Manager Surgery Center

Responsibilities

• Provides safe staffing needs using workload measurement data and clinical judgment.
• Makes unit operation decisions and assigns service tasks to staff based on knowledge, skill, and ability.
• Develops and manages budgets, ensuring cost-effective use of resources, and provides input on equipment/supply needs, renovations, and environmental issues.
• Participates in departmental strategic planning, policy-making, and decision-making through committee membership.
• Promotes communication among patients, families, departments, and medical staff to optimize team interdependence.
• Coordinates physician needs and acts as a liaison between medical and nursing staff, serving as a problem solver and mediator.
• Supports Shared Governance functions related to Nursing Evaluation, Peer Review, Policy/Procedures, and Standards of Nursing Practice.
• Serves as a clinical resource for patients, families, nursing staff, other healthcare members, and external agencies.
• Ensures orientation programs meet new employees' learning needs and prepares staff for position requirements.
• Coordinates and provides educational programs, assesses staff needs for supervision, resources, and direction.
• Identifies clinical and professional educational needs to promote staff development and assists staff in identifying personal learning needs.
• Evaluates patient care quality in the specialty area through collaboration with department/location and organization resources.
• Ensures compliance with department, organization, and regulatory agency policies and procedures.
• Performs human resources responsibilities, including hiring, promotions, performance evaluations, staff development, compensation changes, employee concern resolution, corrective actions, terminations, and morale management.
• Develops and recommends operating and capital budgets, controlling expenditures within approved objectives.
• Adheres to the organization's Code of Ethical Conduct and ensures compliance with applicable policies, regulations, and laws.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices (if an RN).
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or Bachelor’s of Science.
• Typically requires 5 years of experience in Nursing, including 1 year of supervisory experience in managing staff and budgets, or 5 years of experience in a surgical setting and 1 year of supervisory experience in managing staff and budgets.

Skills

• Advanced clinical and technical knowledge of the Operating Room.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to handle multiple demands simultaneously.

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions

• Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above shoulders, and twist frequently during the work shift.
• Exposed to mechanical, electrical, chemical, radiation, blood, and body fluid hazards on a continuous basis.
• Required to wear gloves, goggles, and gowns on an as-needed basis.
• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.