The Operating Room Services Leader 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. Serves as a clinical leader and resource for the assigned surgical specialty and/or unit while ensuring unit compliance with quality, safety, regulatory requirements and the Joint Commission standards. Ensures practice improvements by providing direction and guidance to others regarding preoperative services and specialty. Utilizes the Joint Commission standards and AORN nursing practice tools to support a surgical care delivery system that produces quality care with optimal outcomes.

Job 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. Utilizes the Joint Commission standards and AORN nursing practice tools to support a surgical care delivery system that produces quality care with optimal outcomes. Collaborates with leadership on unit participation for emergency preparedness activities. Conducts education and coordinates emergency/trauma surgical skill training in addition to participating in unit-specific drills. Performs other duties as assigned.

Additional Requirements

Certification - Basic Life Support; specialty certification within one year of hire or within one year of eligibility.

Licensure - Licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse or an active multi-state Registered Nurse license.

Experience - 2 years of clinical experience related to the unit's scope.

Education - Bachelor's Degree Nursing or Associate's Degree. If RN has an Associate's Degree, complete BSN within 5 years of start date.