Question about US Operating Room Nurse Leadership?

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Hi everyone, I am currently a perioperative nurse in Canada, and I will be moving to California to work there. In Canada, the (very basic) structure of nurse leadership is as follows:

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"Nurse Manager" - runs the OR (big picture stuff) - i.e.) staffing levels, discipline, safety events management, hospital bed access meetings, etc

"Nurse Educator" - responsible for teaching and presenting evidence based practice, training new staff, interviewing new staff, etc

Then, each surgical service has a "CRN (clinical resource nurse)" in charge of it. They are responsible for validating upcoming slates, creating/editing/maintaining preference cards and pick lists, orienting staff to their service, and administrative work such as implant/instrument ordering for their specific service.

There's also the "charge nurse", who runs the show on the day of (more day-to-day stuff)- managing emergencies which get booked/figuring out which room they might potentially bump, ensuring everyone has break coverage, and other charge nurse duties.

Under these positions are the clinical nurses, the ones working in the rooms. (Canada does not have CRNAs).

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My question -

Can someone confirm for me if the US/California system is similar to this, or if there are different names for the roles, or if it's completely different? I have given really rough descriptions, so I'm hoping it's enough information - obviously each role is huge and has many more responsibilities than what I've listed!