Registered Nurse - OR Booking Office

Your Opportunity:

In this highly diverse and challenging role, The RN works with a variety of stakeholders both internal and external to Alberta Health Services in the Edmonton Zone. RAH Surgical Booking Centre Registered Nurse is responsible for the coordination, triaging, management and monitoring of Operating Room (OR) schedule ensuring that OR time is utilized appropriately and efficiently. As well as work collaboratively with a variety of individuals including Surgeons, Medical Office Assistants, Management, Nursing, Pre-admission Clinics, Bed Management / Patient Flow, Surgery Inpatients and Extended Day Surgery (23 Hour Unit).

With responsibility to oversee the daily OR slate/schedule. Monitoring booking information, anesthesia changes and requirements, equipment needs, and time management of thirty-two OR theaters in four distinct OR areas at the RAH. Monitoring of surgical wait lists and supporting general operational processes associated with OR booking, such as ensuring patients are screened and ready for surgery before their scheduled procedure date.

The RN’s will help manage and guide processes associated with unscheduled orthopedic activity. Supporting and helping manage and guide processes associated with unscheduled (urgent, emergent) activity. Ongoing involvement in program, department, and Edmonton Zone (EZ) process and quality improvement initiatives, supporting ongoing assurance that booked surgical patients are appropriately ready, willing, and able to have surgery.

Description:

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will provide a wide variety of nursing services to patients, families, communities and populations, while taking necessary steps to ensure their safety and well-being. In your role, you will utilize nursing processes, through critical thinking, problem solving and decision making, as well as teach, counsel and advocate on behalf of patients and their families. You will play a leadership role in supporting an integrated and holistic approach to patient care, health promotion and maintenance.

You will provide safe, quality patient and family centered care while reflecting the shared vision and values of AHS.

PLEASE NOTE:

Provisional Permit holders will be paid $ - $ per hour. Upon obtaining a full licence, the rate of pay will be adjusted to the applicable Registered Nurse rate in accordance with UNA Article or (ii) as applicable.

Completion of an accredited nursing education program. Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA). Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP) certification. If you have not practiced as a Registered Nurse within the past five (5) years, completion of the following free courses is required prior to employment: CRNA Medication Management (Chapters 1-4):
NextGenU Health Assessment Resources Certification:

Baccalaureate degree in nursing is preferred.