Operating Room Clinical Coordinator

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Department

Pay Range

• 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.

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

The disclosed salary range includes the minimum and maximum rates within which Children’s National believes an individual’s base pay rate will fall for this position. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the maximum of the pay range. The exact pay rate for this position will be based on a variety of factors in alignment with the Children’s National compensation philosophy. These factors are legitimate and non-discriminatory including, but not limited to, the current market conditions; organizational needs; the individual’s combination of prior work experience, level of education, knowledge, skills, and other qualifications. Children’s National is committed to providing a fair and competitive total rewards package to each of our employees. This base salary range does not include our comprehensive benefits package or any additional compensation for which this position may be eligible.

Childrens National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “Know Your Rights” poster is available here: and the pay transparency policy is available here: Know Your RightsPay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster.

Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a “drug-free” work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.