RN Operating Room Clinical Coordinator - CVOR Team
Company: Children's National
Location: Washington
Posted on: April 24, 2024
Job Description:
Minimum Education
Bachelor's Degree BSN Preferred (Required)
Minimum Work Experience
4 years Experience as an OR RN (Required)
1 year Minimum of 1 year of demonstrated nursing leadership
experience. (Preferred)
Required Skills/Knowledge
Adaptability - Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major
changes in work responsibilities or environment; adjusting
effectively to change by exploring the benefits of trying new
approaches, and collaborating with others to make the change
successful
Building Partnerships - Developing and leveraging relationships
within and across work groups to achieve results
Collaboration - Working cooperatively with others to help a team or
work group achieve its goals
Communication - conveying information and ideas clearly and
concisely to individuals or groups in an engaging manner that helps
them understand and retain the message; listening actively to
others. Including of written and verbal skills. Able to read,
write, and use English proficiently
Diversity and Inclusion - Being sensitive to culture diversity,
race, gender, and other individual differences in the workforce;
recognize the value of diverse perspectives and experiences and
fosters a work environment reflective of the community at
large.
Decision Making - Identifying and understanding problems and
opportunities by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting
quantitative and qualitative information; choosing the best course
of cation by establishing clear decision criteria, generating and
evaluating alternatives, and making timely decisions; taking the
action that is consistent with available facts and constraints and
optimizes probably consequences.
Managing Relationships - Meeting the personal needs of individuals
to build trust, encourage two-way communication and strengthen
relationships
Managing Work - Effectively managing one's time and resources to
ensure that work is completed efficiently
Participates in the quality improvement activities and uses quality
measures to understand individual and unit performance
Works within scope of practice and delegates according to Nurse
Practice Act
Required Licenses and Certifications
Registered Nurse in District of Columbia (Required)Basic Life
Support for Healthcare Provider (BLS) (Required)
Certified Nurse OR (CNOR) (Preferred)
Functional Accountabilities
Functions in the role of a Clinical Coordinator
- In collaboration with the perioperative team and physicians,
plans, organizes, and directs the specialty service under their
charge to ensure case readiness--- Serve as the primary surgeon
interface for the designated surgical specialty(s)--- Actively
communicates with physicians to plan for resource needs and
utilization--- Maintain awareness of upcoming surgical cases and
arranges adequate resources/resolves conflicts in advance of the
surgery--- Create and maintain surgical procedure / surgeon
preference cards within the specialty to provide a comprehensive
description of equipment instrument, room set up, medication and
patient care needs necessary for the intraoperative care of the
patient undergoing the identified surgery. --- Be available daily
(when working) to provide clinical expertise and assistance to
staff working within the specialty practice.--- Display a
proactive, positive customer service attitude.
- Demonstrate the ability to respond to multiple demands at once
and prioritize and delegate appropriate tasks to all OR team
members to facilitate the efficient and safe movement of patients
through the OR.
- Communicate with Perioperative leadership / AIC / charge nurse
regarding OR room changes that affect the scheduled time of
patients.
- Exhibit ethical and professional responsibility to contribute
to patient care, customer service, teamwork, and professionalism
always.
- Coordinate the ordering and securing of supplies, equipment,
and instrumentation--- Coordinate the ordering and securing of
supplies on behalf of providers in a cost-conscious manner---
Facilitate the ordering of specialty instrumentation to ensure
broken or missing instruments are repaired or replaced, or to
advance new technologies.--- Identify need for loaner equipment
when necessary.--- Monitor proper care and handling of instruments
including placement of instruments on case carts--- Keep staff
aware of status of specialty equipment.--- Communicate closely with
the SPD manager on the quality, quantity, and functionality of
instruments.
- Coordinate new product evaluation for the defined specialty
service(s):--- Establish effective relationships with manufacture
reps--- Maintain current knowledge of product innovations---
Involve physician and nursing staff with product evaluations---
Purchase and or recommend for purchase supplies/instrumentation---
Provide input and recommendations for preparation and
implementation of capital budget
- In collaboration with Education Team: --- Ensure staff are well
prepared to optimally perform clinical accountabilities. ---
Identify team and department education and training needs for the
specialty service (s) --- Precept / supervise new employees to the
specialty service(s) --- Educate staff on new or established
techniques, technology, and equipment --- Teach and enforces
department standards for performance, patient care, safety, and
service --- Informs other team members of orientee's progress and
goals when assigning them to work with an orientee --- Continually
reviews and evaluates the individual's practical application of
knowledge and skills, providing additional training as required ---
Assures appropriate documentation of orientation program vias
skills checklist --- Suggest daily patient care assignment for
orientee in collaboration with Manager and Education team
- Quality and Safety--- Demonstrate knowledge and implements
patient safety and quality improvements for the defined surgical
specialty--- Foster a collaborative practice to promote safety,
quality and problem solving--- Maintains an environment to assure
surgical specialty readiness for all accreditation and regulatory
surveys--- Exhibits an open mind to listen, challenge, and
influence patient safety and clinical outcomes
- Supports leadership decisions and initiatives in a positive
manner
- Actively participates in the development and revision of
department policies
- Provides direct patient care as needed.
