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Chesapeake Regional Healthcare · 1 day ago

RN OR Operations Coordinator

Chesapeake, VA 23320, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

4+ years exp

Chesapeake Regional Healthcare is seeking an Operating Room (OR) Operations Coordinator to manage the daily scheduling of cases in the Operating Room. This role involves coordinating patient needs, staff assignments, and ensuring the efficient operation of the OR in accordance with established standards and hospital policies.

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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 Nursing Administration

Enhance continuity of patient care by coordinating assignments for the Operating Room stay (inpatient, outpatient, and SDA)

Assure that appropriate, effective inter- and intra-shift communications are maintained

Inform the Nurse Manager and Director of scheduled activity and alert them of potential problems, training needs, and equipment needs of the staff

Alert the Educator of training and education needs of staff

Collaborate with the Anesthesia Board Runner to plan for daily operations

Coordinate and communicate all schedule issues and concerns with appropriate team members, including surgeons, anesthesia, and the surgical team

Maintain responsibility for decision-making regarding prioritizing OR emergency and urgent cases

Participate in the collection and coordination of data for the OR computer system and monitor block booking guidelines and utilization

Assist Charge Nurse with analyzing workload of assigned unit to determine staffing needs

Request on-call staff to report 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 and 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 and demonstrational models of caring-healing theory guided practices

Explore relationships between data documenting connections among 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 the Manager and/or Director

Collaborate with Nurse Managers and the Director to make recommendations for changes and identify areas requiring staff development

Assist the Educator with orientation of new staff and provide support to students affiliating with the hospital

Initiate quality improvement and risk management activities independently and as directed

Establish and maintain a collaborative relationship with the off-tour supervisor to foster problem-solving activities

Monitor the department to ensure compliance with department, unit, and hospital policies and procedures, accrediting agency requirements, and objectives related to quality assurance, safety, and environmental and infection control

Document and submit follow-up of problem-solving efforts to the Nurse Manager involving complaints related to Surgical Services clinical activities, serious incidents, and violations of 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

Perform all other duties as assigned

Qualification

Registered Nurse licenseOperating Room experienceBLSCPR certificationACLS certificationSurgical services experienceSupervisory experienceCommunication skillsProblem-solving skillsCollaboration skills

Required

Successful completion of a Registered Nursing program

Four years as a Registered Nurse, with a minimum of two years in a surgical services role

Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the Commonwealth of Virginia or a compact state

Current BLS and CPR certification required

Strong working knowledge of Operating Room equipment, including safe utilization and maintenance of electrosurgical units, light sources, scopes, sterilizers, surgical tables, and related equipment

Preferred

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Supervisory or Charge Nurse experience preferred

ACLS certification preferred

Company

Chesapeake Regional Healthcare

Chesapeake Regional Healthcare renders rehabilitation, behavioral health, hospice, emergency care, surgery and home healthcare services.

Founded in 1993

Chesapeake, Virginia, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://chesapeakeregional.com/

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