RN Lead - OR

RN Lead - Operating Room

Waterloo, IA. Allen Hospital

7-1530 M-F No call, no holidays

Coordinates day-to-day operations of the daily activities of the unit utilizing quality and cost-effective patient care principles to include operations, staffing levels, employee relations, collaboration, monitoring, and innovation involving the Surgical Services supply chain. As a member of the interdisciplinary team, contributes professional nursing knowledge and skills in the provision and management of care to patients and their families. Collaborates with physicians and other health care workers, to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care while maintaining a practice environment that reflects the ANA Code for Nurses, Philosophy of Nursing at UnityPoint Health within the structure of the Professional Nurse Practice Model and in collaboration with other care givers.

• Prioritizes, assigns and distributes work, to include scheduling surgical cases based on available resources, continuity of care and skill level of the team member; delegating workflow of patient care in an organized manner.
• Coordinates scheduling and maintains appropriate staffing levels and effectively communicates with others to ensure staffing requirements are met.
• Collaborates with Leadership, effectively resolving complex unit situations, involving team members, patients, providers, vendors, students, and visitors. Provides feedback and input to Leadership for ongoing performance management.
• Collaborates with Leadership on development of the performance improvement action plans, including implementation and monitoring. Completes appropriate reports as delegated by Leadership.
• Collaborates with the Leadership to complete patient and team member rounding to meet standards as assigned by Leadership.
• Collaborates with department leadership to integrate supply chain/Electronic Medical Record programs to develop and disseminate appropriate reports.
• Serves as the project lead on Revenue Cycle and Supply Chain initiatives.
• Provides support and recommendations for patient billing activities and processes.
• Provides immediate feedback for staff and responds to difficult inquiries and problems.
• Assesses the needs of patients and families, providing appropriate teaching and making the necessary referrals to provide continuity of care.
• Develops an individual plan of care using a collaborative approach with the patient/family and health care team.

Associates Degree in Nursing. Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.

• Five or more years of nursing experience in a surgical (OR/Pre/Post/PACU) setting. Previous supervisory experience preferred.
• Current license in the state of Iowa or meets criteria established by Iowa Board of Nursing.
• CNOR (Certified Nurse of the Operating Room) (Surgery) within two years of obtaining RN Lead position in Surgery.

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