Registered Nurse (RN) Preference Card Coordinator, Operating Room — Hybrid

Job overview

The Registered Nurse (RN) Preference Card Coordinator, Operating Room role is listed as hybrid in Palo Alto, CA, with 8-hour day shifts. Compensation is $72.64–$96.23 per hour. The role supports Stanford Health Care’s operating room and interventional services by maintaining preference cards aligned with patient-care needs and resources. Serving as a subject matter expert in EPIC preference cards, the coordinator works with clinicians, service leaders, scheduling, sterile processing, vendors, and supply chain to ensure procedure cards and pick lists are accurate. The work supports reliable surgical preparation and uses data and process-improvement methods to identify opportunities to improve patient care and service.

What you'll do

• Maintain and update preference cards and mnemonics
• review upcoming surgical cases for correct cards, scheduling, special needs, and conflicts
• create, modify, or delete cards and groups
• adjust pick lists
• coordinate card changes with service heads, supply chain, item master, and sterile processing
• support surgeon onboarding
• maintain equipment pools and cards
• prepare reports
• audit cards and pick lists
• attend daily huddles with nursing, service, sterile processing, and surgical materials leaders.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

registered nurse (rn)

preference card coordinator

operating room

epic optime

surgical services

preference card management

palo alto ca

stanford health care

hybrid

8-hour day shifts

$72.64–$96.23/hour

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires a California Registered Nurse license and at least five years of recent intra-operative experience in an acute-care operating room; bachelor's degree or equivalent years of service.

About the employer

Stanford Health Care is hiring for this role. Industry: Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers. Sector: 62.