Robotic Service Line Coordinator - Multispecialty

At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.

About Duke University Hospital

Pursue your passion for caring with Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, which is consistently ranked among the best in the United States. The largest of Duke Health's four hospitals with 1062 patient beds, it features comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center, an endo-surgery center, and more.

Duke North /DMP Surgical Services includes eight specialties offering new and exciting opportunities in both adult and pediatric using the latest technological advancements including two intraoperative MRI suites and two intraoperative CT suites. Our Eye Center operating rooms provide highly specialized surgery for all ophthalmology including; glaucoma/corneal transplant, cataracts, vitreo-retinal, Neuro-ophthalmology and pediatrics.

• ? General Surgery
• ? Cardiothoracic
• ? Orthopedics
• ? Plastics
• ? Neurosurgery
• ? Otolaryngology Head & Neck (ENT)
• ? Gynecology
• ? Urology
• ? Robotics (currently have over 10 robots actively in use across 7 service lines)
• ? Transplant

You will be joining a dedicated team of high-functioning units with strong clinical outcomes/metrics, with a collaborative approach to the standardization of care and excellence across our perioperative platforms and entities.

40 hour week. 8 or 10 hours.

Demonstrates clinical expertise, including the ability to both circulate and scrub cases, while also serving as a knowledgeable clinical resource for the team

Responsible for supporting patient care and facilitating activities and processes associated with the OR daily schedule, special equipment, instrumentation, inventory and preference cards for selected surgical service line(s).

• Demonstrates a knowledge of management and clinical skills essential to the smooth and efficient operation of specific service line(s).
• Maintains knowledge of regulatory standards and ensures compliance with environment of care, health system and hospital specific policy, and standard operating procedures.
• Supervises RNs, Surgical Technologists and ancillary staff in the performance of their daily duties in the operating room suite, including input into performance evaluations and improvement.
• Maintains equipment and instrumentation, in collaboration with the sterile processing department, for the specific service line(s).
• Maintains effective communication with OR teams to ensure performance to key performance indicators.
• Functions as charge nurse when needed.
• Performs in role of circulating nurse and scrub nurse as needed to maintain skills and procedural knowledge.
• Makes assessment of daily OR schedule to ensure all resources are available, including staffing, equipment, instrumentation, vendor needs and supplies for all shifts.
• Confirms correct preference card is associated with the scheduled procedure.
• Manages surgeon specific preference cards including the creation of preference cards for new surgeons, as well as any changes identified by surgeon and OR team.
• Continuously plans actions necessary to maintain a smooth flow of the daily OR schedule, making allowances for emergency cases or barriers that impede the movement of cases in collaboration with the OR charge nurse.
• Maintains proactive and timely communication with anesthesiologists and surgeons of delays or situations that might impact the flow of their cases.
• Actively plans and implements education activities related to the specific service line(s) for both new staff to the OR as well as continuing education and advanced skill training, including new equipment and supplies.
• Responsible for learning, implementing and teaching new technology/procedures.
• Collaborates with OR teams in identifying and implementing innovative models and best…