OR Nurse Manager

Overview

Treating patients like family
OR Nurse Managers are an integral part of the surgical team, providing essential nursing care to patients during surgical cases. Their role requires a high level of accuracy and professionalism in a fast-paced surgical environment. OR Nurse Managers are responsible for ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of care during surgery. Their ability to maintain a professional approach while providing nursing care is critical in ensuring positive patient outcomes while keeping patients and their families informed. Will work directly with surgeons, medical/surgical staff and post-acute caregivers to create comprehensive patient care from pre- to post-op. If you're looking for a challenging and rewarding career in nursing, with a great work/life balance, consider a career with USPI.

Success Profile

• Flexibility
• Attention to Detail
• Compassion
• Emotional Stability
• Adaptability
• Strong Clinical Judgment

Culture

• Working with compassion and respect for others and each other, supporting our communities and advocating for our patients
• Acting with integrity and the highest ethical standards – always
• Delivering results through accountability and transparency
• Embracing inclusiveness for all people in our workplace and in the communities we serve

Career Path

• Nurse Manager
• Clinical Director
• Administrator
• Business Office Manager
• Administrator

Benefits

• Work/Life Balance
  Most of our ASC's offer daytime schedules, with no weekends and nights, and no call. (Schedules vary at our surgical centers.)
• Learning and Education
  Employees have access to thousands of free online courses to further their education at their own schedule.
• Leadership and Executive Development
  Whether a clinician is interested in advancing to a leadership position or a business office staff member aspires to be a hospital CFO, various programs are available.
• Coaching and Mentorship
  We are committed to devoting energy and attention to grow our team members and create a lasting impact on our care. By coaching, challenging and further developing our best and brightest team members, we foster an environment to build long-term sustainable growth for our organization.
• Military and Veterans Support
  Our values of working efficiently and uniting for a higher purpose align well with those of our military and veteran community. We would love to assist you with skill and experience equivalency mapping to ease your transition into a successful civilian career.

Responsibilities

OR Nurse Manger Full Time
Job Summary: Responsible and accountable for coordinating and supervising the nursing care provided to patients having operative or other invasive procedures. Supports the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
Reporting Relationship: Reports to the Administrator
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities: Includes the following. Other duties may be assigned:
- Clinical resource for perioperative services staff members using evidence-based knowledge and prevailing standards.
- Interfaces with surgeon and anesthesia, patients and families as needed for quality of care, center efficiencies, and surgeon/patient/family satisfaction.
- Observes and oversees clinical care in the operating and procedure rooms to ensure that nursing care and scrub technician duties are carried out as directed and treatment is administered in accordance with physicians’ instructions and EDGE (Every Day Giving Excellence) proven practices.
- Evaluates current practice through quality and performance improvement measures.
- Demonstrates effective communication and collaboration skills with members of the perioperative team, physicians, sales representatives, and other staff members.
- Serves as a member of a multidisciplinary team in planning perioperative patient care. Works collaboratively with the administrator, Preop/PACU Manager, Business Office Manager, Materials Manager, and Quality Improvement Coordinator.
- Works collaboratively with the surgery center scheduler to ensure cases are scheduled efficiently and accurately.
- Ensures that the appropriate personnel, equipment, and supplies are available for all cases. Contacts reps as needed to ensure trays and equipment will be ready and available for cases.
- Coordinates, facilitates, and manages changes within the surgery center.
- Champions and implements EDGE initiatives as they relate to the operating and procedure rooms.
- Manages the operating room environment in a fiscally responsible manner.
- Oversees medical capital equipment needs in the operating and procedure rooms, and makes recommendations for new equipment when needed. Troubleshoots equipment breakdowns.
- Follows equipment safety guidelines.
- Assists with environmental hazard and infection control surveillance, and participates in emergency preparedness drills.
- Ensures that Standard Universal Precautions, the National Patient Safety Goals and principles of aseptic and sterile technique are used appropriately.
- Ensures that focus studies are conducted and good catches are documented as outlined in the EDGE program.
- Ensures that monthly focus study data is entered into MIDAS by the deadline.
- Collects and analyzes data that applies to perioperative services to facilitate collaboration and negotiation with stakeholders.
- Staffs operating and procedure room on a daily basis in an efficient and safe manner.
- Directs the hiring, selection, performance reviews, annual competencies, and training of clinical personnel in the O.R.
- Evaluates performance of staff members in the operating room on a periodic basis and formally, on an annual basis. Provides both verbal and written performance evaluations.
- Initiates counseling and disciplinary actions of staff members when appropriate. Provides written interactions of such actions for the employee’s file.
- Pursues professional growth and participates in a professional organization, preferably AORN.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

Shall be physically able to stand, walk, and maintain varied body motions and positions for long periods of time. Demonstrates manual dexterity. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee shall be able to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects or tools. The employee is required to stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Shall be able to hear and speak. Shall be able to move up to 100 pounds.

Experience/Education

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
• Currently licensed in the state of Georgia. CPR required, advanced life support certification preferred.
• Minimum two years management experience required in the intra-operative setting.
• Orthopaedic experience. Demonstrates clinical competency, leadership, and teaching capabilities. Physically and emotionally capable of performing responsibilities of position.

Other skills and abilities

Familiarity with medical and orthopaedic terminology as it pertains to anatomy and surgical procedures for an operating room. Strong people management skills.