OR Coordinator; Registered Nurse

Job Title

Responsible and accountable for planning, organizing, directing and controlling of surgical sub-specialty services.

Responsibilities

Implements intra-operative nursing care in accordance with PCS division standards of practice, hospital, community, national standards and regulatory agency requirements.

• Monitors, revises, and adapts current specialty nursing practice in light of changing concepts, methods, techniques and written standards of care.
• Organizes and implements specialty program modification and development based on departmental goals/objectives and physician needs.
• Communicates operating room concerns, operations, practice changes and medical-legal issues to NM.
• Directs and coordinates nursing care activities of surgical specialty services supervised.
• Facilitates specialty service materials needs through systematic maintenance of materials resources.
• Supports and executes materials management program developed by the hospital and department.
• Maintains efficient resource information of case-procedures performed by assigned surgical specialties.
• Ensures timely completion of scheduled cases assigned to specialty services.
• Maintains credentialling requirements.

Qualifications

Education: Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing. Bachelors degree in Nursing preferred.

Experience: Minimum 3-5 years experience in assigned specialty services required. Progressive leadership experience desirable with proven track record of success in program development or participation, program implementation in areas of clinical patient care management, staff development and specialty services materials management.

Licensure: Licensed and a currently registered nurse in the State of Connecticut. All newly hired Registered Nurses must have current BCLS certification or obtain within one month of hire.

Physical Demand: Requires prolonged standing; walking; use of sight, hearing and touch; moving/lifting patients of varying weights.

Additional Information

3 years of Operating RN experience required. Orthopedic experience preferred.

YNHHS Requisition ID 190081