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Position Summary

Under general direction, protects, promotes, and optimizes health and abilities. Prevents illness and injury. Alleviates suffering through the diagnosis and treatment. Advocates for patients and their families. Ensures all actions taken in carrying out responsibilities support patient centered care.

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Position Responsibilities

Unit Specific Position Responsibilities

+ Under general direction of Director, coordinates activities for specific service line.

+ Set up and operate all equipment used in the operating room arena.

+ Communicates and collaborates with interdisciplinary team.

+ Communicates with OR and SPD staff to ensure coordination of supply and instrumentation needs.

+ Participates as a preceptor and mentor while providing education / orientation to staff, students, and others.

+ Resource for unit specific core competencies.

+ Actively assists Clinical Resource Nurse with department orientation and education goals.

+ Actively assists patient, families, and visitors with various needs to enhance customer service.

+ Helps ensure compliance with regulatory agencies in meeting or exceeding Association of Operating Room Nurses (AORN).

+ Reads and accesses OR schedule a minimum of two days ahead and also daily at OR schedule to help trouble shoot if there are conflicts with instruments/equipment/implants/supplies

+ Maintains communication with both OR and SPD staff to ensure coordination of supply and instrumentation needs.

+ Ensures adherence to standardized sterilization procedures.

+ Works with staff working in Center Core to maintain supplies/equipment/implants and instruments in Center Core and Rooms.

+ Assists with annual/bi-annual inventory process and counts.

+ Works with surgeons to determine contents needs for procedure.

+ Collaborates with Surgical Services Leadership, evaluates opportunities for supply standardization and inventory control.Verify implants have been ordered and are available in the department for upcoming cases.

+ Assists in orientation of new Surgical Services employees, Surgical Technician, PT, and nursing students, and observational people.

+ Assist with department meetings and morning huddle as needed, providing updates and education to staff on supplies and equipment.

+ Assists Surgical Services Leadership with evaluation of staff.

+ Assists with daily staff assignments based on acuity of patient, procedure length, complexity and staff experience.

+ Can function in the RN circulator role and in the scrub role, setting up sterile field and assisting physician with surgical procedures.

+ Provides age and culturally appropriate care.

+ Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

+ Audits charts as needed.

+ Attends Product Improvement Team (PIT) and Value Analysis Team (VAT) monthly meetings.

+ Collaborate and manages, with Surgical Service Leadership and CRN, trial of new product supplies and equipment. Assist with onboarding/education of new product supply and equipment.

+ Assists CRNs in coordinating supply and equipment in-service / competency.

+ Performs other assigned duties as needed.

Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience

Required Qualifications (Including any licensure, certification, education):

+ Licensed as a Registered Nurse and authorized by the State of Iowa to practice nursing or has active multistate license approved by the Nurse Licensure Compact. OR Surgical Tech

+ IF RN Achievement of Baccalaureate degree in nursing within 6 years of hire if hired after January 1, 2014. (If years of experience not met per policy)

+ Basic Life Support (BLS) training, or within 90 days of hire and must maintain throughout employment.

+ Mandatory Reporter training or within 90 days of hire and must maintain throughout employment.

+ IF RN Member AORN within 12 months

+ Minimum 3 years Operating Room experience.

+ IF RN Within twenty-four months of hire obtain certification in clinical area (CNOR– Certified Nurse Operating Room). If currently enrolled in bachelor program, the certification will need to be completed within twenty-four months of graduation.

Organizational Requirements: