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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.
Under the direction of the Patient Service Manager, the Perioperative Specialty Coordinator (PSC) organizes patient care activities and serves as the primary clinical resource to the OR team in the designated specialty(ies) to provide quality nursing care. The PSC supports the overall coordination of the surgical specialty and actively collaborates with physicians and staff to facilitate the dynamic environment of perioperative services.
Responsibilities
Patient and Family Experience
Role model YNHH service excellence pledge standards
Demonstrates value, diversity, and respect for all people in the work environment
Ensures the successful execution of service excellence standards for all customers
Lead and inspire a team of positive, competent, and dynamic individuals
Ensure confidentiality of patient, staff, and appropriate management data is maintained
Identify and analyze trends in patient satisfaction scores specific to each specialty area
Demonstrates clinical competence in perioperative services associated with designated surgical specialty(ies)
Staff Engagement
Encourage and mentor to ensure staff competencies
Collaboratively engage staff engagement with surgical specialty
Lead staff involvement with surgeons associated with designated surgical specialty
Prioritizes staffing needs to facilitate complex environment of perioperative services
Collaboratively works with specialty surgeons to promote optimal patient care safety and efficiencies
Provides leadership oversight into staffing assignments and staffing competency assessment
Quality and Safety: Accountability / Expectation
Demonstrates knowledge and implements patient safety and quality improvements for the defined surgical specialty
Exhibit ethical and professional responsibility to contribute to patient care, YNHH, and the patients in perioperative services
Foster collaborative practice to promote safety, quality, and problem solving
Ensures staff are well prepared to optimally perform clinical accountabilities
Maintains an environment to assure surgical specialty readiness for all accreditation and regulatory surveys
Exhibits an open mind to listen, challenge, and influence patient safety and clinical outcomes
Oversight of surgical specialty(ies) includes daily management and coordination of necessary equipment, team resources, and service delivery
Clinical Care
Serves as the primary surgeon interface for the designated surgical specialty(ies)
Plans staff and physician education for new equipment and supplies
Actively solicits surgeon and staff input for service line enhancement
Provides direct care 50% of the time
Participates in collaboration with OR Management the coordination of the overall planning, organization, direction and evaluation of designated surgical specialty(ies)
Demonstrates the ability to respond to multiple demands at once and prioritize and delegate appropriate tasks to all OR team members to facilitate the efficient and safe movement of patients through the OR
Provides leadership to direct staffing needs on a daily basis
Collaboratively works with DPC coordinators, Materials Management, and Central Sterile to ensure accuracy of surgical case needs
Financial Management
Oversight of the OR throughput including first case start time and turn‑around time
Provides management of staffing assignments and competency assessment for designated surgical specialty
Leads specialty services coordination of equipment and supplies to promote optimal cost‑efficiencies
Engages surgeons and staff in the development of capital budgetary requirements
Qualifications
Education
Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing. BSN required, or attained within 2 years of start date.
Experience
Minimum 2 years perioperative OR experience with a minimum of 1 year experience in designated surgical specialty field.
Licensure
Current CT state RN licensure and/or eligibility for CT state RN licensure required. Specialty certification preferred.
Special Skills
Demonstrates strong interpersonal communication skills, maintains a high level of customer service, prioritizes needs of department and surgical specialty, and organizes operational efficiencies.
Physical Demand
Requires prolonged standing; walking; use of sight, hearing, and touch; moving/lifting of patients and equipment.
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Worksite address
new haven, CT, 06540, US
Who can apply
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