OR nurse liaison to mesh with OR, Ortho MD, Ortho PA, and trauma general surgeons/hospitalists to mprove efficiency of case flow through the OR, workup/studies on patients, implants for cases, etc.
This nurse is ideally one who has been an experienced OR nurse. Nurse starts earlier in the day than the traditional OR nurse, monitors progress of surgical patients for that day, and organizes the progress for the day based upon who is ready for surgery. Being an OR nurse, they understand what cancels surgery and keeps patients from getting to the OR
