorialized in minutes and communicated to local Perioperative Operations Group [POG]; Participate in S3/RCA events including action planning, education and audits specific to the service; Work collaboratively with other coordinators, charge nurses, SPD & Periop-Procedural units to provide staffing solutions to meet the needs of all Periop areas. The RN Periop-Procedural Team Coordinator is also responsible for adequate staff and ensuring staff competency specific to the service line, equipment, and processes. The coordinator will also be responsible for requesting and posting job vacancies within their service via the FTE Request System. They will be responsible for monitoring OurDay and reviewing posted positions daily for new candidates and interviewing candidates within 1-3 days. The RN Periop-Procedural Team Coordinator will collaborate to work with the Nursing Professional Development team with new-hire onboarding, service specific competencies training, etc. The coordinator will provide constructive feedback and direction to their CTMs and be responsible for administering equitable and objective-constructive feedback for the CTM yearly evaluation. The RN Periop-Procedural Team Coordinator is empowered and expected to address behavioral, attendance, and performance issues via the disciplinary process up to a written reprimand and consulting with the manager. The coordinator works closely with the Perioperative Leadership to standardize and systemize PeriProcedural operations. The RN Periop-Procedural Team Coordinator collaborates with leaders throughout MUSC Health to establish operating procedures, enhance clinical and non-clinical workflows, increase productivity, and improve overall quality outcomes and operational efficiencies within a variety of delivery settings.

Requirements

Bachelor of Nursing degree from an accredited school of nursing or currently enrolled in a BSN program with completion in four years and three years related Periop-nursing experience required.
Extensive knowledge of the unit's patient population, health care trends, community and regional resources and service availability to these populations.
CNOR certification required within 12 months of hire.
RN-PPTC must complete new leader onboarding in-person classes and Frontline Nurse Leader Development Program [MyQuest 12 modules] within 6-months of hire.
An ability to establish working relationships with diverse groups and individual, medical staff and other health care disciplines.
Some positions require certification as a generalist in a related specialty area by the American Nurses Association (ANA).
Must have 2 years of Operating Room experience- scrub and circulate.
RN licensure by South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state required.
Current Basic Life Support ( BLS ) required, either a certification from an American Heart Association ( AHA ) BLS for Healthcare Providers (or AHA recognized equivalent) or an American Red Cross CPR / AED for Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider

Responsibilities

Achievement of clinical and quality measures
Operational efficiency
Financial targets
Reduction and elimination of supply and care variation via trialing and collection of evaluations of products
Care Team Member [CTM] retention and recruitment
Employee engagement
Serving as an educational resource to the team while following AORN best practices and guidelines
Coordinate and collaborates with SPD leadership in a solution team driven manner to create and maintain a culture of teamwork and safety
Lead/Co-Lead the Working Specialty Groups [WSGs] and ensure CTMs attended regularly and opportunities/issues and solutions are memorialized in minutes and communicated to local Perioperative Operations Group [POG]
Participate in S3/RCA events including action planning, education and audits specific to the service
Work collaboratively with other coordinators, charge nurses, SPD & Periop-Procedural units to provide staffing solutions to meet the needs of all Periop areas
Responsible for adequate staff and ensuring staff competency specific to the service line, equipment, and processes
Requesting and posting job vacancies within their service via the FTE Request System
Monitoring OurDay and reviewing posted positions daily for new candidates and interviewing candidates within 1-3 days
Collaborate to work with the Nursing Professional Development team with new-hire onboarding, service specific competencies training, etc.
Provide constructive feedback and direction to their CTMs and be responsible for administering equitable and objective-constructive feedback for the CTM yearly evaluation
Address behavioral, attendance, and performance issues via the disciplinary process up to a written reprimand and consulting with the manager
Works closely with the Perioperative Leadership to standardize and systemize PeriProcedural operations
Collaborates with leaders throughout MUSC Health to establish operating procedures, enhance clinical and non-clinical workflows, increase productivity, and improve overall quality outcomes and operational efficiencies within a variety of delivery settings.