Team Lead RN - Surgery (ENT, Dentistry, Oral Surgery)

Hugh Chatham Health; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 56,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse with a BSN to join the perioperative team in the Surgical Services department. The role involves managing standards of care, maintaining accurate patient preference cards, and collaborating with the Surgery Leadership Team to ensure regulatory compliance and efficient operative flow.

Ideal candidates bring 3 years of operating room nursing experience, strong communication, and a commitment to staff development

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• BSN degree required.
• Three years nursing experience in operating rooms.
• Knowledge, skills and abilities aligned with perioperative care.

Responsibilities

• Manages, develops, implements and evaluates standards of care in a specialty area.
• Maintains accurate preference cards for the surgical specialty.
• Collaborates with Surgery Leadership to resolve interdisciplinary conflicts.
• Ensures intra-operative regulatory compliance with agencies.
• Acts as a clinical resource to OR staff and hospital departments.
• Leads unit-based process improvement projects and mentors staff.

Skills

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Fine motor skills

Education

BSN degree

RN licensure (RN)

Job description

Department
37703 Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center - Surgery Room
Department
37703 Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center - Surgery Room
Status
Full time
Benefits Eligible
Yes
Hours Per Week
40
Schedule Details/Additional Information
Monday - Friday 0700-1700 rotating day off pattern
Pay Range
$41.10 - $61.65
Major Responsibilities: Manages, develops, implements and evaluates the standards of care in a specialty area to facilitate quality patient care, efficiency, and cost effectiveness. 1)Maintains accurate preference cards for the assigned surgical specialty which utilizes resources. 2)Collaborates with the Surgery Leadership Team to resolve interdisciplinary conflicts. 3)In collaboration with the Director of Perioperative Services, Clinical Managers and Coordinators, Team Clinical Leaders assures that intra-operative compliance with regulatory agencies is met. 4)Acts as a clinical resource to OR staff and other hospital departments. 5)Evaluates OR Turnover Times and assists the Scheduler Coordinator/OR Manager/Director to meet designated turnover time targets for specific cases. 6)Leads and Particpates in unit-based process improvement projects. 7)Assumes responsibility for direct patient care. 8)Collaborates with Anesthesia to provide the necessary anesthesia care. Promotes and supports an environment that is conducive to staff growth, development and autonomy. 1)Defines and implements service-specific orientation programs in conjunction with the Clinical Manager and Educator which augments the intra-operative orientation classes. 2)Provides ongoing feedback to Clinical Manager and Coordinators regarding orientee performance. 3)Provides competency-based education processes for staff. 4)Fosters ongoing professional development of staff by assisting with performance and assessment of needs and assisting individuals with identification of professional goals. 5)Accountable for assuring intra-operative staff are educated on essential components of surgical specialty for off‑shift and on‑call assignments. 6)Provides/ assists the manager with input for the team members during their evaluation process. 7)Collaborates with OR Schedulers, Inventory Coordinators, OR Manager and Schedule Coordinator to assure appropriate vendor or outside representatives or proctoring physicians, observers adhere to OR/Advocate policies/procedures

• Verify appropriate vendor is in requested OR and not soliciting other physicians. Communicate and enforce Vendor Policy. 8)Participates and/or leads unit/hospital activities such as educational opportunities and Shared Governance Teams. 9)Collaborate with Surgical Services Leadership Team to provide updated and continual self/team education for Advocate/Illinois Masonic Key Result Areas (KRA’s); (Clinical Outcomes, Patient Satisfaction, Associate Satisfaction, Growth, Funding the Future and Physician Relationships 10)Responsible for mentoring and coaching team members. Develop a team member to be a resource to provide coverage when on vacation. Is accountable for appropriate resource utilization within surgical specialty. 1)Coordinate and evaluate new supplies / equipment. Reviews and recommends products based on results of evaluation with Leadership team. 2)Review Inventory on specialized supply carts; remove outdated supplies, bring soon‑to‑be‑outdated items to the attention of Perioperative Business Manager/OR Supply Coordinator(s) for immediate use or possible return to vendor. Communicate re‑ordering of supplies to suppy chain, & develop/evaluate PAR levels. 3)Regularly reviews assigned specialty surgeon supply requests with surgeons identifying opportunities for standardization and cost‑effective utilization. 4)Reviews surgical procedures times with surgery schedulers and coordinator to ensure an accurate OR schedule. 5)Reviews staffing requests for specialty utilizing appropriate level of caregivers in an efficient manner. 6)Fosters a collaborative relationship with Sterile Processing (SPD). Communicates with Sterile Processing Department (SPD) regarding instrumentation needs including special instructions for care/handling/cleaning/sterilization for assigned specialty services. 7)Serves as a liaison for vendor or sales representative per physician request. 8)Assists with developing proposals for Capital Requests 9)Accountable to the departments KRA's and to assist with associate engagement as part of a team effort to achieve the desired results. Responsible for personal/professional growth and development 1)Keeps abreast of current standards of care 2)Proactively seeks out educational opportunities Licensure: Nurse, Registered (RN) Education/Experience Required: Graduate from an accredited school of nursing. BSN degree. Three years nursing experience in operating rooms. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required: Clinically appropriate skills with ability to assume charge role of specialty. Ability to communicate effectively and work cohesively with a diverse work group. Fine motor skills. Ability