RN-Team Coordinator-Cystoscopy/PACU

Yale New Haven Health; Bridgeport (CT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridgeport Hospital, part of Yale New Haven Health, seeks a Full-time Specialty Team Coordinator to oversee Cystoscopy and the Main OR Recovery room. You will manage daily operations, staffing, and surgical workflow, coordinating with vendors to ensure equipment readiness and smooth case flow. A CT-licensed RN with leadership experience is required.

Join our patient-centered team and contribute to quality care across surgical services in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing. Bachelors degree in Nursing preferred.
• Minimum 3-5 years experience in assigned specialty services required.
• Progressive leadership experience desirable with proven track record in program development or staff management.
• Licensed and currently registered nurse in the State of Connecticut with BCLS certification or obtained within one month of hire.

Responsibilities

• Implements intra-operative nursing care in accordance with PCS division standards of practice and regulatory requirements.
• Organizes and implements specialty program modification and development based on departmental goals.
• Communicates operating room concerns to Nurse Manager and escalates as needed.
• Directs and coordinates nursing care activities of surgical specialty services.
• Maintains materials management for specialty instruments and supplies.
• Supports materials management program and optimizes instrument tray contents.
• Maintains credentialing and continuing education records (CEUs).
• Ensures timely completion of scheduled cases and coordinates with Control Desk.
• Oversees daily operations including staffing, workflow, assignments, and vendor coordination.

Education

Nursing licensure

Job description

Overview

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

At Bridgeport Hospital, we are committed to providing quality medical care and treatment that is coordinated and centered on the patient's specific needs. We strive to achieve benchmarks as a Patient Centered Medical Home and provide health care in a setting where patients are at the center of their care team. All employees of Bridgeport Hospital are part of the patients care team and contribute to the team approach of promoting access, continuous, comprehensive care and work to provide quality improvement in the care provided to their patients.

Responsible and accountable for planning, organizing, directing and controlling of surgical sub-specialty services. Collaborates with the NM in the preparation of revenue and expense budgets including human, financial and material resources. Provides clinical leadership through development and maintenance of standards of specialty surgery, clinical practice, participation in nursing division and surgery sections committee. Works collaboratively with Surgery Section Chiefs to promote proactive, effective, interactive shared governance relationship in the management of specialty services. Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

Responsibilities

• 1. Implements intra-operative nursing care in accordance with PCS division standards of practice, hospital, community, national standards and regulatory agency requirements.
  • 1.1 Monitors, revises, and adapts current specialty nursing practice in light of changing concepts, methods, techniques and written standards of care.
• 2. Organizes and implements specialty program modification and development based on departmental goals/objectives and physician needs.
  • 2.1 Develops realistic annual objectives for specialty service as directed by Nurse Manager.
• 3. Communicates operating room concerns, operations, practice changes and medical-legal issues to Nurse Manager.
  • 3.1 Resolves problems at lowest level and uses appropriate chain of command to address program areas.
• 4. Directs and coordinates nursing care activities of surgical specialty services supervised.
  • 4.1 Provides direct patient care (40%, 2 days per week) to maintain clinical and technical expertise and to serve as a role model to staff.
• 5. Facilitates specialty service materials needs through systematic maintenance of materials resources.
  • 5.1 Effectively coordinates processing, storage, restocking and inventory of specialty instruments, supplies and equipment in collaboration with materials staff.
• 6. Supports and executes materials management program developed by the hospital and department.
  • 6.1 Works with CSS to assess and streamline instrument tray contents to ensure effective efficiency and utilization of instruments. Informs staff and surgeons of any updates
• 7. Maintains efficient resource information of case-procedures performed by assigned surgical specialties.
  • 7.1 Enforces the preference card maintenance guidelines in conjunction with Preference Card Associate.
• 8. Ensures timely completion of scheduled cases assigned to specialty services.
  • 8.1 Collaborates with the Control Desk Coordinator to efficiently plan the coordination of surgical cases scheduled to services by delegating leadership role to staff with proven organizational skills.
• 9. Maintains credentialling requirements..
  • 9.1 Completes 10 CEU's annually.

Qualifications

EDUCATION

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing. Bachelors degree in Nursing preferred.

EXPERIENCE

Minimum 3-5 years experience in assigned specialty services required. Progressive leadership experience desirable with proven track record of success in program development or participation, program implementation in areas of clinical patient care management, staff development and specialty services materials management.

LICENSURE

Licensed and a currently registered nurse in the State of Connecticut. All newly hired Registered Nurses must have current BCLS certification or obtain within one month of hire.

PHYSICAL DEMAND

Requires prolonged standing; walking; use of sight, hearing and touch; moving/lifting patients of verying weights.

Additional Information

Full-time specialty team coordinator to oversee Cystoscopy and Main OR Recovery room

In charge of daily operations, including but limited to:

• Staffing coverage
• Coordinating Surgical workflow
• Daily assignments
• Coordinating with Vendors for equipment/supplies needed for Cystoscopy cases

YNHHS Requisition ID

192066