RN OR Floor Coordinator
Company: Rhode Island Hospital
Location: Providence
Posted on: October 17, 2024
Job Description:
Location: Rhode Island Hospital
USA: Providence RI
Work Type: Full Time
Shift: 3
Union: Non-UnionSummary:
Under the general supervision of the Surgical Services Manager and
in collaboration with the Perioperative Service Line Coordinators
is responsible for ensuring the availability of resources and
personnel necessary to providing quality patient care within in
operating room setting. Works directly with physicians and
anesthesia to facilitate the operating room daily schedule through
triage of the case classifications and deployment of resources
where needed. Provides functional direction to members of the
perioperative team to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
In conjunction with Surgical Services Manager and Service Line
Coordinators for specialty areas communicates surgeon availability
patient acuity and provides planning methods to achieve desired
result for area of responsibility.
Promote the mission vision and values of the organization.
- Manage the resources both human capital and operational capital
in an efficient and fiscally responsible manner throughout tour of
duty.
- Demonstrate effective communication and collaboration skills
with members of the perioperative team and other stakeholders.
- Act as a clinical resource for perioperative personnel using
current literature and guidelines organizational policies and
procedures and regulatory and accreditation standards.
- Coordinate facilitate and manage change within the surgical
area.
- Serve as a member of a multidisciplinary team in planning
perioperative patient care.
- Use effective conflict resolution techniques.
- Collect and analyze data applicable to perioperative services
to facilitate collaboration and negotiation with stakeholders.
- Uses feedback from evaluating evaluations of perioperative
personnel performance to ensure proper staffing assignments.
- Monitor that necessary personnel equipment and supplies are
available.
- Provide guidance support and constructive feedback to surgical
team.
- Pursue professional growth and participate in a professional
organization.
- Act as a patient advocate and maintain privacy and
confidentiality of individuals and health information.Reviews
schedule of surgical procedures and assesses patient care needs and
abilities of personnel and assigns team members to cases
accordingly.In cooperation with the departmental service line
coordinators and frontline staff assures availability of all
specialty items (instruments equipment special order supplies etc.)
to provide care to patient during surgery.In cooperation with
in-service Education Coordinator and departmental supervisory staff
arranges for daily huddles updates huddle and staffing boards
on-going in-service education programs for new practices and
procedures within specialty area. Identifies need plans and
provides formal and informal programs for subordinates and other
departmental personnel as appropriate.Escalates physician issues to
the OR medical director or his/her designee when conflict
resolution is needed in planning or prioritizing of surgical
cases.Maintains smooth coordination of effort and effective
communications with other divisions and departments i.e. surgeons
anesthesiologist recovery room etc. to provide for optional patient
care in the Operating Room setting.May occasionally perform duties
of professional nurse as necessary to cover for absence or staffing
shortage.Maintains and enhances professional expertise through
participation in appropriate educational activities.
BASIC KNOWLEDGE:
- Completion of formal education in an accredited school of
nursing.
- Must have current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse
in the State of Rhode Island
- Thorough knowledge of professional clinical nursing in
operating room environment with expertise in specialty area of
responsibility.
- Leadership and supervisory ability to direct activities of
subordinate professional technical and support personnel.
- Interpersonal and communication skills to deal effectively with
staff physicians vendors patients families and other members of
health care team and conduct educational programs.
- Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care
patients with consideration of aging processes human development
stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care
process.EXPERIENCE:
Twelve to eighteen months of increasing responsibility and nursing
experience in operating room with considerable exposure to
specialty area involved.
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Works in Operating Room setting with exposure to trace anesthetic
gases order communicable diseases etc. some exposure to cuts and
punctures from instruments.
INDEPENDENT ACTION:
Performs independently within the departments policies and
practices. Refers specific complex problems to the supervisor when
clarification of departmental policies and procedures are
required.SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: None
Brown University Health is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative
Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race color religion
sex national origin age ethnicity sexual orientation ancestry
genetics gender identity or expression disability protected veteran
or marital status. Brown University Health is a VEVRAA Federal
Contractor.
Keywords: Rhode Island Hospital, Chelsea , RN OR Floor Coordinator, Healthcare , Providence, Massachusetts
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