What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operating Room Services Leader (RN) position at Inova Health System?
The PSBSC is a state of the art, 8 Operating Room Outpatient Surgery Center that serves the communities of Sports Medicine, Podiatry, Orthopedic, Laparoscopic, General, Breast with Reconstruction, Melanoma, Thyroidectomy, and other general surgery patients.
The PSBSC is a fast-paced working environment that focuses on strong teamwork and patient safety. Our mission is to provide world-class healthcare-every time, every touch-to each person in every community we have the privilege to serve. Our Full-Time positions are eligible for Sign On and Relocation Bonuses for qualified candidates!
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality, and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits:
* Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
* Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
* Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
* Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
* Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, and flexible work schedules.
OR Service Leader Responsibilities
* Ensures the effective and efficient functioning of the unit and the achievement of optimal patient outcomes. Delivers safe, high quality and cost-effective preoperative services. Demonstrates an integrated approach toward case/patient outcomes.
* Identifies strategies for cost-effective and efficient practices without compromising preoperative patient safety or outcomes. Promotes creative thinking among staff, peers and colleagues to develop new and innovative devices, practices and strategies to advance and improve preoperative nursing services.
* Serves as primary liaison, clinical lead and resource for the assigned surgical specialty and/or unit while ensuring unit compliance with quality, safety, regulatory requirements and the Joint Commission standards.
* Adheres to all Inova Health System's policies and procedures while coaching staff on compliance and consistently identifying clinical and operational variables affecting patient and case outcomes. Makes clinical decisions based on education and experience while integrating varied patient experiences into clinical decision-making. Mentors team members in identifying intra-operative outcomes.
* Ensures practice improvements by serving as role model, providing direction and providing guidance to others regarding preoperative services and specialty.
Requirements:
- Two years OR nursing experience related to the unit's scope to include ophthalmology is required.
- Previous OR Service Leader, Charge RN, Management or Clinical Coordinator experience is preferred.
- BSN graduate from an accredited school of nursing required, MSN preferred.
- RN licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- BLS Certification (AHA) required.
- Proficient computer skills is required.
- Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Must be highly effective at leading a team and fostering a team environment.
As a recipient of federal financial assistance, Inova Health System (“Inova”) does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or age in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services or benefits under any of its programs or activities, whether carried out by Inova directly or through a contractor or any other entity with which Inova arranges to carry out its programs and activities.
This policy is in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, and regulations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued pursuant to these statutes at 45 C.F.R. Parts 80, 84, 91 and 92, respectively.
Salary : $5,250
