RN-Team Coordinator-Operating Room-Milford Campus

IntelliResume; Milford (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridgeport Hospital, part of the Yale New Haven Health System, seeks a Nurse Manager for surgical sub-specialty services. You will lead intra-operative nursing care, influence clinical practice, and collaborate with the Nursing Manager to optimize resources and outcomes.

The role requires CT RN licensure and 3–5 years in a specialty setting, plus strong leadership and scheduling/credentialing abilities. Monday–Friday schedule with opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.
• Minimum 3-5 years experience in assigned specialty services required.
• Licensed and a currently registered nurse in the State of Connecticut.
• Current BCLS certification or obtain within one month of hire.
• Physical duties include standing, walking, and assisting with patient handling.

Responsibilities

• Implements intra-operative nursing care per division standards and regulatory requirements.
• Monitors and updates specialty nursing practice with evolving standards of care.
• Organizes specialty program modification based on goals and physician needs.
• Develops annual objectives for specialty service as directed by NM.
• Communicates operating room concerns and changes to NM.
• Directs and coordinates nursing care activities of surgical services.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Staff development

Team collaboration

Nursing management

Communication

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Tools

Materials management system

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.

Responsibilities

1. Implements intra-operative nursing care in accordance with PCS division standards of practice, hospital, community, national standards and regulatory agency requirements.
2. Monitors, revises, and adapts current specialty nursing practice in light of changing concepts, methods, techniques and written standards of care.
3. Organizes and implements specialty program modification and development based on departmental goals/objectives and physician needs.
4. Develops realistic annual objectives for specialty service as directed by NM.
5. Communicates operating room concerns, operations, practice changes and medical-legal issues to NM.
6. Resolves problems at lowest level and uses appropriate chain of command to address program areas.
7. Directs and coordinates nursing care activities of surgical specialty services supervised.
8. Provides direct patient care to maintain clinical and technical expertise and to serve as a role model to staff.
9. Facilitates specialty service materials needs through systematic maintenance of materials resources.
10. Effectively coordinates processing, storage, restocking and inventory of specialty instruments, supplies and equipment in collaboration with materials staff.
11. Supports and executes materials management program developed by the hospital and department.
12. Establishes an efficient service specific material locator system.
13. Maintains efficient resource information of case-procedures performed by assigned surgical specialties.
14. Works collaboratively with Surgery MIS Manager in the development of an efficient surgery scheduling database.
15. Ensures timely completion of scheduled cases assigned to specialty services.
16. 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.
17. Maintains credentialling requirements..
18. 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.

Monday through Friday. 3 years of Operating RN experience required. Orthopedic experience preferred.