Margaret G. Smoot

• Recruited and onboarded more than 240 full-time employees across Perioperative Services in FY26, significantly decreasing dependence on contract labor and improving workforce stability.
• Partnered closely with the Human Resources team to attract and hire highly qualified nursing, surgical technologist, and perioperative support staff.
• Collaborated on budgeting and workforce planning for new and replacement positions, supported policy implementation, and launched new scheduling platform (EZCall) to enhance operational efficiency.
• Developed framework for new Perioperative Nursing Float Pool, enabling implementation and launch in FY27 to enhance staffing flexibility and coverage across perioperative areas.
• Led employee relations functions, including candidate interviewing, hiring decisions, performance management, and disciplinary actions.
• Worked collaboratively with Data Analysts, Finance, and Inpatient WIT teams to promote standardized practices, operational alignment, and responsible resource stewardship.
• Participated in professional conferences and seminars focused on nursing leadership, workforce strategy, and healthcare recruitment best practices.

• Reviewed RN and Scrub Technician traveler applications and resumes to ensure candidate qualifications matched departmental needs
• Conducted interviews with qualified candidates to evaluate skills and suitability for travel assignments
• Assessed and prioritized department needs to effectively schedule incoming candidates based on shift and on-call requirements
• Collaborate with Qualivis company to offer candidates 13 week travel contracts
• Maintain detailed spreadsheet and review weekly needs for hospital leadership approval

• Coordinate and lead the PeriOperative Services Clinical Intake (CIT) team
• Interview RN and Surgical Technologist applicants for Clinician 1 and 2 positions, Passport RN positions, and traveler positions
• Managed staffing data and trends via Smartsheet to support effective resource allocation
• Collaborated with department leaders, staff, and educators to develop curriculum and enhance instruction for Main OR onboarding
• Distributed course syllabus and communicated course standards and learning objectives to ensure clarity for new hires

• Coordinated staff schedule for 120+ RNs and Surgical Technologists based on departmental needs using Visual Staff Scheduler software to maintain optimal coverage.
• Reviewed and processed weekly PTO and schedule change requests to support staffing needs.
• Updated staff member records in Epic weekly to ensure accurate scheduling and compliance.

• Managed daily surgical schedule for over 80 patients, ensuring efficient use of resources and timely patient care
• Coordinate nursing care in Main O.R. through staff assignments, rounding with anesthesia boardrunner, triaging add-on surgical cases, and communicating with ancillary departments
• Evaluate daily surgical add-on schedule and prioritized urgent cases to provide timely patient care along with throughput
• Report daily caseload, staffing plan, patient safety issues at daily O.R. Leadership Huddle
• Communicate with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies
• Supported surgical patients and their families by providing guidance and resources throughout their care journey.
• Trained new nurses in techniques and care standards, enhancing operational consistency and patient safety
• Collaborated with leadership to develop initiatives that increased nursing satisfaction and retention

• Completed PeriOp 101 program (Aug 2013-Feb 2014)
• "Sticky Situations" - Researched sharps safety and presented the benefit of a hands-free zone at an O.R. staff meeting; brought awareness to the O.R. Committee, which led to a new O.R.-wide sharps safety protocol, including the addition of sharps safety to each surgical “time out”
• Fulfill the circulator and scrub technician role, primarily on the General Surgery service, or serve as a float to other surgical services (Feb 2014-present)
• Liver Transplant specialty team member (Aug 2017-June 2023); circulated, scrubbed, oriented new team members

• Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse, noting changes from prior measurements
• Answered patient assistance calls, assessed needs, and offered qualified support
• Maintained clean and safe environment to promote patient safety and comfort
• Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery

Processed members' maturing IRAs and share certificates; adjusted members' beneficiary and joint owner status.