Operating Room Resource Nurse - Scheduling & Billing- BJC Healthcare

Company: BJC HealthCare
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: August 6, 2022

Job Description:

Additional Information About the Role

* Benefits Eligible
* Role Purpose

* Schedule Main Campus OR Cases : The two resource nurses are responsible for reviewing requested cases for accuracy; coordinating with WUSM offices, back desk, phone nurses, resource nurses and management; troubleshooting capacity constraints; and finalizing the line-up.
* Billing : The team of three (two resource nurses + billing specialist) reviews and posts charges for all OR s (Main Campus and CSCC), APC, PAWS and Cath Lab. Additionally, they provide billing edit support for IRAD and Therapy. Their broad knowledge is leveraged for other areas in the house from time-to-time.

* Role Structure : On-campus, Monday-Friday, 8-hour shifts, start/end time is somewhat flexible.
* Ideal Candidate

* OR Nurse
* Comfortable with technology
* Very strong attention to detail

Overview

St. Louis Children s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to do what s right for kids.

Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children s commitment since its inception in 1879. Today, the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries.

St. Louis Children s consistently ranks among America s Best Children s Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report in all surveyed categories. In 2021, St. Louis Children s was one of eight children s hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties. The hospital s academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Since 2005, St. Louis Children s has been designated as a Magnet hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

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Role Purpose
Provides and coordinates direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care. Supports the clinical manager with the delivery of safe patient care and building an effective work unit.

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Responsibilities

* Circulates and scrubs for assigned specialty and OR procedures.
* Serves as liaison between specialty physicians and hospital. Reviews and maintains physician preference cards from assigned specialty. Maintains proper function of equipment in assigned specialty.
* Serves as a clinical preceptor/mentor for orienteer being introduced to the specialty area, providing them with clinical experience that promotes growth and competency. Presents training sessions on new equipment and instrumentation for nursing and technical staff members when the need arises. Provides feedback to the management regarding staff evaluations.
* Manages the inventory of specialty supplies to maintain par levels. Reviews specialty case cart supplies, custom pacts, for accuracy and cost effectiveness. Meets with vendors and serves as a liaison between them, management, and the physicians.
* BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

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Minimum Requirements

* Diploma or Associate's Degree in Nursing
* RN license

Preferred Qualifications

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