Service Line Coordinator - Operating Room, University Hospital

USA Health Systems; Mobile (AL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

USA Health is seeking a qualified OR nurse to lead perioperative operations and ensure efficient, safe patient care across the Gulf Coast region.

The role requires Alabama RN licensure, perioperative experience, and compliance with infection control standards. BCLS is mandatory; ACLS and CNOR are preferred. This full-time position offers on-site work in Mobile and opportunities to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing meeting the minimum standards set by the State of Alabama.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership across personnel management, financial management (supply chain), performance management and process improvement for perioperative service lines.
• Support daily operations of the OR through team assignments and ensuring rooms are set up for first case on time.
• Assist with future operations by collaborating with clinic staff, scheduling centers, providers and vendors.

Education

RN Licensure

Compact State Licensure (NLC)

BCLS Certification

CNOR Certification (Preferred)

ACLS Certification (Preferred)

Job description

Overview

USA Health is Transforming Medicine along the Gulf Coast to care for the unique needs of our community. USA Health is changing how medical care, education, and research impact the health of people who live in Mobile and the surrounding area. Our team of doctors, advanced care providers, nurses, therapists, and researchers provides the region's most advanced medicine at multiple facilities, campuses, clinics, and classrooms. We offer patients convenient access to innovative treatments and advancements that improve the health and overall well-being of our community.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership across the domains of personnel management, financial management (supply chain), performance management, nursing practice management and process improvement for their service line(s)
• Support daily operations of the OR through team assignments, ensuring all rooms are setup and ready for first case on time starts, facilitating turnover and throughput and effective hand off techniques between care teams.
• Support future operations through collaboration with clinic staff, OR Scheduling Center, providers, vendor reps, sterilization, and materials management to ensure all needed people and equipment are available for future cases.
• Materials Management, primary interface to ensure appropriate supplies and implants are available for all cases
• Ensure availability of implants and grafts
• Ensure needed instruments are available for the cases
• Ensure appropriate vendors are contacted and available as needed
• Ensure that needed equipment is available in the OR rooms
• Assist with special needs, equipment and supplies
• Tracks tissue ordering, arrival and use
• Monitors expiration and consignment needs within their service line(s)
• Supports perioperative services staff in orientation, standardization, training, and case performance within the service line(s)
• Facilitating or providing in-services, introductions of new equipment and products, supplies and annual competencies
• Actively participates in departmental meetings, in-services, and committees with attendance of 80% or better
• Actively develops a sense of team, initiates and participates in team development
• Actively participates in all new hire and service line evaluations
• Accepts and completes all duties positively and without conflict
• Cooperates, helps others, and improves the performance of the unit
• Completes all mandatory unit, educational, and hospital requirements
• Utilizes cost effective practices in performing all aspects of the job
• Assumes accountability for current standards established by professions, regulatory and governmental agencies
• Determines translates and implements relevant standards and promotes department compliance
• Maintains standards of practice consistent with current research findings.
• Completes all mandatory department, educational and hospital requirements
• Adheres to current Infection Control and Safety Standards
• Regular and prompt attendance
• Ability to work schedule as defined and overtime as required
• Related duties as assigned

Additional Information

Employees must be in a regular position, working 20 hours or more per week (.50 FTE or greater) to qualify for benefits.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing meeting the minimum standards set by the State of Alabama Required OR
• Completion of a clinical program and 2 years of experience in a perioperative setting. Required
• RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) for Alabama Required or
• Certification in area of clinical focus Required
• BCLS - Basic Life Support Required
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Preferred
• CNOR - Certified Operating Room Nurse Preferred
• Comparable combination of education and experience may substitute for the above requirements.