Periop Nurse Supervisor Operating Room, Medical Center

Responsible for ensuring that the department is staffed appropriately to ensure the effective delivery of nursing care/specialty needs of services are met. Maintains compliance with established quality standards. Manages unit staff productively and assists in budget development and maintenance. Assumes a leadership role in development of professional practice.

• 1. Coordinates daily staffing schedule.
• 2. Consults in a variety of patient care situations requiring advanced competency and knowledge.
• 3. Serve as a clinical resource for problem solving and assist staff with patient related issues and emergency situations.
• 4. Acts as liaison to other departments and multiple patient care services.
• 5. Serves as a role model to develop staff competence.
• 6. Assists in cost management, including product evaluation, prevention of waste and damage, room utilization, control of overtime, and appropriate staffing mix.
• 7. Facilitates unit-based QE program/projects.
• 8. Investigates and follows up on incident reports and patient complaints.
• 9. Evaluates and updates the quality and appropriate use of department and unit tools.
• 10. Acts as a manager in absence of the manager.
• 11. Assists with interviews, hiring, coaching, counseling, and corrective action, including documentation of same.
• 12. Assists with annual performance appraisals.
• 13. Assists with budget process.
• 14. Assists staff in implementing clinical pathways and outcomes management.
• 15. Assists in unit problem solving.
• 16. Schedules staff meetings as needed.
• 17. Promotes positive group dynamics as leader and member.
• 18. Maintains communication with patients, families, staff, physicians, and other departments.
• 19. Other relevant duties as assigned