Orthopedic Service Line Coordinator

Ortho Service Line Coordinator
Job Summary
This position is responsible for coordinating daily clinical care activities for Orthopedic surgeries.
Reports to: Director of Surgical Services
Essential Job Functions: To ensure daily efficiency, flow and expertise for Orthopedic surgical care.
1. Management and oversight of preference cards
a. Works closely with the team to maintain and update preference cards.
b. Will update the preference cards in a timely manner to ensure staff are provided with up
to date and accurate preference cards.
c. Will coordinate with surgeons quarterly to review all of their preference cards for
approval.
2. Develops and maintains a good rapport and works closely with surgeon(s) and mid-level
provider(s).
a. Will work with the surgeons/mid-levels to provide them with a direct resource for daily
surgical needs.
b. Will set up meetings with surgeons to discuss daily flow, supply needs and OR efficiency.
Team needs will be discussed with the surgeons and mid-levels.
c. Will work with the OR RN Supervisor to provide the appropriate staffing for the surgeons,
providing a team mentality, and overall consistency during their surgical time.
3. Collaborates with scheduling of surgical procedures to assure coordination of block time, office,
time and call time for orthopedic surgeons and mid-level providers. Collaboration will be a team
approach through OR RN Supervisor. Oversight and input by Director of Surgical Services as
needed.
4. Assist/scrub in with surgeons and midlevel providers in surgical procedures. Maintains an orderly
sterile field, passes instruments in proper manner and anticipates needs of the surgeon.
5. Collaborates with surgical team, OR RN Supervisor, and Director of Surgical Services, to
navigate procedural on time starts and ensure efficient turn around times for surgical procedures.
6. Coordinates with circulating/scrub nurses to provide any additional input related to surgical
documentation accuracy and completeness.
a. Collaborates with materials and assists with the surgical charging of procedures/implants.
7. Will work with registered nurses, scrub personnel, OR RN Supervisors, and the Director of
Surgical Services to ensure proper training and training needs for all staff working in orthopedic
rooms.
a. Will provide staff with in-services and education on equipment, instrumentation, implants,
and supplies used for orthopedics.
b. Coordinates and collaborates with reps regarding instrumentation and supplies for
upcoming surgical cases and Inservice opportunities.
8. Will provide to the entire OR team via email regarding any pertinent information to be passed on
pertaining to orthopedics, this will include any immediate changes to preference cards,
instrumentation, medications, positioning, and equipment.
9. Collaborates with monitoring orthopedic quality outcomes and facilitates process improvement as
needed. Ensures utilization of evidence-based best practice based on current literature.
10. Serves as a resource person and shares knowledge/expertise with patients, families, hospital
staff, and affiliate medical staff as well as the community regarding the field of orthopedics.
11. Collaborates with Surgical Services Director in creating/revising policy and procedures for
equipment. Provides Inservice/training to surgical staff on equipment/care as needed.
12. Keeps abreast of current trends by networking and benchmarking in region, state and nationally
as appropriate.
13. Demonstrates knowledge of and a commitment to Animas Surgical Hospital's principles and
values
14. Other duties as assigned.Minimum Requirements:
Certified Scrub Technician or Registered Nurse
Current BLS issued by approved Hospital Provider
Previous supervisory / team lead experience helpful
Basic computer knowledge
Ability to read, understand and communicate effectively in English.
Additional languages helpful.
Physical Requirements:
Lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling up to fifty (50) plus pounds while administering care to
patients, etc; stooping, kneeling and/or crouching daily in delivery of patient care, obtaining
medications/equipment, etc.; standing and walking more than five(5) hours per day in administering
patient care in multiple rooms; running occasionally n responding to patient care emergencies;
reaching, grasping, handling, and/or feeling five (5) or more hours per day in administering patient
care, i.e. operating various patient care equipment, administering medication, etc; visual acuity in
order to correctly distinguish skin tone variations, evidence of IV infiltration, infection, also to read
telemetry, blood pressure gauges, etc; audio acuity, in sounds, also to discern sounds made by
various types of machinery or equipment which would indicate dangerous or improper operation.
Working Conditions/Environmental Exposures:
Environmental hazards such as chemicals, solvents, needles, needle containers, sharps, blood body
fluids, various infectious/communicable diseases, infectious medical waste, radiation, and/or
radioactive waste, proximity to moving mechanical parts.
Protective clothing/equipment may be necessary.
The job description is not intended to be an employment contract, nor does it dissolve the "at
will" employment relationship.