RN OR Operations Coordinator

Operating Room (OR) Operations Coordinator

The Operating Room (OR) Operations Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the daily Operating Room schedule of cases to include posting of cases and assisting with staff assignments. The OR Operations Coordinator assists the Charge Nurse with staff needs. They anticipate, identify, communicate, and resolve the needs of patients and personnel to ensure the efficient and effective operations of the Operating Room schedule within the guidelines of OR standards and hospital policies and procedures.

• Ensure provision of quality patient care in accordance with established standards
• Assist Charge Nurse with assigning staff and coordinate the posting of all surgical procedures
• Coordinate patient needs, staff responsibilities, and surgeon requests as they relate to the running of the OR schedule and functions
• Ensure that cases are pulled and prepared, instruments and equipment are available, and everything is in working order
• Collect information and communicate needed changes for preference card updates or revisions
• Communicate effectively with physicians, staff, and Nursing Administration
• Enhance continuity of patient care by coordinating assignments for the Operating Room stay (inpatient, outpatient, and SDA)
• Assure that appropriate, effective inter- and intra-shift communications are maintained
• Inform the Nurse Manager and Director of scheduled activity and alert them of potential problems, training needs, and equipment needs of the staff
• Alert the Educator of training and education needs of staff
• Collaborate with the Anesthesia Board Runner to plan for daily operations
• Coordinate and communicate all schedule issues and concerns with appropriate team members, including surgeons, anesthesia, and the surgical team
• Maintain responsibility for decision-making regarding prioritizing OR emergency and urgent cases
• Participate in the collection and coordination of data for the OR computer system and monitor block booking guidelines and utilization
• Assist Charge Nurse with analyzing workload of assigned unit to determine staffing needs
• Request on-call staff to report when there is a need
• Remain alert and responsible to situations for modeling, creating, and articulating theoretical-philosophical ethics of caring with staff and colleagues
• Develop skills of caring behaviors and caring presence in formal and informal relationships with individuals and groups
• Promote and support research on caring and health/healing outcomes
• Implement and evaluate experimental and demonstrational models of caring‑healing theory guided practices
• Explore relationships between data documenting connections among caring theory guided practice models, nurse retention, patient‑nurse satisfaction, healing outcomes, and costs
• Consult with and keep Nurse Managers informed of unit activities, needs, and problems
• Make immediate administrative decisions as necessary in the absence of the Manager and/or Director
• Collaborate with Nurse Managers and the Director to make recommendations for changes and identify areas requiring staff development
• Assist the Educator with orientation of new staff and provide support to students affiliating with the hospital
• Initiate quality improvement and risk management activities independently and as directed
• Establish and maintain a collaborative relationship with the off‑tour supervisor to foster problem‑solving activities
• Monitor the department to ensure compliance with department, unit, and hospital policies and procedures, accrediting agency requirements, and objectives related to quality assurance, safety, and environmental and infection control
• Document and submit follow‑up of problem‑solving efforts to the Nurse Manager involving complaints related to Surgical Services clinical activities, serious incidents, and violations of Service Excellence Standards and Expectations
• Attend required hospital‑wide orientations, staff meetings, meetings, and in‑services
• Demonstrate a commitment to flexible work scheduling when necessary to ensure patient care
• Perform all other duties as assigned

• Reports to: Operating Room Nurse Manager and Perioperative Services Director
• Supervises: C…