Nurse Manager RN Surgery

About the role

The Woman's Hospital of Texas is seeking a Nurse Manager RN Surgery to lead and support the unit/department in delivering high-quality, patient-centered care. Key responsibilities include operationalizing evidence-based practices, ensuring compliance with standards of care, and fostering a culture of accountability and transparency.

Responsibilities

• Operationalize evidence-based practices to enhance patient safety and quality outcomes
• Ensure adherence to standards of care
• Support efforts to reduce variation in clinical practice and improve efficiency, effectiveness, and cost
• Ensure a culture of accountability and transparency in the provision of care
• Support the achievement of internal/external benchmarks, accreditations, and designations
• Ensure compliance with all policies, procedures, and regulatory standards
• Ensure equipment maintenance is performed regularly and according to regulatory and/or accreditation standards
• Manage admissions and discharge processes to ensure efficient throughput and high quality, patient-centered care
• Facilitate effective interdisciplinary care coordination within and across departments
• Ensure staff with appropriate clinical competencies are assigned to meet patient care needs
• Manage nursing practice and unit operations
• Maintain oversight of the overall daily function and staffing of the unit/department
• Monitor and evaluate the provision of nursing care in accordance with established policies/procedures to ensure patient and family needs are assessed and met
• Provide leadership in attaining and sustaining an unparalleled patient experience
• Instill accountability for providing consistent, positive patient interactions that differentiate the organization as a healthcare leader
• Review various feedback mechanisms and help identify opportunities to improve customer/patient satisfaction
• Leverage various feedback mechanisms to benchmark performance and identify opportunities to improve patient satisfaction
• Support the development and implementation of strategies to elevate the patient experience
• Collaborate with subject matter experts and other leaders to create an environment of teamwork that supports improved outcomes and service
• Engage in service recovery when necessary
• Lead in a way that inspires commitment to the vision/mission/values of the organization
• Implement evidence-based employee engagement practices
• Identify development opportunities or training needs of individual employees and teams
• Provide coaching, feedback, and training to improve performance
• Build a competitively superior organization through attracting, developing, engaging, and retaining talent
• Absorb responsibility for resolving and/or channeling employee grievances, disputes, or concerns according to appropriate procedures
• Represent the organization positively within the community; participate in company-supported community/patient events and in-services

Qualifications

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (R.N.)
• Registered Nurse license required
• Bachelor's Degree
• 3+ years of surgery experience in hospital setting, general surgery and pediatrics preferred
• Circulate and scrub nursing experience

Benefits

The Woman's Hospital of Texas offers a comprehensive total rewards package including:

• Comprehensive medical coverage with prescription drug and behavioral health coverage, free telemedicine services, and free AirMed medical transportation
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance, and more
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance
• Referral services for child, elder, and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning, and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services, and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details on schedule are not specified in the job posting.