RN GI Lab​/ASC Manager

Join BSWH Waxahachie Hospital as an RN Manager and be part of something better!

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Waxahachie

Job Title: RN GI Lab/ASC Manager

Department: GI Lab/ASC

Unit Specifics - 2 ORs, Procedures includes Endoscopy, GI, Pulmonary, and Pain

Hours: Full-Time, Days, 8- hour shifts, 40 hours per week. No call.

Preferred

Skills:

Knowledge of Surgical Procedures. Prior Supervisor/Manager Experience. OR Experience. Previous ASC Experience.

Must have: Strong Physician Relations. Team Building. Knowledge of GI/Pain Procedures. Strong people skills. Accountability.

The Manager, Nursing Operating Room (OR) Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for creating and sustaining a healthy work environment for assigned nursing and unit-based personnel which fosters excellent professional nursing practice, shared decision-making, interprofessional teamwork and collaboration, and a safe and caring environment for patients, family and staff. The manager plans, develops, implements, evaluates and monitors policies and procedures, budgets and the allocation of resources, continuous quality and performance improvement initiatives, educational programs and shared governance councils to achieve departmental and organizational goals and objectives.

Provides nursing care as needed.

Develops and articulates a vision for nursing practice for area of responsibility. Engages supervisors and staff in the development and implementation of departmental goals and objectives. Creates, fosters and sustains a healthy work environment through shared governance structures and processes which supports evidence-based nursing practice and research. Facilitates the professional development of staff including clinical and leadership expertise, through role modeling, teaching and coaching/mentoring.

Ensures that staff members maintain competency based on standards of practice for patient population served. Ensures that staff are well-informed by communicating to staff in a timely manner new/revised protocols, policies and procedures, guidelines and standards.

Maintains current knowledge in evidence-based clinical and leadership practices, nursing research findings, patient care delivery models and work redesign to proactively identify, plan, implement, evaluate and monitor quality/performance improvement initiatives to advance practice and improve patient care. Systematically analyzes and evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice based on a variety of indicators including, but not limited to, State and national regulatory bodies and related national benchmarks.

Facilitates practice changes through use of evidence-based practices and research findings by nursing leaders and staff. Identifies, proposes and conducts clinical research.

Creates and sustains a compassionate, supportive, safe and therapeutic environment for patients, families and staff. Analyzes patterns and trends from departmental patient care conferences, interprofessional rounds and outcome data, and implements changes to ensure best caring practices and outcomes for patients, families and staff. Champions service excellence initiatives and ensures consistent implementation by staff. Fosters an environment that is supportive of staff's professional and personal growth.

Responsible for development and implementation of the department's succession plan.

Identifies issues arising from individual differences and develops awareness of these issues in nursing staff, medical staff and other health care providers. Role models, teaches and provides age-specific and developmentally-appropriate patient care in accordance with established guidelines and scope of duty or practice. Identifies and resolves conflicts that affect performance and/or the work environment.

Advocates on behalf of the nursing staff to represent the concerns of patients, families and staff. Fosters an ethical practice environment for professional practice and patient care based on optimum communication, teamwork and coordination of care. Identifies and helps resolve ethical and clinical concerns. Promotes health care at local, state and national levels.

Monitors the learning needs of staff and patients/families and assists in the design, implementation and evaluation of appropriate, cost-effective educational opportunities to enhance their knowledge and skills. Facilitates the learning for patients and families, nursing staff, other members of the health care team and community.

Role models, teaches and mentors professional leadership and accountability for nursing's role within the interprofessional health care team. Leads and participates in departmental, hospital and system-wide programs, committees and special projects to achieve target outcomes. Collaborates with…