Nurse Manager - Heart and Vascular Prep and Recovery

Under limited supervision, the Perioperative Manager collaborates with other health professionals in an environment that is respectful of others, accountable for outcomes, and adaptive to change. This role ensures effective clinical and financial daily operations of the assigned areas and is accountable for all aspects of personnel, including recruitment, retention, orientation, and ongoing evaluation using just culture principles to deliver highly reliable quality patient care. A commitment to lifelong learning and professional development is required to meet the evolving needs of patients.

About the Role

The Nurse Manager reports to the Director/Service Line Administrator and ensures the provision of departmental operations in collaboration with other health professionals. This role is responsible for the planning and comprehensive 24-hour operations of the department/unit.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily clinical and financial operations of assigned perioperative areas.
• Manage personnel, including recruitment, retention, orientation, and ongoing evaluation using just culture principles.
• Ensure the delivery of highly reliable, quality patient care.
• Collaborate with health professionals in a respectful, accountable, and adaptive environment.
• Plan and manage comprehensive 24-hour department/unit operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) and currently enrolled in a Master’s program from an accredited college/university.
• Minimum of five years of nursing work experience, including three years of nursing experience and two years of supervisory experience.
• Certification in specialty area preferred or completion within one year of eligibility.
• Current knowledge of procedures, techniques, equipment, technical advances, and regulatory standards in healthcare.
• Ability to implement sound business and human resource management principles.

Qualifications

• Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state.
• Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to perform job functions while standing, sitting, or walking (continuous).
• Ability to climb stairs (infrequent).
• Ability to work indoors (continuous) and outside in temperature extremes (infrequent).
• Ability to work from elevated areas (frequent) and in confined/cramped spaces (frequent).
• Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions (infrequent), bending at the waist (continuous), twisting at the waist (frequent), and squatting (frequent).
• Ability to perform pinching, gross motor, and fine manipulation operations with fingers and hands (continuous).
• Ability to reach overhead (frequent) and in all directions (continuous).
• Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. unassisted (infrequent).
• Ability to lift/lower objects 50 lbs. from/to floor from/to 36 inches unassisted (infrequent).
• Ability to lift from 36" to overhead 25 lbs. (infrequent).
• Ability to exert up to 50 lbs. of force (frequent). Examples include transferring patients, pushing wheelchairs or stretchers.
• Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes (continuous).
• Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand or at a distance, match or discriminate between colors, and determine depth perception (continuous).
• Good peripheral vision capabilities (continuous).
• Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction (continuous).
• Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements (continuous).
• Ability to deal effectively with stressful situations (continuous).
• Ability to work rotating shifts (frequent) and overtime as required (frequent).
• Ability to work in a latex-safe environment (continuous).
• Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions (continuous).
• Ability to maintain good olfactory sensory function (selected positions, continuous).
• Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use, initially and as required (selected positions, continuous).

Pay

This is a salaried position at pay grade Health-32.

Schedule

• Hours per week: 40
• Scheduled work hours/shift: Monday–Friday, day shift
• Fair Labor Standards Act status: Salaried