Surgical Coordinator - Surgery - FT 1.0 (80 hrs biweekly) (74071)

Memorial Health System • Marietta, OH

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About The Position

In an environment of continuous quality improvement, the Surgical Coordinator is responsible for rendering professional nursing care and directing and guiding patient teaching and the activities of ancillary personnel. The role exhibits the Standards of Excellence and maintains strict confidentiality at all times.

The Surgical Coordinator conducts individualized, age-specific patient and family assessments upon admission; collects and documents information about patients’ physical, mental, developmental, emotional, and social conditions; assesses education needs; and develops individualized teaching approaches, goals, and outcomes. The role ensures that medical-record entries and computerized documentation comply with hospital policy and are accurate, legible, and timely.

The position also performs supervisory functions, with authority and responsibility for personnel actions and the use of independent judgment. The Surgical Coordinator completes employee performance evaluations based on direct observation, performs supervisory duties, and is accountable for those duties. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned as necessary.

Requirements

• Current licensure in the State of Ohio as a Registered Nurse.
• At least two years of critical care experience.
• BLS certification.
• Maintain compliance in RQI.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the ages of patients served on the unit.
• Verbal, clerical, numerical, and manual dexterity, color vision, and near visual acuity.
• Willingness to attend leadership classes and customer class.
• For Pre/Post/PACU: PALS certification within one year of employment.
• For Pre/Post/PACU: ACLS within one year of being hired for the position.

Nice To Haves

• At least one year of experience at Marietta Memorial Hospital is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional nursing care and guide patient teaching and ancillary personnel activities.
• Conduct individualized, age-specific patient and family assessments upon admission according to defined standards.
• Collect and document data concerning patients’ physical, mental, developmental, emotional, and social conditions.
• Assess patients’ needs for education and use an individualized approach to deliver it.
• Formulate goals and outcomes based on assessment data.
• Complete accurate and timely medical-record and computerized documentation in accordance with hospital policy.
• Perform the functions of a Surgical Coordinator.
• Exercise supervisory authority and independent judgment regarding personnel actions, including hiring, transfer, suspension, layoff, recall, promotion, discharge, assignment, rewards, discipline, and direction, or recommendations for such actions.
• Complete and conduct employee performance evaluations based on direct observation of employees’ job performance.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as necessary.

Benefits

• Affordable, comprehensive benefit package for full-time and flex-time employees.
• Bonus eligibility for qualifying full-time or flex-time employees; eligibility is determined upon offer.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed