Operating Room Manager, Operating Room

Overview

Hours
: 40 hours, Days, 7:00 am - 3:30 pm

Salary
: $53.00 - $71.31

Sign‑On Bonus
: $12,500 (may be eligible)

Disclaimer
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We are committed to equitable and transparent compensation practices. The salary range for this position reflects our good‑faith estimate of base pay at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. We regularly review our compensation structures to ensure fairness and consistency across our organization.

Job Summary

The Operating Room Manager oversees daily operations in the Operating Suite. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, creating monthly staffing schedules, daily staffing assignments, monitoring quality of nursing patient care and regulatory compliance, patient satisfaction, and serving as a clinical nursing resource. In collaboration with the Perioperative Services Manager, Central Sterile Manager, and the Anesthesiologist in Charge, the OR Manager facilitates and optimizes patient throughput throughout perioperative services.

Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to: leading performance improvement initiatives, implementing and maintaining policies consistent with the evidence‑based standards of care, assisting in clinical care as needed, and promptly completing employee evaluations. OR Manager reports directly to the Director of Perioperative Services.

Essential Functions

• Assesses (and reassesses), plans, implements, and evaluates nursing interventions/plans of care/patient goals.
• Provides patient care based on standards of care, standards of practice, protocols, and established policies and procedures.
• Respects each patient as an individual; provides care that fosters the patient’s sense of dignity and positive self‑regard.
• Provides patient/family teaching based on identified learning needs, readiness to learn, and barriers to learning.
• Collaboratively plans and prepares patient/family for discharge incorporating support systems/resources as necessary.
• Appropriately delegates and supervises nursing interventions performed by others.
• Appropriately prioritizes patient care (e.g. seeks assistance as needed from appropriate resources, reassigns personnel as necessary, recognizes need for emergency intervention, etc.).
• Provides thorough, timely, and accurate documentation of all pertinent data, therapeutic interventions and patient responses according to established standards.
• Provides timely and thorough report on assigned patients to other health care team members to ensure integration of services and continuity of patient care.
• Promotes learning for colleagues and self (e.g. functions as preceptor, instructor, trainer, attends professional development programs, etc.).
• Proactively identifies risk to patient safety and identifies opportunities to reduce medical/health care errors (i.e. appropriate reporting of errors/incidents).
• Identifies ethical issues in care and develops plan to address.
• Safely administers medications and intravenous therapy in accordance with physician’s orders, protocols, policies and procedures.
• Assesses patient pain level upon admission and as necessary, depending upon diagnosis utilizing the numerical pain scale.
• Reassesses effectiveness of pain control and notifies physicians as needed, as well as, documents assessment and patients’ response to medication.
• Responsible for obtaining supporting information and completing required documentation related to medication reconciliation for use by the Attending MD.
• Coordinates the Operating Room schedule in collaboration with the PACU, SDC, PAT and Anesthesia Department to ensure patient well‑being during the perioperative process.
• Coordinates and organizes patient flow for Surgical Services with Surgeon, anesthesiologists, RN's, Surgical Technicians and other departments.
• Prioritizes and reprioritizes department needs based on changes and additions to the Operating Room schedule.
• Demonstrates the clinical expertise necessary to function as a role model for staff on a daily basis.
• Utilizes the nursing process in assessing, planning, implementing, and…