Registered Nurse, OR/ASC Service Line Specialist - 40 hours, rotating schedule

Job DescriptionJob Type: Regular

Time Type: Full time

Work Shift: Rotating (United States of America)

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Job Description:

Winchester Hospital is a 5x Magnet designated, Top 10 Massachusetts recognized 223-bed regional hospital that is the leading provider of comprehensive health care services in the northwest suburban Boston area.

Schedule: 40 hours/week, rotating schedule including every third weekend and holiday rotation

As a Registered Nurse for our OR/ASC Team, you will be responsible for the following:

• Complete assessments, administer medications/treatments, observes patients progress and evaluates therapies for clinical outcomes and effectiveness
• Collaborate with physicians and other medical professionals to develop an optimal health care strategy plan for each patient
• Support and educate patients and their loves ones to achieve maximum outcomes
• Graduate of a state-approved and/or accredited RN program required. Preferred: BSN strongly encouraged.
• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• Work experience in unit specific specialty preferred.
  
  

• Acts as a resource in the service to provide ongoing support incorporating evidence based practice.
• Collaborates with the Nurse Manager, Lead Clinical Nurse, Materials Management, Central Materials Services and vendors to provide education and set up in-services for staff relating to area of specialty.
• Provides and/or coordinates in-service education on new equipment, procedures, or processes.
• Precepts and educates orientation of new staff to the specialty.
• Assist with assigning of staff to cases in the specialty to achieve continued competence in all specialties.
• Maintains advanced competence to scrub and circulate in all specialties.
  
  

• Coordinates new equipment/supply trials and implementation in a cost efficient manner.
• Facilitates the new equipment/materials process by:
• Meeting with vendors to learn of new equipment/materials options
• Coordinating trial period, which involves intricate scheduling among several key players over the intended period of time.
• Collaborating with team to address roadblocks and encourage standardization. Presenting with recommendations.
• Coordinating the implementation of the new equipment/materials including but not limited to:
• Training staff and providers on the new equipment/materials or arranges training by other sources.
• Writing and distributing procedures
  
  

• Recommends par levels for Service Line related supplies, with a sensitivity to cost containment, avoiding waste and recognizing limited space.
• Reviews surgical schedule in advance and ensures availability of necessary equipment and supplies.
• Communicates changes in surgical schedule, inventory and supplies relating to service and equipment availability to surgeons and their office staff.