Registered Nurse (RN) | Outpatient Surgery Coordinator | MCK Bariatrics | Part Time

Location:

Avera McKennan Hospital

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Pay Range:

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

$34.50 - $51.50

Position Highlights

16 hours/week varied days/hours.

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Responsible for providing leadership, mentorship, clinical expertise, and functional direction to other members of the health care team to achieve optimal patient outcomes in the specific surgical specialty. Coordinates a level of communication between OR and clinic for nursing staff, physicians and other departments. Assisting manager with developing clinic procedure protocols and assisting with education and competencies as needed.

What you will do

• Facilitates processes and monitors the daily activities of specialty service and team assignments. Reviews scheduled and specialty cases.
• Reviews schedule and assigns team members in appropriate areas. Maintains clinical competence by scrubbing specialty cases on a weekly basis.
• Monitors equipment and patient care to assure that all seamlessly move the patient through the Perioperative continuum and clinical area.
• Works closely with surgeons, anesthesia personnel, vendors, nursing staff and other hospital departments to progress the scheduled cases and accommodate add-on procedures.
• Prepares the equipment and assists provider during procedures, treatments, examinations, and testing of patients.
• Provides clinical supervision to staff, teaches and evaluates new technology and procedures in designated specialty area. identifies and resolves operational and conflict issues as they arise pertaining to specialty area
• Participates in inventory counts.
• Maintains up-to-date preference cards for specialty area.
• Performs general nursing care to patients.
• Coordinates the patient care activities for the clinic. Assists with clinic flow as an RN; rooming of patients, triaging calls, patient education and chart prep.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire
• 1-3 years experience in an OR setting or area of responsibility

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org.