Perioperative Coordinator - RN

Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City; Lee's Summit (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Luke's East Hospital is seeking a Perioperative Coordinator to coordinate patient flow and staffing within Surgical Services and Perianesthesia areas. You will work to optimize flow between pre-op, OR, and post-op, collaborating with anesthesia to manage the daily case schedule and assignments.

The role includes coordinating staffing, serving as a clinical resource, coaching staff, and contributing to OR efficiency improvements.

Qualifications

• 2 years of applicable experience.
• Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross.
• Registered Nurse (RN)

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient flow between pre-op, OR and post-op departments.
• Collaborate with anesthesia to manage daily case schedule & assignments.
• Coordinate staffing and day-to-day workload within the department.
• Serve as a clinical resource for staff and physicians.
• Coach staff and lead selected performance improvement initiatives.
• Support policy development and SOPs for OR efficiency.
• Lead department committees and represent CVOR on hospital committees.
• Contribute to patient and staff safety during day-to-day activities.

Skills

Patient flow coordination

Staff coaching

OR scheduling

Clinical resource

Education

Associate Degree - Nursing

Job description

Job Description

Saint Luke's East Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a position as a Perioperative Coordinator. This position coordinating patient flow and staffing within and between Surgical Services and all Perianesthesia areas.

• Coordinate patient flow between pre-op, OR and post-op departments.
• Manage, in collaboration with anesthesia, daily case schedule & assignments.
• Coordinates staffing and day-to-day workload.
• Serves as a clinical resource
• Staff coach
• Assures patient and staff safety during day-to-day activities.
• Provides feedback on OR efficiency processes
• Assists in development and implementation of processes to improve OR efficiency.
• Assists with policy development.
• Leads selected clinical quality/performance improvement within the department
• Champions evidence based practice
• Provides feedback for staff PMPs
• Participates in department committees e.g. unit council, department leadership
• Represents CVOR on selected hospital and system committees

Job Requirements

Applicable Experience:

2 years

• Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Registered Nurse - Various
• Associate Degree - Nursing

Job Details

Full Time

Day (United States of America)