NURSING ADMINISTRATION OUTPATIENT SURGERY OPERATING ROOM RNS

The Nursing Administration team is comprised of a nursing director, house supervisors, patient placement coordinators, staffing coordinators, nursing float pool, video monitor technicians, a business analyst and data coordinator.

Together, they work to ensure patients receive the care they need by placing them with a team that will provide the best possible care. The team accomplishes this by reviewing staffing, providing float pool, travelers and registry staff to all units.

The group identifies the appropriate placement for patients, minimizing the need for sitters by utilizing video monitor technicians and collaborating with teams throughout the house to identify solutions for challenges in the system. In 2022, video monitor techs reduced falls on floors.

Located on Henry Mayo’s campus, the OPSC provides patients with access to sameday surgery for a variety of conditions. Eighty-three percent of the RNs are certified perioperative nurses who have received specialized training to care for patients before, during and after surgery.

After being closed for two months during the pandemic, Henry Mayo’s OPSC performed approximately 2,100 surgeries in 2022. Last year, the team added microdiscectomy surgery to its outpatient procedure offerings. They also successfully pioneered the “first case on time starts” (FCOT) initiative, which measures OR efficiency. It’s critical to avoid delays with the first OR patient as this can have a domino effect for the rest of the day’s surgery schedule.