Registered Nurse: Perioperative Control Desk Liaison at Lake Mary Hospital

Perioperative Control Dsk Liaison

Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital represents Orlando Health's continued commitment to the Seminole County community, which we have proudly served for 40 years. As a comprehensive acute care facility, the hospital offers a full scope of medical and surgical services, including cardiovascular, general surgery, orthopedics, and women's services with labor and delivery, alongside a future NICU. Opening with 124 beds, the 455,000 square foot hospital will be able to expand to up to 240 beds. State-of-the-art facilities include operating rooms, catheterization labs, interventional radiology, a vascular lab, an ICU and a full-service emergency department. For labor and delivery, the hospital features six private suites thoughtfully designed to make you feel at home while providing exceptional medical care.

Features include:

• Center for Women and Babies
• Six state-of-the-art operating rooms
• Three catheterization labs with a dedicated interventional radiology and vascular lab
• Comprehensive cardiovascular care
• 16 ICU beds
• Observation unit
• Imaging Lab
• Orlando Health Scripts pharmacy
• Dining and caf
• Chapel

Top Reasons to Choose Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital:

• BEST Place to Work for 6 years!
• As a new hospital, Orlando Health Lake Mary offers unique opportunities for career advancement, leadership roles, and professional development.
• Benefits Package that begins on day one (Full-Time & Part-Time only).
• Flexible Schedules
• Tuition Reimbursement of up to $5,000 a year.

Coordinates all activitieswhether PACU- or OR-relatedwith the surgery schedule, ensuring that 100% of all surgery patient procedures are completed timely and efficiently.

Ensures incident reports are initiated and completed for all unusual circumstances or incidents per facility guidelines. Ensures excellent customer service and communication skills with surgeons, anesthesia, team members, and management. Maintains open line of communication throughout the shift between Sterile Processing/Materials Management (surgery), Guest Services, Admitting, Anesthesia, PreOP (PACU) and other departments as required. Collaborates with Assistant Nurse Managers/Learning Specialists to ensure that staff competency levels match the duties being performed. Ensures coverage for Desk Liaison deficits, per guidelines of each facility. Schedules after hours and add on cases in an accurate and timely manner, notifying all applicable departments and team members appropriately (Surgery). Orients new clinical team members in the functions and role of the control desk. Works in collaboration with Surgery Charge Team (Anesthesiologist, Surgeon) to ensure constant flow of surgical cases. If cases are delayed, notifies the appropriate personnel of the delay. Coordinates patient care with multi-disciplinary departments (Pre-op, PACU, Radiology, Lab, Blood Bank, OR, ED, IP Unit, etc.) in emergent and non-emergent cases to maintain a consistent level of patient care. Acts as resource person, particularly on off shifts, answering or obtaining technical answers to questions regarding cases. Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards. Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures. Awareness of legal issues, patient rights, and compliance regarding the standards of regulatory and accrediting agencies. Understanding of the surgery operating budget, particularly the connection between staff and salary dollars, to ensure appropriate use of staff time. Able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served on the assigned unit. Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the unit/area/department's policies and procedures.

Qualifications:

For Team Members hired into this job prior to January 1, 2020: Graduate of an approved school of nursing. Effective January 1, 2020: New Hires and Team Members moved into this job and/or transferring Depts. must obtain a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree (BSN) within 36 months of placement. Two years current operating room experience for the surgical area; and/or 2 years of PACU experience for the PACU area. Current license in the State of Florida. Maintains current BLS/HealthCare Provider Certification and appropriate Advanced Life Support, if required by individual facility.