Registered Nurse RN Services Navigator OR Operating Room

Banner Health Corporate; Sun City West (AZ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Health in Sun City West, AZ is seeking an RN Navigator in the Operating Room to coordinate patient and physician needs for specialty procedures at Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center and Banner Boswell Medical Center.

The role involves reviewing case needs, instrument ordering, vendor communication and onboarding of RN staff, with a flexible Monday-Friday schedule. You will work with the clinical manager and surgeons, providing direct nursing care, ensuring equipment readiness, guiding

Qualifications

• Must possess a current, valid RN license in state of practice.
• BLS certification is required.
• Typically demonstrated through a minimum of three years of related clinical experience.
• Demonstrates leadership and strong communication skills.
• Maintains clinical competencies and participates in ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient and physician needs for specialty procedure based departments.
• Review case needs, instrument ordering, and vendor communication.
• Onboard and educate RN staff; mentor and orient where appropriate.
• Collaborate with clinical manager and surgeons; ensure staffing and equipment readiness.
• Promote quality improvement, safety, and adherence to standards of care.

Skills

RN

Operating Room

Leadership

Communication

Education

RN license

BLS certification

3+ years nursing experience

Job description

Primary City/State: Sun City West, Arizona
Department Name: Surg-Hosp
Work Shift: Day
Job Category: Nursing

Banner Health is proud to have earned the Great Place To Work® Certification™, a recognition based on direct feedback from our team members and a thorough, independent evaluation. This certification underscores our dedication to fostering a culture built on trust, collaboration and pride - an environment where team members feel valued, supported and inspired every day.

This position will support our Banner Del Webb Medical Center and Banner Boswell Medical Center's Operating Rooms. As an RN Navigator in the Operating Room, responsibilities for this position include reviewing case needs, instrumentation ordering, vendor communication and oversight for education and onboarding of RN's. This position also works closely with the clinical manager and surgeons within each service line. This opening requires a flexible schedule Monday-Friday as needed for team meetings and community event projects.

Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center excels in providing extraordinary health care to residents of the northwest Valley of metro Phoenix and is recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of Phoenix's Best Hospitals. With 391 licensed beds, the hospital provides a wide range of services, including acute medical and surgical services as well as intensive care, emergency and urgent care, inpatient/outpatient surgery, cardiac catheterization, neurology, orthopedics, oncology, urology, pulmonary, obstetrics and gynecology, outpatient diagnostic services, and adult behavioral services.

Position Summary

This position coordinates the patient and physician needs for specialty procedure based departments while providing nursing care to patients. Coordinates, plans, and directs the daily functioning of the specialty under the guidance of leadership. This position assesses, plans, implements, evaluates and documents nursing care of patients in accordance with organizational policies and in accordance with standards of professional nursing practice utilizing the framework for professional nursing practice and development. This position is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by self or others who are under their direction. This position utilizes specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skills necessary to assess data and plan, provide and evaluate care appropriate to the physical and developmental age of assigned patients.

Core Functions

1. Serves as a liaison with physicians, allied health personnel, and organizational vendors to identify and prioritize specialty service supply, instrument, and equipment needs for patient procedures. Reviews future schedule to prepare required equipment and resolve supply and equipment conflicts.
2. Coordinates oversight of quality, risk management, safety, and nursing standards and is a role model and resource for providing quality patient care and maintaining clinical competency on department.
3. Formulates and implements the plan of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation and supervision of the activities of the health care team. Provides care based on physician orders and the nursing plan of care, in compliance with policies and procedures, standards of care, and regulatory agency requirements. Delegates appropriately, and provides nursing supervision in the provision of care to patients by other licensed nurses and other personnel. Promotes continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for whom care is provided.
4. Ensures efficient and cost-effective use of department resources by coordinating use of appropriate supplies and equipment for scheduled procedures. Participates in continuous quality improvement of their service to benefit patient and physician needs.
5. Collaborates and communicates with leadership and support staff for identification of operational and capital inventory needs. Participates in prioritization of equipment requests for budgeting purposes.
6. Promotes/supports growth of others through precepting, mentoring, and orientation when appropriate. Serves as a positive, clinical role model to facilitate staff development.
7. Communicates with scheduling for clarification of unique procedures, protocols, and inventory descriptions to facilitate the scheduling process.
8. May collaborate with staff in determining par levels for automatic reordering based on scheduled procedures, historical usage, availability, and product acquisition time.
9. Interacts with all levels of staff in a variety of departments, physicians, patients, families and external contacts, including vendors and physician offices. Interacts with other health care providers in numerous settings in order to report and ask for or clarify information.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must possess a current, valid RN license in state of practice.
• BLS certification is required.
• Must possess experience typically demonstrated through a minimum of three years of related clinical experience.
• Must maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the area in which they work as demonstrated through annual validations.
• Must demonstrate commitment to professional improvement and practices to support the budgetary plan.
• Demonstrates critical thinking and leadership abilities.
• Requires strong oral and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Professional certification preferred.
• Certification may be preferred according to work assignment.
• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

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