RN Manager Surgery

About the role

The Manager, Surgical Services is a Registered Nurse who assumes 24-hour responsibility in supervising, coordinating and directing the activities of the Operating Room/CSR in the performance of consistently high quality patient care. He/she will provide exceptional care for the patient in the peri-operative environment where quality, respect, caring and compassion are the core of practice.

Responsibilities

• Manages the daily operations of the Operating Room including the O.R. schedule, staffing, manages productivity and monitors use of premium labor
• Maintains the flow of the surgical schedule using staff, equipment and supplies appropriately
• Maintains oversight of the monthly staff schedule to maintain adequate staffing levels
• Acts as an effective steward of resources, monitoring and improving supply management and process improvement initiatives
• Analyze and report statistical data for the peri-operative service line
• Active member of performance improvement activities and ensures adherence to regulatory requirements
• Protects the rights of the patient, the surgical staff and the facility by providing legal and ethical healthcare by exhibiting ethical conduct and a clear understanding of legal guidelines
• Absorbs responsibility for maintaining a high level of clinical expertise and adapts to new information, technology and changing trends in perioperative nursing practice
• Maintains and develops effective inter-departmental relationships
• Owner of environment of care standards and updates for surgery department
• Participates in staff development/evaluation of competency, performance reviews, counseling
• Actively participates in the orientation, in-service training and continuing education of all personnel; maintains accurate and complete competency files
• Demonstrates ability to assist the physician with procedures in the operating room, set up cases and maintains AORN guidelines and hospital policy compliancy for patient safety, sterility, traffic flow in the operating room and accurate surgical counts
• Ability to develop and maintain rapport with others
• Ability to create and maintain an environment that results in above average satisfaction ratings from employees, patients, and physicians

Qualifications

• Minimum of two (2) years of recent department-specific experience
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Bachelor's of Science in Nursing, Master’s preferred
• Registered Nurse with current Virginia RN license
• Current BLS for Healthcare Providers through the American Heart Association or CPR through American Red Cross