RN Team Lead, Perioperative Surgery (ENT/Dentistry)

Advocate Health; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health in Chicago seeks a nurse leader to manage and develop surgical services, defining care standards and maintaining accurate preference cards to optimize efficiency. The role collaborates with leadership to resolve conflicts and ensures intra-operative regulatory compliance across departments.

The incumbent mentors staff, supports ongoing education, and works with anesthesia to deliver safe, high-quality patient care while driving unit-based improvements and resource optimization.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited nursing program.
• BSN degree required.
• Current Illinois RN licensure and CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Defines, develops and evaluates standards of care in the surgical specialty to ensure quality patient care and cost efficiency.
• Maintains accurate preference cards for the assigned surgical specialty.
• Collaborates with Surgery Leadership Team to resolve interdisciplinary conflicts and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Acts as a clinical resource to OR staff and other hospital departments; mentors and coaches team members.
• Evaluates OR turnover times and supports scheduling to meet targets.
• Leads unit-based process improvement projects and participates in Shared Governance.
• Coordinates with OR schedulers, inventory, and vendors to ensure policy adherence and appropriate supplies.
• Liaises with Sterile Processing and SPD on instrumentation needs and care/cleaning/sterilization for the specialty.

Skills

Leadership

Effective communication

Clinical nursing skills

Quality and safety

CPR certification

Education

BSN degree

Illinois RN license

Job description

Advocate Health in Chicago seeks a nurse leader to manage and develop surgical services, defining care standards and maintaining accurate preference cards to optimize efficiency. The role collaborates with leadership to resolve conflicts and ensures intra-operative regulatory compliance across departments.

The incumbent mentors staff, supports ongoing education, and works with anesthesia to deliver safe, high-quality patient care while driving unit-based improvements and resource optimization.