Pre-Op PACU Coordinator

This position requires a highly motivated and experienced nursing personnel, who is committed to providing high quality service to our patients, our staff and our medical staff. This is a position of high responsibility that requires great attention to detail. The Pre-Op/PACU Coordinator supervises pre-op and PACU staff members in order to ensure a daily smooth flow of cases within the surgery schedule. Ensures credentials meet regulatory agency requirements and adhere to Medical Staff Bylaws/Facility policy. Provides nursing care within state standards of practice and the policies of the Surgery Center. Makes decisions regarding direct patient care needs and communicates appropriate information to other team members. Helps maintain equipment, supplies, and cleanliness of unit as a whole. May have additional responsibilities as designed by the Director of Nursing/Administrator, which include, but are not limited to, providing patient care in other departments (after being oriented and educated), serving on committees, participating in quality improvement audits, and projects.Job Title: PREOP/PACU CoordinatorReporting Relationship: Reports to the Clinical Director. Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:Supervises the pre-op/PACU staff to provide a daily smooth flow of cases.Assists in coordination of daily case staffing/scheduling in pre-op/PACU with other staff to ensure schedule will flow smoothly. Assists in preparing daily and weekly nursing staff schedules.Prepare, coordinate and perform daily huddle meetings with each department to ensure smooth flow of surgery municate effectively with physicians to resolve issues and provide efficiency and smooth case flow.Assists in communicating to materials management regarding ordering of instruments and equipment for departments.Coordinate inventory quarterly in pre-op/PACU areas.Assists with education by coordinating and/or giving in-services.Assists in on-boarding orientation and education for new staff members within pre-op/PACU.Assists in communicating with vendors and representatives for supplies, equipment or instruments that are needed for cases.Assists in ordering of medications within pharmacy, maintains adequate supply of medications for the center, and communicates medication supply issues effectively and timely to clinical director, administrator and staff members. Maintains compliance of standards in pharmacy based on Joint Commission and government regulatory agencies to ensure pharmacy license is not jeopardized.Works closely with materials department to coordinate supplies & instrument needs.Assists in preparing and performing annual evaluations alongside the clinical director.Works closely with clinical director with hiring and orienting OR staff membersAssistance in maintaining compliance for Joint Commission surveys. Ensures continued compliance with government regulatory agencies, i.e. HIPPA, the facilities accrediting organizational standards, and Joint Commission.Responsibility of monitoring staff member''s performance and times based on Kronos time keeping program to maintain optimum worked hours per case as set by the administratorAssistance with staff counseling as necessaryCoordinates and assists in Performance Improvement Projects.Formulates and implements nursing philosophy and objectives consistent with the stated goals of the Center.Assists in developing policies, procedures, and staffing essential to the achievement of the philosophy and objectives of the Center. Reviews and revises these in collaboration with the Administrator, the nursing staff and the professional staff, keeping up to date on current trends in nursing practice and patient care.Evaluates process improvement programs and patient care activities.Assures documentation of patient care meets criteria dictated by legal practice, state, and federal health standards.Provides leadership and support in developing and maintaining effective relationships with the center staff and the medical staff.Establishes, maintains, analyzes, and evaluates standards of nursing care within the Pre-op and, PACU areas in compliance with professional nursing itiates and / or supports activities to control costs.Delegates responsibilities to another staff R.N. in his / her absence with notification to the Administrator.Reduces chance of nosocomial infection by directing attention to infection control and environmental safety practices.Holds individual employees accountable for assigned responsibilities, individual goals, and performance expectations through annual performance evaluations and conferences.Establishes, maintains, and evaluates quality control studies within the pre-operative and PACU areas in collaboration with the Clinical Director and the Administrator to improve the services these departments provide to others.Assists with environmental hazard and infection control surveillance, and participates in emergency preparedness drills.Maintains patient, physician, and employee privacy and confidentiality per policy and HIPPA regulations.Follows the Center''s professional code of conduct and dress code municates effectively and courteously with visitors, physicians and their office staffs, patients, and employees.Attends all mandatory in-services and meetings.Qualifications: Graduate of an approved school of nursing. Currently licensed in the state. CPR required, advanced life support certification required. One year experience required intra-operative setting. Demonstrates clinical competency, leadership, and teaching capabilities. Physically and emotionally capable of performing responsibilities of position.Job Behavior: Reflective of Mission Statement:USPI''s mission is to provide first-class surgical services for the local community in a safe, comfortable and welcoming environment; one in which we would be happy to treat our own families.Demonstrates ability to work as a team member and to communicate directly and professionally. Is flexible, reliable, productive, patient-oriented, and self-motivated. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span. He/she is able to identify and categorize each patient''s age-specific grouping of needs, such as those for an infant, adolescent, adult, or geriatric patient. Maintains professional conduct and appearance.Education and/or Experience: Graduate of an approved school of nursing. Currently licensed in the state. CPR required, advanced life support certification required. One year leadership experience required intra-operative setting. Demonstrates clinical competency, leadership, and teaching capabilities. Physically and emotionally capable of performing responsibilities of position.Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. Other skills and abilities: General familiarity with medical terminology as it pertains to anatomy and surgical procedures for an operating room. Physical Demands: Shall be physically able to stand, walk, and maintain varied body motions and positions for long periods of time. Demonstrates manual dexterity. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee shall be able to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects or tools. The employee is required to stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Shall be able to hear and speak. Shall be able to move up to 100 pounds.USPI''S EDGEâ„¢ (Every Day Giving Excellence)USPI''S EDGEâ„¢ is the key to the differentiation of USPI as a customer-focused company. The process of completing EDGEâ„¢ requirements establishes processes and measurements that are collected, assimilated, and shared throughout USPI. All employees are involved with EDGEâ„¢. The involvement can range from doing their jobs to taking on the role of gathering and/or entering data into the computer. All employees shall at some time during their employment be required to participate in the EDGEâ„¢ program.Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996Responsible for knowing the processes involved assuring the standards established by HIPAA, and ensuring they are followed including the practices and records relating to the use and disclosure of Protected Health Information. Acceptance of Job Description: I understand and accept this job description. I understand that it supersedes any previous job description. I further understand that future performance evaluations shall be based in large part on my meeting the tenets of this job description. The above statements reflect the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal function of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the position.USP-123LI-JB1Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant''s or employee''s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.

Created: 2025-11-15