Lead Operating Room Nurse

@ Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanentekaiserpermanente.com

Lead Operating Room Nurse

Largo, MD
Posted 1 day ago

About the job

The company provides healthcare services and seeks an OR Nurse lead to oversee patient care, staffing, and staff training in a fast-paced clinical environment. Focus on quality, coordination, and operations support.

Requirements

  • Minimum one year experience
  • Experience in HMO or ambulatory care
  • IV therapy proficiency
  • Effective interpersonal skills
  • Knowledge of clinical systems

Qualifications

  • Registered Nurse License (VA, MD, or compact)
  • Basic Life Support certification
  • Demonstrated communication skills
  • Knowledge of clinical processes
  • Experience in IV therapy

Full job description

Job Summary:

To support the Clinical Coordinator in providing high quality customer service for both internal and external customer services for both internal and external customers.

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Provides direct patient care, triage member calls, makes patient call-backs for providers, performs patient teaching, and performs and assists with procedures (based on provider orders) and applicable regulatory laws.
  • Coordinates patient care for hospital admissions, specialty referrals, IV care for AHC, new mom assessment protocol (OB), MCCP (Peds), and ancillary support departments.
  • Makes monthly staffing schedules and day-to-day work assignments to department staff. Assesses workloads, on an on-going basis and makes special assignments, during peak and slow periods. Collects and codes department time sheets.
  • Calls in staff to meet minimum staffing requirements, including authorizing overtime,
  • coordinating with other clinical teams to cover staff shortages and processes provider schedule changes when delegated by the Clinical Coordinator.
  • Handles difficult and problematic work situations, including resolving member issues.
  • Serves as resource for other staff members by answering questions; orients new staff, and identifies staff needs for training (and provides in-service training as needed).
  • Performs special projects as assigned by the CC.
  • Routinely provides feedback to CC for staff performance, work habits, and barriers to efficient, high quality work.
  • Assists development and revision of department procedures.
  • Performs other related duties as directed.

Basic Qualifications:
Experience

  • Minimum one (1) year of current experience in HMO or ambulatory setting with emphasis patient education is required.
Education

  • N/A
License, Certification, Registration
  • This job requires credentials from multiple states. Credentials from the primary work state are required at hire. Additional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post hire.
  • Registered Nurse License (Virginia) within 6 months of hire AND Registered Nurse License (Maryland) within 6 months of hire
OR
  • Compact License: Registered Nurse within 6 months of hire
  • Registered Nurse License (District of Columbia) within 6 months of hire
  • Basic Life Support from American Heart Association

Additional Requirements:
  • Demonstrated effective interpersonal and communications skills are required.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of clinical systems and processes is required.
  • Experience in IV Therapy is required.
Preferred Qualifications:

  • Previous experience in a leadership role is preferred.
  • Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software preferred.
  • BSN is preferred.
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