Perioperative Services Coordinator - Galveston **Galveston, Texas, United States** Nursing & Care Management UTMB Health Requisition # 2502951 **REQUIRED EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:** RN with Bachelor’s in Nursing and four (4) years clinical experience, including two (2) years progressive management experience, and approved specialty certification. Must possess and maintain a current license or valid permit to practice in Texas. **_JOB SUMMARY:_** To direct and facilitate the flow of patient care activities of assigned preoperative service(s) to ensure optimal quality, cost, and service outcomes. Possesses the clinical skills to serve as a resource for assigned service(s). **_ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:_** - Assumes a leadership role in the planning for the assigned service(s). - Coordinates and directs the patient care operations of the assigned service(s). - Supervises personnel effectively, and analyzes workload and skill requirement to meet care needs for assigned service(s). - Actively participates in completion of annual staff evaluations. - Assists nursing personnel in identifying and resolving patient and family needs. - Assesses patients and identifies actual and potential nursing patient care needs across the continuum of care, using specialized knowledge and skills. - Applies advanced knowledge to plan, prioritize, individualize and manage appropriate age, specialty and culturally sensitive care across the continuum for identified patient group. - Delivers appropriate age, specialty and culturally sensitive nursing care to identified patient group(s) integrating a holistic approach. - Consistently completes accurate, concise and legible documentation on all patient, unit and hospital records. - Performs documentation and charge audits. - Continuously researches and evaluates new and existing products and equipment for cost effectiveness and patient safety. - Monitors, maintains and assesses par levels for specialty supplies. - Collaborates with department leadership in determining and obtaining equipment instrumentation and supplies needed in the performance of patient care. - Actively serves as a patient/family advocate, consistently focuses on patient/family rights and meeting their individual needs, and facilitates the maintenance of ethical practice. - Demonstrates acknowledgment of patient/family readiness to learn and implements teaching strategies across the care continuum. - Promotes and practices positive guest and peer relations. **Salary Range:** Salary to commensurate experience. **Equal Employment Opportunity** UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Compensation