Robotics Program Manager (RN) - Main Operating Room (OR)

Program Manager Robotics

The Program Manager Robotics provides strategic and operational expertise for the hospital's robotic surgical program. This position ensures safe, efficient, and financially sustainable growth of robotic surgery across the enterprise in multiple specialties. Key metrics would include optimizing utilization, supporting robotic surgeon onboarding, and training of operating room staff in the use of the DaVinci Robots. Serves as the liaison between surgeons, OR leadership, perioperative services, vendors, and administration to ensure alignment of clinical excellence, operational efficiency, patient, and staff engagement.

Job Description

• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the DaVinci robotics program. Establish goals for utilization, efficiency, and quality outcomes in collaboration with surgical leadership.
• Coordinate staff onboarding and training for robotic surgery allowing for the growth of 24/7 access to the robot for all specialties. Provide ongoing education and competency support working with the perioperative education department for all RNs and STs at each VCU location.
• Monitor case scheduling, block utilization, and turnover times.
• Track instrument usage, disposable spend, and recognized savings opportunities. Partner with supply chain and vendors to manage inventory.
• Maintain dashboards on utilization, surgeon volumes, and clinical outcomes. Report program metrics to hospital leadership.
• Identify new specialties and work with providers to ensure education and robotic surgery adoption. Support community outreach and marketing in efforts to differentiate the program competitively.
• Serve as the primary contact for Intuitive Surgical. Evaluate new robotic technologies and support integration into practice when onboarded both with surgeons and with staff.

Patient Population

Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide equitable care appropriate to the age of the patients served on their assigned unit. Demonstrates knowledge and related competencies of the principles of growth and development of the life span and possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to their age, specific needs, and to provide the equitable care needed as described in departmental policies and procedures.

Employment Qualifications

• Required Education: Bachelor's degree in nursing
• Preferred Education: Master's degree in nursing

Licensing/Certification

• Licensure/Certification Required: Registered Nurse

Minimum Qualifications

• Years and Type of Required Experience: 3 years progressive experience in robotic surgery through multiple specialty product lines
• Other Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required: Experience in an academic health center environment

Working Conditions

May be exposed to high noise levels and bright lights. May be exposed to limited hazardous substances or body fluids. May be exposed to human blood and other potentially infectious materials. May have periods of constant interruptions. Required to travel by car to off-site locations, occasionally in adverse weather conditions.

Physical Requirements

• Physical Demands: Lifting/Carrying (0-50 lbs.), Lifting/Carrying (50-100 lbs.), Lifting/Carrying (100+ lbs.), Push/Pull (0-50 lbs.), Push/Pull (50-100 lbs.), Stoop, Kneel, Squat, Balance, Bending, Crawling, Climbing.
• Work Position: Sitting, Walking, Standing.

Additional Physical Requirements/Hazards

• Physical Requirements: Manual dexterity (eye/hand coordination), maneuver weight of patients, hear alarms/telephone/tape recorder, reach above shoulder, finger dexterity, color vision, acuity - far, acuity - near.
• Hazards: Depth perception, use of latex gloves, exposure to moving mechanical parts, exposure to x-ray/electromagnetic energy, exposure to high-pitched noises.

Mental/Sensory - Emotional

• Mental/Sensory: Strong recall, reasoning, problem-solving, hearing, speak clearly, write legibly, reading, logical thinking.
• Emotional: Fast-paced environment, steady pace, able to handle multiple priorities, noisy environment, able to adapt to frequent change.