Hpw RN – Team Leader, Operating Room

** When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
** 40 hpw;10-hr shifts (6:50a – 5:20p flex);
Mon – Sat w/On Call
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* Job Description:

**** 40 hpw, 10-hr shift covering Ortho Spine service
**** Essential Duties and Responsibilities
*** Assess physical, mental, and psychological status of patient using age-appropriate knowledge within surgical specialty and patients served.
* Plans, evaluates and supervises care of all patients assigned and within surgical specialty assigned.
* Works collaboratively with other disciplines in care of patients to provide excellent service to patients served.
* Coordinates and participates in formal and informal educational programs, in services and performance improvement activities to improve technical skills within and outside of surgical specialty assigned.
* Responsible for continued learning and application to practice within and outside of surgical specialty assigned .
* Synthesizes patient care information to formulate appropriate nursing diagnosis.
* Responsible to provide patient and family education to population served.
* Work practice reflects philosophy purpose and policies of the hospital and department based upon evidence based best practices and AORN standards.
* Assumes call coverage within 30 minutes travel time from hospital.
* Operates and plans Perioperative patient care, equipment instrumentation, information systems, preference cards, etc. within the assigned surgical specialty.
* Collaborates with surgeons, staff, OR resource coordinator, anesthesia and outside vendors to ensure a safe surgical intervention after intervention/cost effective value analysis process utilized.
* Coordinates care in conjunction with PAT, Day Surgery, and PACU to ensure safe and proactive patient planning by addressing needs.
* Reviews and updates preference cards within specialty and physicians served.
* Maintains listings of materials, equipment and updates staff on any repair, follow-ups; checks supply inventory for expiration dates at least twice per year.
* Reviews procedures booked in advance and follows up with sales reps and OR Resource Coordinator as needed to discuss equipment, instrumentation, and/or implants needed for new/routine procedures.
* Coordinates with Staff Ed to mentor new Operating Room RNs within specialty.
* Assists and performs inventory with surgical specialty-general, eye, podiatry, neuro, ortho, ob/gyn, gu, plastic, cardiovascular/thoracic, and any others as needed.
*** It is understood that this is a summary of key job functions and does not include every detail of the job that may reasonably be required****.
*** Experience/Knowledge/Skills Required
*** Evidence of continuing education; at least 20 CEU’s per year-BSN or Bachelors classes may be substituted.  If bachelors attained, have 20 CEU’s per evaluation year.
* Demonstrated proficiency in basic nursing process.
* 3-5 years experience with demonstrated skill to circulate and scrub in one or more surgical specialties.
* CNOR Certification within 2 years of appointment and maintained
* The RN will exhibit demonstrated skill in the clinical services which results in optimal safe patient care management within care planned and provided.
* Proactive, interpersonal written and verbal communication skills-evidenced based and best practice.
* Ability to prioritize responsibilities in order to remove barriers, solve problems and plan service delivery.
** Education Required
*** Graduate of accredited school of nursing.
** Registration/Certification
*** Current RN Massachusetts License
* BLS Certification maintained
* ACLS strongly suggested and preferred.
* If specialty service has a significant pediatric population, such as ENT, and Ortho, PALS…