Nurse Manager - Surgery

Overview

Employer Paid Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits!

Min $136,100. 42 Max $

Surgery Department

Definition of Position:

The OR Nurse Manager works with the Surgical Services leadership team and hospital nursing supervisor to coordinate departmental activities over a 24-hour period and reports to the Director of Surgical Services. They are responsible and accountable for coordinating and supervising the intraoperative nursing care provided to patients having operative or other invasive procedures. The role requires a working knowledge of the medical/legal and accreditation aspects of nursing and includes direct supervision of RNs, LPN, Scrub Technologists, Perioperative Aides, CNAs, and unit clerks.

Essential Job Functions:

• Manage the OR areas both operationally and fiscally.
• Assist in developing the operational and capital budget.
• Verify that OR personnel provide safe patient care in the area managed.
• Incorporate and assist with OR personnel with assimilating evidence-based practices into patient care.
• Assist OR personnel in evaluating practice and creating strategies for further improvement.
• Verify that educational resources are available for team education and hold personnel accountable for attendance and completion.
• Coordinate, facilitate, and manage changes within the OR.
• Demonstrate effective communication, consultation, negotiation, and collaboration skills with members of the perioperative team and other stakeholders.
• Collect and analyze data related to performance improvement projects that apply to the area managed.
• Use effective conflict resolution techniques.
• Facilitate or serve as a member of a multidisciplinary team in planning OR patient care.
• Evaluate OR personnel performance.
• Interview for OR personnel selection.
• Verify that necessary OR personnel, equipment, and supplies are available.
• Verify OR personnel compliance with organizational policies and procedures and regulatory and accreditation standards.
• Provide guidance, support, and constructive feedback to surgical team.
• Exhibit professional, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Use effective project management principles.
• Pursue professional growth and participate in a professional organization.
• Act as a patient advocate and maintain privacy and confidentiality of individuals and health information.
• Maintain nursing guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures.
• Ensure operation of medical and administrative equipment by verifying emergency equipment availability, completing preventive maintenance requirements, following manufacturer’s instructions, troubleshooting malfunctions, and maintaining equipment inventories.
• The employee supports the hospital mission, vision, values, policies, and procedures.
• Participates in required education for DNV programs as applicable to position (reference program education curriculum).
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education

• Required:
  
  Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• Preferred:
  Master of Science in Nursing.

Licenses/Certifications/Registrations

• Required:
  
  Current Registered Nurse license in the State of Oregon. BLS, ACLS,, & TNCC.
• Preferred: CNOR.

Experience

• Required:
  
  Minimum of 5 years of operating room or ambulatory surgery center experience.
• Preferred:
  Previous Manager experience.

Other:

• Required:
  
  Basic computer skills. Electronic Health Record experience.
• Preferred:
  Microsoft Knowledge (Word, Excel, Teams).

The physical and sensory functions described below are essential to the successful performance of this position. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions. The position requires sufficient auditory ability to detect and respond to various sounds, including patient alarms and verbal communication. Clear and effective communication is essential, as is the ability to interact with patients, families, and healthcare team members.

Visual acuity is necessary for observing patient conditions, reading documentation and monitors, and distinguishing colors for clinical purposes, such as identifying medications or safety indicators. Tactile perception is also important for assessing physical characteristics such as temperature, size, shape, or texture during patient care. Motor coordination is required for reaching, grasping, handling, and performing fine motor tasks necessary for the use of medical equipment and procedures.

The position also involves occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling when assisting patients or accessing equipment. Walking and standing are typically continuous throughout the shift. The role requires the ability to lift to 50 pounds independently and involves frequent pushing, pulling, carrying, or repositioning of objects or patients weighing up to 25 pounds. There may also be occasional lifting or transferring of individuals weighing over 100 pounds, with the expectation that appropriate…