Surgical OR Services Coordinator

Socket.dev; Neptune Township (NJ); On-site; USD 97,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

Hackensack Meridian Health is seeking an OR Service Coordinator to plan, organize, and direct the specialty surgical services across the perioperative continuum. You will oversee scheduling, equipment, implants, and staffing to ensure safe, efficient patient care in the operating room.

In this leadership role, you will partner with surgeons, nurses, and vendors, drive quality initiatives, manage inventory, and participate in budget development to support department standards and cost containment.

Qualifications

• Three to five (3-5) years of operating room/surgical experience.
• Ability to work as part of a cohesive leadership team.
• Leadership experience preferred.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and delegation skills.
• Experience in an operating room. Familiarity with equipment and instruments used in this area, medical terminology, supply management experience.
• Knowledge of computer systems used in the operating room and materials management. Excellent organizational skills and work with minimal supervision.
• Two (2) years of surgical experience in a clinical specialty service line.
• Leadership oversight.
• Experience with mentorship, education and training of staff nurses.
• BSN degree.

Responsibilities

• Conducts initial and ongoing rounds throughout the day. Communicates with charge RN, team members, surgeons, anesthesia providers, Perioperative team (preop/PACU), SPD to ensure cases proceed as planned.
• At a minimum, reviews OR schedule one week in advance for specific case needs. Assesses need for items such as equipment, implants, specialty items, and potential/opportunity for staff education.
• Contacts vendor representatives per established policies and procedures to obtain necessary implants/instruments/specialty items for cases. Monitors vendors in the patient care areas.
• Expedites first case on time starts and room turnover. Strives to assist team in meeting all OR efficiency and quality benchmarks.
• Follows the value analysis protocol and procedure for new supply/equipment requests. Coordinates trials/in-services with appropriate materials management staff.
• Leads performance management initiatives including prep for regulatory surveys.
• Maintains clinical expertise and demonstrates ability to conduct quality/environmental auditing.
• Provides input into perioperative preparation and monitoring, enabling the service line team to function within budgeted constraints.

Skills

OR leadership

Communication

Team collaboration

Medical terminology

Problem solving

Education

BSN degree

RN License NJ

Tools

Inventory management systems

Job description

Hackensack Meridian Health is seeking an OR Service Coordinator to plan, organize, and direct the specialty surgical services across the perioperative continuum. You will oversee scheduling, equipment, implants, and staffing to ensure safe, efficient patient care in the operating room.

In this leadership role, you will partner with surgeons, nurses, and vendors, drive quality initiatives, manage inventory, and participate in budget development to support department standards and cost containment.