{"podcast":{"title":"First Case Podcast","slug":"first-case-podcast-1366287","podcast_index_feed_id":1366287,"rss_url":"https://firstcase.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://firstcasemedia.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/5/6/8/c56882fed5a1c6ac/SQ_FIRST_CASE_1.png","author":"First Case Media","episode_count":100,"summary":"Clock in, scrub up, and join us behind the red line. We are First Case – an operating room podcast bringing you exciting interviews, engaging discussions, and innovative solutions that are changing the way patients receive surgical care. Each episode we talk to frontline staff, perioperative leadership, and nursing entrepreneurs from across the country as they share their stories, experience and expertise on an industry we love. From the back table to the board room, from wheels in to wheels out. -- we tackle the real-life issues affecting the OR. Whether you're tuning in for surgical service education or inspiration, we're glad you're here. And now, it's time to roll back, and start the First Case…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-case-podcast-1366287"},"episode":{"title":"Operation Collaboration: Clinical Coordinators - The Glue That Holds It All Together","slug":"operation-collaboration-clinical-coordinators-the-glue-that-holds-it-all-together","published_at":"2026-02-23T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-case-podcast-1366287/operation-collaboration-clinical-coordinators-the-glue-that-holds-it-all-together","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-case-podcast-1366287","url":"https://firstcase.libsyn.com/fc-188-rod-mcardle","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/firstcase/FC_Ep18_8.mp3?dest-id=2383526","summary":"As we wrap Season 18 of First Case , we turn the spotlight to the role that keeps everything moving behind the scenes: the Clinical Coordinator. In our final episode, Rod McArdle of Boston Children's Hospital shares how clinical coordinators balance scheduling, staffing, equipment, and real-time problem solving to keep surgical care running safely and efficiently. From anticipating equipment conflicts to coordinating with SPD, surgeons, and frontline teams, they are coordinating the moving pieces, communicating across teams, and thinking five steps ahead so the rest of us can focus on the patient in front of us. This episode brings our entire season full circle, highlighting the teamwork required across departments to make surgery happen every day. #operatingroom #ornurse #nurse #scrubtech #surgery #clinicalcoordinator","meta_description":"As we wrap Season 18 of First Case , we turn the spotlight to the role that keeps everything moving behind the scenes: the Clinical Coordinator. In our fi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1979,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/first-case-podcast-1366287/episodes/operation-collaboration-clinical-coordinators-the-glue-that-holds-it-all-together/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-case-podcast-1366287/operation-collaboration-clinical-coordinators-the-glue-that-holds-it-all-together.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}