Leader Exchange: Using AI for Staff Optimization and Team Satisfaction
Leveraging Predictive Analytics & Automation
OR staffing remains one of the toughest challenges for perioperative leaders. Fluctuating surgical volumes, siloed decision-making, and time-consuming manual workflows make it difficult to balance efficiency, cost control, and staff satisfaction. But what happens when predictive analytics and automation are introduced into the equation?
Join Dio Sumagaysay, RN, MS; Taryn Tomlinson, RN, and Erika Scott from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) for a moderated discussion on how their health system is transforming OR staffing with real-time data and AI-driven workforce planning. They’ll share lessons learned from the implementation process, the impact on scheduling and resource allocation, and the cultural shift required to adopt data-driven staffing models.
This interactive conversation will highlight practical strategies for optimizing perioperative staffing while enhancing team satisfaction and operational efficiency.
Highlights
- Why traditional OR staffing models fall short—and how data can help leaders make proactive, informed decisions
- How predictive analytics is reducing manual scheduling burden and improving OR utilization at OHSU
- Navigating change management and gaining leadership buy-in and engaging frontline staff in data-driven staffing
- Review early results from OHSU’s journey toward more efficient, transparent, and equitable staffing
Meet the Panelists
Dio Sumagaysay, RN, MS
Vice President, Perioperative & Multi-Specialty Procedural Services, OHSU
Taryn Tomlinson, RN
Assistant Nurse Manager, Center for Healing and Healing Operating Room, OHSU
Erika Scott
SST Service Coordinator, Center for Health and Healing Operating Room, OHSU
Moderator: Jake Runion MBA, BSN, RN
Sr. Manager, AORN Center for Perioperative Leadership
Listen In & Be Inspired
AORN Center for Perioperative Leadership presents Leader Exchange, a monthly series of live panel webinars to help you succeed and grow as leader in perioperative services. You’ll hear strategies and tactics directly from your peers that get to the heart of the matter and inspire you in your leadership journey.
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