Nurse Manager - Operating Room

Townsen Memorial Hospital is looking for a Nurse Manager to join our team at our newest location Townsen West, 77072!

The Nurse Manager is responsible for overseeing the professional nursing care for the patient during the pre- and postoperative course. The Nurse Manager helps maintain the day-to-day operations and ensure processes are being monitored and actioned as needed.

• Responsible for day-to-day operations of surgical services
• Monitor and reinforce policies, procedures, and ethical conduct
• Provide oversight and training to all staff reporting to surgical services manager
• Resolve issues in a real-time environment, including customer service issues and patient complaints
• Oversee staff regarding work assignments, clinical priorities, and performance issues of clinical staff
• Monitor budget and assist accountants with invoice verification for payments
• Develop and implement office policies and procedures
• Ordering medical and office supplies
• Understanding the financial background of the office
• Review and approve employee timesheets
• Help to build a culture of respect, accountability, and trust
• Ensure compliance with current healthcare regulations, medical laws, and high ethical standards
• Perform other related duties as assigned to support the hospital

• Ensure supplies and equipment needed are available and in good working order
• Monitor the patient’s medical condition and report any significant changes to the admitting physician or anesthesiologist
• Assure surgical consent, pre-operative test results and History and Physical are in the medical record prior to proposed procedure
• Report any important health history facts to the operating room nurse/medical director
• Document patient care delivered accurately in the medical record
• Implement doctor’s orders in a timely and accurate manner
• Educate patients and family
• Give patients and family members emotional support, as necessary
• Explain nursing procedures and actions taken to help reduce anxiety
• Develop and maintain an effective working relationship with patients, families, visitors, and other facility employees
• Document concisely, precisely, and accurately on all records or documents as indicated by policy
• Make decisions using evidence-based analytical approach
• Plan for routine events and anticipate/prevent and manage/evaluate emergent situations
• Complete patient care responsibilities in a timely manner with accurate documentation
• Use downtime efficiently, aware of team members workload, offers assistance and responds positively to requests for assistance from other team members
• Effectively acclimate to various work schedules to achieve high quality of care
• Protect patient and family privacy rights and maintain confidentiality of patient records in accordance with policy and procedure and HIPAA requirements
• Follow all safety rules on the job, report all accidents promptly and correct minor safety hazards. Communicate with peers and management regarding any hazards identified in the workplace
• Maintain established Facility/Departmental policies and procedures
• Adhere to the company standards of business conduct
• Perform other related duties as assigned to support the hospital

• Strong nursing knowledge and skills in clinical area(s) of responsibility
• Exercises good judgment, demonstrates effective critical thinking skills
• Flexible, able to prioritize and address multiple responsibilities concurrently
• Works effectively under stress and frequently changing job requirements/situations
• Strong organization and communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and thorough in completing assigned tasks
• Ability to adequately diagnose, plan and implement nursing interventions and evaluate patient condition
• Compliance with facility policies and procedures
• Compliance with continuing and mandatory education programs
• Understand and maintain clinical competencies (general, age specific and drug administration)
• Demonstrate clinical problem solving and critical thinking
• Adapt to unexpected changes

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Current and unencumbered RN license in the State of Texas
• Five (5) years of perioperative nursing experience
• One (1) year…