Registered Nurse – Operating Room Coordinator in Edmonton

The RAH is currently seeking an Operating Room Coordinator to lead and support the Diagnostic Treatment Centre Operating Room (DTCOR) Surgical Suite team. The DTCOR Surgical Suite provides care to high acuity patients who have undergone a variety of major surgeries including General, Neuro, Orthopedic, Trauma, Plastic, Oral-Maxillofacial, Urology, and Thoracic surgery as elective and emergency cases.

Excellent organizational skills are required to provide daily coordination of a busy surgical suite of 13 theatres and 18 bay recovery areas. Effective communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills are important in this position ensuring consistent standards, goals and objectives are met and communicated to all members of the interdisciplinary team.

In this Operating Room Coordinator position, you will be accountable for the effective management of human and physical resources within the Surgical Suite, including the Post-Anesthetic Care Unit (PACU). It is expected that the Operating Room Coordinator will serve as a role model and will incorporate evidence-based best practice into daily operations. The ability to effectively manage team culture is essential in creating an environment of respect and caring.

As a member of a multi-disciplinary team, the Operating Room Coordinator is responsible for:

• Monitoring and organizing the flow and efficient delivery of patient care.
• Making decisions in consultation with the interdisciplinary and leadership teams.
• Directing staff and assigning work duties.
• Providing frontline nursing care, as required.
• Taking a leadership role in the promotion of quality patient care and the implementation of operational priorities.

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will provide a wide variety of nursing services to patients, families, communities, and populations, while taking necessary steps to ensure their safety and well-being. In your role, you will utilize nursing processes through critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making, as well as teach, counsel, and advocate on behalf of patients and their families.

You will play a leadership role in supporting an integrated and holistic approach to patient care, health promotion, and maintenance. You will provide safe, quality patient and family-centered care while reflecting the shared vision and values.

Required Qualifications:

• Completion of an accredited nursing education program.
• Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA).
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP) certification.

Additional Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years current operating room experience in a high acuity OR.
• Leadership experience as a Team Leader or Charge Nurse.
• Strong organizational and leadership skills.
• Ability to manage in a highly organized and rapidly moving environment.
• Ability to collaborate within the expectations of an integrated team.
• Effective teamwork, conflict resolution, change, and resource management skills.
• Advanced computer skills including experience in Microsoft Outlook, Office, email & Connect Care.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Completion of a Peri-operative nursing course/certificate.
• Canadian Nursing Association (CNA) Certification in Peri-operative Nursing.

Please note: A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment.

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