Operating Room Manager (Clinical Coordinator)

Job Description:

Operating Room Manager

Surgical Services I Lexington, KY

Full-time, First Shift

Baptist Health Lexington Surgical Services Department encompasses several key areas: the Pre-Op Department, 20 operating rooms with a business office staff responsible for scheduling, a Postoperative Care Unit, an Endoscopy Department with dedicated pre- and post-op areas, and a Sterile Processing Department.

Description:

• Operating Room Manager (Clinical Coordinator) supports the Director by participating in both clinical and entry level leadership activities to ensure service-oriented, quality, effective, safe continuity of patient care such as unit-based Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement (QA/PI) initiatives and development of improvement action plan.
• Identifies, coordinates, and collaborates for process improvement opportunities at the care team, care center, and organizational levels.
• Acts as a consultant in the development and implementation of the efficient and interdisciplinary patient's plan of care.
• Supports quality improvement initiatives under the direction of the unit director while assuring consistent delivery in (including direct observation) standards of practice for optimal patient outcomes.
• Demonstrates effective communication with patient, family, Physicians, Other staff, and Director.
• Maintains clinical competencies and can provide direct nursing care to patients as needed.
• Actively participates in nursing research activities within the facility.
• Collaborates with Staff and Management to support compliance with state and federal regulatory agencies and the Joint Commission.
• Supports the Director in preparation and justification of annual operating and capital budget requests through collection of unit-based needs and provision of input. The input will be based on physician/nurse dialogues, plans for new, or revision of existing programs, and departmental polices and organizational goals.

Requirements:

• One year experience. (Operating Room)
• A current license from the Kentucky Board of Nursing as a RN.
• Bachelor's Degree required.

Benefits:

• Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• PTO Sell Back Program
• Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
• Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support