Operating Room Liaison

This position works directly with SPD, OR, Case Cart staff, and Vendors. The Operating Room Liaison will coordinate and have oversight of daily activities between the Operating Room (OR) and Sterile Processing Department to facilitate efficient case flow. Works with the OR service line team members, SPD Leads, scheduling and vendors to review the surgical schedule in advance to anticipate the need for specialty instrumentation, implants and loaned instrumentation.

Works with SPD Leadership and OR Leadership to identify capital and consignment needs and evaluate existing consignment in place to ensure usage continues to support current inventory. Responsible for assisting in projects, process improvement and quality initiatives. This position will perform, facilitate and provide structure to ensure positive relationships between, surgeons, sterile processing and surgical services staff. The incumbent will ensure that key performance indicators are directed toward analysis of data, with a focus on improvement of process or outcome, with the patient at the center of all activity.

The primary responsibility of this position is to focus on top quality and efficient case flow throughout all surgical services areas at Renown Health. This position directs processes for determining customer needs, prioritization of work and interface team responsibilities. The OR Liaison uses their skills and knowledge to establish and maintain efficient workflows between OR and SPD teams.

This position will coordinate the efforts to provide surgical services and sterile processing staff with the tools and training needed to achieve objectives and continuously improve performance in key performance indicators. The position requires ongoing assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of instruments, implants or new equipment. Position works closely with Surgical Services Leadership on activities concerning the developing of optimal workflows, computer requirements, documentation guidelines and appropriate distribution of implants and instrumentation.

Communicates and escalates any patient safety concerns or surgical delays in a timely manner to department leadership. Offers education for Vendors, Providers, SPD and OR staff as needed for surgical instrumentation and processes. Ensures each tray and instrumentation meets the accreditation standards to ensure that items are safe to use on patients and the process of cleaning, disinfection and sterilization are properly executed and documented.

Collaborates with SPD Educator on education and in-services related to the inspection of each instrument tray and item for defective, broken, contaminated, missing or extra items and communicate finding to Vendors and department as needed. This position will assist in ensuring all Vendors follow Renown Health Policies and Procedures for processing and accepting loaner instrumentation. Communicating any concerns to Surgical Services Leadership and having Vendors correct any concerns prior to scheduled needs of surgical patients.

Assist Vendors with missing or broken instrumentation after the case to minimize the financial impact of lost or broken inventory. Maintain and assist in replacing missing instruments or implants in owned and consigned trays as needed. The OR liaison will be responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of key performance indicators and shared dashboard for sterile processing and surgical services.

Under the direction of the Sterile Processing Leadership, in collaboration with Infection Prevention and Quality team members, this position is responsible for performing in-services, audits, sharing expertise to ensure business is operating efficiently with a focus on quality. This position provides quality and knowledgeable coordination of case scheduling, new products, surgeons, surgical and sterile processing staff and vendors. Technical knowledge will be needed in process development, implementation and monitoring, implants & instrumentation, policies & procedures, physician's preferences for implant and instrument trays.

The position requires application of a large body of technical knowledge in forecasting short-and long-range inventory needs under constantly changing technological and program requirements. In addition, education will be provided both before, during, and after the case for proper constructing and deconstructing of new and/or loaner instruments while on the field for use by…