Nurse Board Runner Operating Room
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- Location: Nashville, TN
- Facility: Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown
- Specialty: Operating Room
- Schedule: Days | Full-time
- Dynamic Operations & Staffing Management: Strategically orchestrates daily OR scheduling, room assignments, and add-on cases; optimizes throughput by collaborating with Anesthesia for second-room allocations and efficiently managing staff break/lunch relief.
- Regulatory Compliance & Quality Assurance: Serves as the frontline defender of clinical standards by conducting regular OR rounds, enforcing strict surgical attire protocols, and ensuring daily verification of all emergency equipment.
- Cross-Functional Leadership & Communication: Partners closely with OR leadership, staff, and ancillary departments to seamlessly communicate real-time schedule changes, ensuring total alignment and operational readiness.
Licensure / Certification / Registration:
- BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
- One or more of the following required:
- Licensed Registered Nurse credentialed from the Tennessee Board of Nursing or current home statelicense for multi-state license recognition "Compact State" obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
- Certified First Surgical Assistant obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. Associates who hired/transferred before 04/30/2018 are not required to hold certification. The following Issuing Authorities are acceptable: NBSTSA, ABSA, and NCCSA.
- Surgical Tech credentialed from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting(NBSTSA) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
- Central Service Tech specializing in Sterile Processing credentialed from the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association preferred.
Education:
- High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Technical degree with 1 year of experience OR 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.
Additional Preferences:
- Licensed Registered Nurse highly preferred.
- Must be able to work a 3 x 12 schedule