CVOR Service Coordinator Lead - Operating Room

Registered Nurse CV Operating Room

To be fully engaged in providing Quality/No Harm, Customer Service and Stewardship by demonstrating leadership through the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care according to the standards of professional nursing practice. Nursing care is provided to the individual patient, based upon cultural, spiritual and age specific needs.

Primary Accountabilities

Quality/No Harm:

• Demonstrates effective medication administration provided to patients as evidenced by Preceptor Observation Tool, Skills Fair Demonstration, and Clinical Practice.
• Demonstrates appropriate delegation and supervision of patient care activities within the healthcare setting.
• Demonstrates effective communication with other members of the healthcare team and promotes effective team functioning.
• Utilizes Health First computer systems with regards to order entry, order inquiry, and patient care documentation.
• Demonstrates effective and safe clinical practice as evidenced by Skills Fair demonstration, completion of yearly Competency Assessment, and Age Specific Checklist.
• Coordinates interdisciplinary plan of care based on current evidence based practice.
• Documents all nursing care, change in condition, response to therapy, treatments, procedures and referrals on patient record to meet standards.
• Demonstrates dependability, reliability and flexibility.

Stewardship:

• Uses and cares for equipment and supplies economically.

Customer Experience:

• Provides patient, family, and/or caregiver education as directed by the plan of care.
• Provides service to patients and families with sensitivity and respect for their needs, expectations, age, cultural, and individual differences.
• Contributes to the patient experience as evidenced by positive patient satisfaction scores and HCAHPs scores for department/medical center and/or written compliments by patients/others as well as consistent performance of purposeful hourly rounding and bedside shift report.
• The Service Coordinator Lead must be willing to share information, be a positive force and a recognized leader. This individual should demonstrate initiative and be a self-motivated starter.

Qualifications Required

• Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing.
• Associate Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma required; CV Surgery experience required;
• BSN preferred
• Current Florida RN licensure or endorsement.
• Must hold current AHA BLS Healthcare Provider Completion Card prior to start date and maintain.
• Certification (s) as required by specific unit.
• Must meet unit specific care requirements.
• Must be able to speak/understand written and verbal instructions in the English language.

Physical Demands

• Must have visual acuity and hand-eye coordination to perform clinical tasks.
• Must have corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Must be able to lift, turn, pull, push or ambulate patients/equipment up to 90% of the assigned shift. (Exception: IV Therapy).
• Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds unassisted up to 33% of the assigned shift (Exception: IV Therapy = 15 lbs).
• Must be able to stand, walk, bend, and stoop up to 90% of assigned shift.
• Potential for exposure to bio-hazardous waste, and known or unknown diseases.

Mental Demands

• Must have ability to work in often-stressful environment with patients/families at various ages and levels of understanding.
• Must have ability to concentrate on multiple priority activities.
• Must have ability to respond appropriately to life threatening situations.
• Must have critical thinking and problem solving skills.

Competency Assessment/Skills Checklist

• The Service Coordinator/Lead performs all duties and maintains all competencies of the Registered Nurse in the CV Operating Room. In addition:

1. Supporting surgeons.
2. Responsible to inform Surgical Services Leadership (ANM, Manager, Director) of issues / concerns with appropriate follow up to surgeons.
3. Monitoring equipment.
4. Responsible for equipment related to specialty; communicating issues/concerns to SSL and Biomed; ensuring team members are properly in-serviced / trained.
5. Teaching / Creating educational tools / Product Research.
6. Responsible for development / implementation of education and training, in coordination with Surgical Services Educator, for team members / staff.
7. Collaboration with Service Line Leads on training/ educational needs for staff to promote cross-training and staffing support.
8. Maintaining Preference cards.
9. Responsible for development and maintenance of preference cards.
10. Maintaining LEAN Mindset.
11. Monitoring Inventory.
12. Responsible to communicate supply needs/ increases or decreases in par levels to ANM, Manager, or Surgery Supply Coordinator.
13. Responsible to check out dates on service line related supplies.
14. Performing VAT research, follow up, roll out.
15. Actively participates in VAT process by ensuring surgeon signed product request form is submitted in a timely manner.
16. Responsible to follow up with VAT regarding request status and keeping surgeons informed.

About Health First

At Health First, diversity and inclusion are essential for our continued growth and evolution. Working together, we strive to build and nurture a culture that recognizes, encourages, and respects the diverse voices of our associates. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds create a stronger and more collaborative work environment that delivers better results. As an organization, it fuels our innovation and connects us closer to our associates, customers, and the communities we serve.

Schedule: Full-Time