Description
Description - This informal leadership role supports a fast-paced, hospital-based PACU specializing in urology, orthopedic and pain management procedures. Responsibilities include assisting with unit flow, direct patient care, and daily coordination of the pre/post and pain management teams. The candidate will be encouraged to develop leadership skills and pursue relevant clinical certification if not already obtained.
Pre/Post RN Experience Preferred
M-F - 8 hour shifts
A Brief Overview
Provide safe efficient nursing care to patients/families using nursing interventions in order to assist them to
attain, maintain, regain, and sustain optimal health status
What You Will Do
• Maintain daily flow of OR control desk and scheduling office in conjunction with management team and
anesthesia coordinator
• Communicates essential information in perioperative area regarding placement of add-ons, delays,
cancellations, nursing assignments and changes in operational activities.
• Actively participates in process for operational and quality improvement
• Provide skilled clinical care through collaboration, leadership, education, management, and
communication
• Maintaining efficient use of OR time by utilizing surgeon priorities, credentials, equipment and
instruments conflicts and projected lengths of time required for each surgical procedures.
• Assures that staff knowledge and skill levels are adequate for each surgical procedure.
• Involved in promoting learning through proper nursing assignments with specific surgical cases
• Works collaboratively with anesthesia, CSP, ORAs, surgeons, PACU, and nursing staff to promote most
efficient and optimal utilization of the OR surgical daily schedule.
• Provide leadership through conducting proper, professional behavior.
• Works clinically in various services as needed
Additional Responsibilities
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during
orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for
our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to
address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.
Qualifications
Education Qualifications
• (BSN) Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (Required)
Experience Qualifications
• Evidence of the ability to assume responsibility of the surgical coordinator (Required)
Skills and Abilities
• Thorough knowledge of nursing process and practice. (Required proficiency)
• Meet qualifications of surgical coordinator. (Required proficiency)
• Demonstrates skills in human relations and excellence in nursing. (Required proficiency)
• Demonstrates ability to facilitate change (Required proficiency)
• Uses a variety of technical equipment to meet patient needs and prescribed medical therapies. (Required
proficiency)
• Demonstrates interdisciplinary communication and leadership (Required proficiency)
Licenses and Certifications
• Registered Nurse (RN), Ohio and/or Multi State Compact License (Required Upon Hire) and
• Basic Life Support (BLS) (Required)
Physical Demands
• Standing - Occasionally
• Walking - Occasionally
• Sitting - Constantly
• Lifting - Rarely (up to 20 lbs)
• Carrying - Rarely (up to 20 lbs)
• Pushing - Rarely (up to 20 lbs)
• Pulling - Rarely (up to 20 lbs)
• Climbing - Rarely (up to 20 lbs)
• Balancing - Rarely
• Stooping - Rarely
• Kneeling - Rarely
• Crouching - Rarely
• Crawling - Rarely
• Reaching - Rarely
• Handling - Occasionally
• Grasping - Occasionally
• Feeling - Rarely
• Talking - Constantly
• Hearing - Constantly
• Repetitive Motions - Frequently
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination - Frequently
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