40hpw RN - Team Leader, Operating Room

Beth Israel Lahey Health is seeking a full-time RN Team Leader for the Operating Room to lead the Ortho Spine surgical service. This 40-hour-per-week position offers the opportunity to advance patient care through clinical leadership, mentorship, and operational excellence in a dynamic perioperative environment.

Schedule

• 40 hours per week
• 10-hour shifts (6:50 AM - 5:20 PM, flexible)
• Monday through Saturday with on-call coverage
• On-call availability required within 30 minutes travel time from hospital

Responsibilities

• Assess physical, mental, and psychological status of patients using age-appropriate knowledge within the surgical specialty
• Plan, evaluate, and supervise care of all assigned patients within the Ortho Spine surgical specialty
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia, OR resource coordinators, and outside vendors to ensure safe, cost-effective surgical interventions
• Operate and plan perioperative patient care, including equipment, instrumentation, information systems, and preference cards
• Coordinate care with Pre-Admission Testing (PAT), Day Surgery, and Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) to ensure safe and proactive patient planning
• Review and update preference cards for specialty physicians
• Maintain inventory of materials and equipment, checking for expiration dates at least twice per year
• Review procedures booked in advance and coordinate with sales representatives and OR Resource Coordinator regarding equipment, instrumentation, and implants
• Mentor new Operating Room RNs within the specialty
• Assist with inventory management across multiple surgical specialties as needed
• Participate in formal and informal educational programs, in-services, and performance improvement activities
• Synthesize patient care information to formulate appropriate nursing diagnoses
• Provide patient and family education to the population served
• Ensure work practice reflects hospital and department philosophy, purpose, and policies based on evidence-based best practices and AORN standards

Required Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Current RN license in Massachusetts
• BLS certification maintained
• 3-5 years of experience with demonstrated skill to circulate and scrub in one or more surgical specialties
• CNOR certification within 2 years of appointment and maintained thereafter
• Demonstrated proficiency in basic nursing process
• Demonstrated skill in clinical services resulting in optimal safe patient care management
• Proactive interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills based on evidence-based best practices
• Ability to prioritize responsibilities to remove barriers, solve problems, and plan service delivery
• Evidence of continuing education: at least 20 CEUs per year (or BSN/Bachelor's degree classes may be substituted; if Bachelor's attained, 20 CEUs per evaluation year required)
• Influenza vaccination as a condition of employment

Preferred Qualifications

• ACLS certification
• PALS certification (strongly suggested for Ortho specialty due to pediatric population)
• Specialty certification

Compensation

• Hourly rate: $40.64 - $85.72
• This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Compensation is established and governed by the terms of the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Additional Information

This position summary includes key job functions but does not include every detail that may reasonably be required.