Demonstrates the knowledge of risk and safety issues and uses
measures to ensure optimal outcomes
- Actively participates in Universal Protocol and timeout,
including fire risk assessment with the surgical team prior to the
start of the surgical procedure according to hospital policy
guidelines
- Validates implants with Surgeon
- Understands purpose of positioning devices and uses them
correctly, following policy, to protect the patient from injury and
to promote optimal exposure
- Follow established policy and procedures for instrument counts;
initiate corrective actions when instrument counts are
incorrect
- Verifies medications, concentrations, expiration dates of all
medication received on the sterile field in concert with ST,
surgeon and Anesthesia provider
- Communicates observations or concerns related to unsafe
situations that pose a risk to patients, families or the healthcare
team
- Stop in the face of uncertainty and take time to resolve the
situation
- Continuously validate and verify information needed for
decision making
- Demonstrate accurate, clear, and timely verbal and written
communication
- Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and
co-workers.
- Pay attention to detail, practice STAR - Stop, Think, Act,
Review
- Assist the surgical team with emergency situations
Demonstrates actions that show accountability and professional
judgment
- Exercise judgement in decision making
- Arrives to the unit on time
- Handles difficult situations appropriately
- Utilizes downtime constructively
- Complies with departmental policies and procedures
- Able to identify own learning needs. Seeks out opportunities to
meet needs and attends all required meetings/in-services/programs;
Applies education and traning to daily work to enhance personal
knowledge and skills
- Consistently participates in staff meting and in-service to
improve skills
- Completes, documents, and reports all mandatory education and
training
Exemplary Professional Practice
- Role model excellent clinical skills with complex patients;
care reflects analysis of patient status and appropriate
interventions
- Direct prioritization of organization of care for complex
patient with rapidly changing needs
- Documentation exemplifies adherence to the highest standards of
practice
- Excel in organizational skills, adjust for changes and be able
to complete assignment on time
- Role model caring in all encounters with patient/family as
evidenced by feedback from parents and increase in patient
satisfaction scores
New Knowledge, Innovations and Improvements
- Initiate ways to improve operations through quality improvement
and implement related solutions.
- Serve as a resource for current, new information or changes in
specialty area
- Care incorporates best practices based on benchmarks and
evidence within the literature
- Mentor and precept new nurses in clinical specialties.
- Demonstrate proficience in three or more preferred surgical
specialties
Transformational Leadership
- Contribute to Magnet re-designation as evidenced by independent
involvement or leadership in: committees, task forces and/or
community outreach
- Role model critical thinking skills by problem-solving patient
care and unit/system issues
- Communication reflects development of plan of care and ability
to advocate to meet patients' needs; makes suggestions for
resolution of system issues.
- Role model procedures for escalation of issues; utilize chain
of command
- Demonstrate a collegial and respectful relationship with peers,
physicians and other departments
- Demonstrate proper use of identified hand off processes; follow
up on inconsistent practice related to handoff
- Take the lead in implementing change and support management
decision
- Role model behavior that reflects empathy, concern, and a
desire to help others
Structural Empowerment
- Independently maintain regulator requirements e.g. license,
BLS
- Initiate professional activities to enhance nursing
practice
- Engage in active review or peers giving constructive feedback
through timely participation in evaluations
- Role model adherence to national safety standards and service
excellence standards; champion advancement of education and
certification
- Orchestrate involvement of the healthcare team and role model
professional behavior and teamwork with co-workers
- Serve as a resource as needed and know when to escalate to the
next level
Organizational Accountabilities
Organizational Accountabilities (Staff)
Organizational Commitment/Identification
- Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until
needs are met
Teamwork/Communication
- Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior
- Partner with all team members to achieve goals
- Receptive to others' ideas and opinions
Performance Improvement/Problem-solving
- Contribute to a positive work environment
- Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change
- Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative
processes
- Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment
Cost Management/Financial Responsibility
- Use resources efficiently
- Search for less costly ways of doing things
Safety
- Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or
performance
- Continuously validate and verify information needed for
decision making or documentation
- Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the
situation
- Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written
communication
- Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and
co-workers
- Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think,
Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and
performance
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