Mar 12, 2026

Pre-Operative Clinical Lead

Job Description

Department

Pre Operative Care Unit
Job Summary

Leads and facilitates the provision of care for the surgical patients within the Pre-Operative department during the perioperative period through collaboration with interdepartmental and intradepartmental team members and all surgical stakeholders. Supports and facilitates implementation of evidence-based practice and serves as a resource within Sarasota Memorial Health Care System for information, departmental education and training.


Required Qualifications

- Require graduate of an accredited school of nursing or a diploma program. For new hires after 2012, Bachelor of Science Degree in nursing (BSN) required within five (5) years of hire date.
- Require a minimum of three (3) years of current satisfactory RN experience with two (2) years within a Pre-Operative RN role and one (1) year as a charge nurse.


Preferred Qualifications

- Prefer demonstrated interpersonal skills, including the ability to handle difficult situations in a diplomatic manner.
- Prefer demonstrated leadership skills and understanding of group processes and teamwork.
- Prefer demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all OR stakeholders: Surgeons, colleagues, and Anesthesia personnel.
- Prefer demonstrated ability to perform diversified duties with time limitations with a high degree of accuracy.
- Prefer demonstrated effective interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Prefer demonstrated ability to take initiative and exercise independent judgment, decision-making and problem solving expertise.
- Prefer nursing certification in specialty area.
- Prefer basic working knowledge of commonly used computer applications.


Mandatory Education


Preferred Education


Required License and Certs

ACLS: Advanced Cardiac Life Support
BLS: Basic Life Support/CPR
FL RN: FL Registered Nurse License


Preferred License and Certs


Employment Screening Requirements

As part of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System’s commitment to keeping people safe, all individuals providing care to vulnerable populations are required to undergo background screening through The Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. https://info.flclearinghouse.com/