Surgical Services Manager (Hospital Based), Full-Time Days

Position Summary

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About the Role

The Surgical Services, Manager ensures high quality, patient-centered care by overseeing the daily operations and staffing of the unit/departments. The Manager monitors and evaluates patient care, daily unit/department operational efficiency, and holds staff accountable for quality and clinical outcomes in support of facility objectives.

Responsibilities

• Helps create superior clinical identity by operationalizing evidence-based practices to enhance patient safety and quality outcomes.
• Supports efforts to reduce variation in clinical practice and improve OR efficiency, effectiveness, and cost.
• Focuses on improving key performance indicators such as Primetime Utilization, First Case On-Time Starts, Same Day Cancellation Rate, Block Utilization, and Surgical Site Infection rates.
• Ensures a culture of accountability and transparency in the provision of care.
• Supports the achievement of internal/external benchmarks, accreditations, and designations.
• Ensures compliance with all policies, procedures, and regulatory standards.
• Ensures, in collaboration with clinical engineering, that equipment maintenance is performed regularly and according to regulatory and/or accreditation standards.
• Manages admissions and discharge processes to ensure efficient throughput and high quality, patient-centered care.
• Facilitates effective staffing and interdisciplinary care coordination within and across departments.
• Ensures that staff with appropriate clinical competencies are assigned to meet patient care needs.
• Manages nursing practice and unit operations and/or oversees the operations of the Surgical Supplies and Sterile Processing Department(s) to ensure the right equipment and supplies are available to support an efficient and quality Operating Room.
• Maintains staffing in accordance with patient care needs and established productivity guidelines.
• Collaborates with the Director to manage operating expenses, including the utilization of primetime, resources, and identifies cost reduction opportunities across the department(s).

Qualifications

• Education/Training: ONE Of The Following Is Required: Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree if overseeing nursing staff directly. Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or another health-related field. Master’s degree is preferred but not required.
• Licensure/Certification: Maintains current State of Florida RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license. Maintains current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. May require one or more of the following certifications based on the assigned patient population: * Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) * Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) * Neonatal Advanced Life Support (NALS) * Trauma Nurse Core Corse (TNCC)
• Experience: Two (2) years of experience in healthcare, including one (1) year of leadership experience. Process improvement experience is preferred but not required.