Manager, PreOp​/PACU, Northside

Responsible for overseeing daily clinical and operational activities for the assigned Surgical Services Perioperative Nursing Units. Required to frequently apply management principles to the perioperative discipline. Must be capable of independent judgement and decision making in the areas of budget, personnel, patient services and administrative or professional programs. Maintains twenty-four (24) hour accountability and coordinates communications, training, operations and administrative activities for the perioperative cost centers.

Acts as clinical resource for the Pre-Surgical Assessment unit, Chart Management Office and the Pre-Testing units.

• Is responsible for, through assigned department coordinator(s), the effective management of perioperative services. Evaluates daily care delivery activities and makes operational changes as necessary to improve service levels.
• In collaboration with Director, develops departmental goals, objectives, policies and procedures, which meet patient/customer, departmental, and hospital needs.
• Develops and maintains perioperative systems, techniques and procedures to ensure efficient patient throughput within surgical services.
• Actively participates on hospital committees, which address operational issues. May develop and provide input into hospital-wide policies or departmental policies that impact across division lines.
• Develops processes to measure and report unit productivity and efficiency.
• Ensures supply and equipment needs of the perioperative units are met by coordinating purchasing activities.
• Approves all non-stock supply purchases and is accountable to the director for the supply expense budget.

• Develops and submits to Director for approval, appropriate capital and operating budget and is accountable for the achievement of capital and operating budget objectives within areas of responsibility.
• Participates in cost containment activities.
• Demonstrates sound judgment and critical thinking in resource utilization.

• In conjunction with the Human Resources Department, determines human resource needs and develops or assists in the development of programs to maintain and improve the quality and efficiency of the assigned units.
• Recruits, hires, orients, and evaluates performance of Supervisor(s) or Coordinator(s) and other assigned personnel to assure that department is staffed with individuals who reflect behavior and performance consistent with the hospital’s Mission and Values statement. Has authority to hire, terminate and/or take other disciplinary action as may be deemed appropriate and is in accordance with hospital policy.
• Develops and administers a master staffing plan for assigned areas using ANSOS Program and in conjunction with approved budget.
• Identifies educational and training needs of departmental staff or individual(s) impacting assigned functions and plans with the Manager of Quality Improvement and Education Perioperative Educator(s) and other appropriate staff members for the implementation of training needs.

• Ensures operational compliance with all applicable regulatory and accreditation agencies. Collaborates with the Surgical Services Manager of Quality Improvement and Education to develop, administer and monitor the departmental Quality Improvement plan for all assigned cost centers.

• Communicates and coordinates with the departments and services on a daily basis to manage operational activities necessary to provide an efficient and quality service. Advises Director of systems problems which negatively impact or prevent the effective operations of their department.
• Maintains…