Nursing Supervisor - Operating Room

About the role

This position is responsible for the efficient processing of patients in the operating rooms, assigning of subordinate staff, and forecasting of equipment and supply needs. Additionally, this role manages the OR schedule during evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership to staff to ensure short and long term goals are met by developing standards of performance and capitalizing on employee strengths, supporting the Mission, Vision, Core Values and Evidence-based practice.
• Affirms appropriate orientation, education, credentialing and continuing professional development for personnel.
• Collaborates effectively throughout the organization by developing collegial relationships and communicating information effectively, encouraging communication and serving as a resource to staff and other departments.
• Coordinates nursing care with other healthcare disciplines and assists in integrating services across the continuum of care.
• Assumes responsibility for the Care Delivery Model by developing systems to monitor and measure the quality, safety and outcomes and implementing performance improvement measures for identified metrics.
• Maintains privacy, confidentiality, and security for patients and staff.
• Facilitates resolution of conflicts, collaborates with Service Excellence to promote service recovery, and empowers staff in decision-making through professional practice governance.
• Assumes responsibility with the Director of Operating Room Nursing for the planning, development, implementation and monitoring of the budgetary process for designated area(s).
• Assures nursing workload is measured and resources are allocated based on industry benchmarks and patient needs to optimize the provision of quality, cost effective care.
• Facilitates and monitors the appropriate utilization of staff based on credentialing, education and experience.
• Contributes to department operations by maintaining mobile OR carts, supporting the adult call schedule and managing OR equipment and proper storage.
• Ensures a biogenic environment which stimulates the ongoing professional development of staff in accordance with the principles of Area Based Professional Governance and professional practice.
• Develops and fosters relationships that support the continuous enhancement of care delivery, and patient and staff satisfaction through a professional practice environment of mutual respect.
• Demonstrates value for professional nursing practice including the utilization of current standards, the nursing process and patient advocacy.
• Takes responsibility for continuing education to develop best practices and maintain the highest level of patient care and staff development.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, BSN required within two years of hire.
• Three years of clinical experience in the Operating Room required.
• One year of progressive management/leadership experience in the Operating Room preferred.
• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in applicable state required.
• CNOR preferred or required within one year of hire.
• BCLS required.

Qualifications

• Negotiation and conflict resolution
• Nursing research and evidence-based practice
• Performance improvement
• Practice innovation
• Professional nursing practice and management theory
• Resilient and flexible in a changing environment
• Standards of clinical nursing practice
• Systems for patient safety
• Technology/informatics skills
• Functions effectively under stressful and difficult situations
• Excellent and effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with the team

Skills

• Workplace Environment
• Physical Requirements

Benefits

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards including:

• Compensation
• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits
• Family benefits
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Education Assistance Program

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.