Spine Service Or Coordinator

Job Category: Nursing

Requisition Number: SPINE
014095

• Full-Time

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Fishersville, VA 22939, USA

• Pay or shift range: $56.64 USD to $56.65 USD
  The pay range reflects the current compensation range for this position at the time of posting. Individual offers are determined based on directly related experience, skills, education, internal equity, and other job-related factors. Not all candidates will qualify for the upper end of the posted range.

The Spine Service OR Coordinator will perform the clinical duties of pre op and intraoperative coordination of Spine surgery cases. The coordinator will be responsible for management and evaluation of supplies, coordination of vendors, and will collaborate with CPD regarding instrumentation needs. Duties include performing duties of a scrub nurse and circulator to support the needs of the OR Spine team.

Reports to the Administrative Director of Clinical Operations with a dotted line reporting structure to the OR leadership.

Education, Licensure/Certification, and Experience requirements:

• Associate degree or above as a Registered Nurse required
• Licensure as a RN by the Commonwealth of Virginia required
• CPR required
• Previous experience as a Registered Nurse in the Operating Room required
• Previous experience leading an OR team preferred
• Previous Spine Surgery experience preferred
• Manages specialty supply levels (in coordination with materials management staff) and ensures that specialty instruments are appropriately maintained (in coordination with Central Sterile)
• Facilitates with surgeons to standardize supplies and equipment for maximum patient throughput (resulting in achievement of budgeted volumes and patient satisfaction) and to ensure cost efficiency.
• Responsible for developing and revising preference cards following established standardized formats and nomenclature for ensuring standardization and accuracy.
• Responsible for maintaining accurate and current preference cards.
• Accountable liaison to supply chain for specialty service by participating as an ad hoc member in OR Value Analysis team and participates as a resource for supplies and new technology.
• Enforces proper adherence to the established policies and procedures of the specialty consignments/inventories.
• Works with CPD to manage the acquisition of loaner sets and ensures proper adherence to the established policies and procedures.
• Assists with the process for the addition of new products, replacement of existing products, and the consolidation of new current service line products to provide improved clinical outcomes and reduced costs.
• Manages current inventory needs (in coordination with supply chain) to prevent obsolescence.
• Acts as a resource for new technology and procedures within their service line.
• Supports the training process for new staff and new equipment/technology in collaboration and at the direction of nurse manager and the clinical educator.
• Coordinates vendor assignments for day of surgery and verifies that the proper that the loaner trays are available in CPD 48 hours prior to the case
• Assists with vendor product evaluation and coordinates any demos in collaboration with OR and AMG leadership.
• Collaborates with OR nurse manager in identifying and implementing innovative models and best practices with an emphasis on quality of care, service improvements and cost reduction
• Responsible for assuring that the surgical case is properly prepared for and to assure quality care for the patient

Relationship Management

• Facilitates communication between physicians, nurses, and all members of the team
• Participates in meetings with the Spine Service leadership team to problem solve quality and operational concerns
• Collaborates with…