OR Charge Nurse

1. Philosophy

· Supports the facility’s ideology, mission, goals, and objectives

· Performs in accordance with the facility’s policies and procedures

· Follows the facility’s standards for ethical business conduct

· Conducts self as a positive role model and team member

· Recognizes patients’ rights and responsibilities and supports them in performance of job duties

2. General

· Participate in facility committees, meetings, in-services, and activities

· Punctual and comply with attendance guidelines

· Gets along well with all employees and respects the rights of other employees

· Demonstrate resourcefulness, independent thinking and seeks additional challenges and opportunities. Seeks to create new methods, techniques and processes.

3. Communication

· Communicates effectively and professionally with vendors, physicians, coworkers, patients and visitors

· Interact with others in a positive, professional, respectful, and considerate manner

4. Financial Practices

· Use facility resources appropriately and avoid wasteful practices

· Reports on wasteful practices

· Analyzes work area and makes recommendations for potential cost-effective improvement

5. Compliance Program

· Assists in the implementation and maintenance of the organization’s adopted compliance program

· Performs according to established compliance policies and procedures

6. Performance-improvement program

· Contributes to the progress and development of the organization's adopted performance-improvement program, policies, and procedures

· Performs according to established performance-improvement policies and procedures

7. Safety/risk-management program

· Adheres to safety policies and procedures in performing job duties and responsibilities

· Reports observed or suspected safety violations, hazards, and policy/procedure noncompliance to the safety officer or other designated person

· Complete annual education requirements

8. Professional competence

· Participates in continuing education and other learning experiences

· Shares knowledge gained in continuing education with staff

· Maintains membership in relevant professional organizations

· Seeking new learning experiences by accepting challenging opportunities and responsibilities

· Welcomes suggestions and recommendations

9. Regulatory

· Remains current on all applicable state and federal laws, rules, regulations, professional standards and accreditation standards

· Submits required reports on a timely basis

· Develops, interprets and recommends implementation of policies, procedures, regulations, programs and recommended practices to ensure requirements are met

10. Patient Care

· Applies accepted clinical nursing principles and practices to patient-care activities in the facility

· Coordinates patient-care activities with surgeons and anesthesia providers to provide continuity of patient care

· Assists OR Manager in identifying and solving nursing care problems

· Assists OR Manager to oversee all nursing activities during an emergency to verify that patient needs are met

· Participates in primary care of patients as needed and oversee surgical areas to verify that patients’ needs are met

· Assists OR manager to enforce the implementation of nursing practice standards and licensing and accreditation rules/regulations to provide quality patient care

· Recommends to OR Manager any revision in patient-care policies and procedures as necessary to conform to accepted principles and practices

· Respects patients’ right to privacy, dignity, and confidentiality

· Supervises care of the surgical/operating room area and the equipment to ensure cleanliness, sterility, and operational ability at all times

· Controls staff/patient traffic to help prevent infections

11. Daily Operations

· Coordinates and monitors operational activities for effective and efficient management of daily operation; runs the OR Board, reports deficiencies to the OR Manager

· Assists OR manager in preparing daily personnel assignments and delegates duties according to experience and skill level to provide quality patient care

· Assists in cross-training clinical staff to create a productive work environment for all clinical areas

· Coordinates scheduling procedures with scheduling personnel

· Assists the OR Manager in evaluating the performance of all clinical personnel and assessing and continuously improving the quality of care and services

· Observes performance of all clinical staff members and provides feedback to OR Manager

· Ensures that staff implement established facility policies and procedures

· Participates in designated committees

· Analyzes clinical documentation to ensure facility’s policies/procedures are followed

· Serves as a liaison among patients, families, nursing, and medical staff to coordinate quality patient care

· Check and respond to emails in a timely and efficient manner

· Promote professional, harmonious relations and favorable attitudes among the healthcare team

12. Materials Management

· Apply material management principles to establish procedures for use

· Promotes cost-effectiveness and implements procedures to control waste

· Monitors the care and cleaning of equipment to maintain proper working conditions

· Assist clinical director to identify and evaluate need for items relative to trends and physician requests

· Reviews inventory for availability of supplies and equipment necessary to meet patient needs

· Oversees inventory, maintaining adequate supplies and equipment and providing for their economical use

Required

1. High school diploma or GED certificate; BS or BA degree preferred

2. RN with active license in appropriate state

3. ACLS and CPR certification

4. Minimum 1 year Healthcare supervisory experience preferred

5. Evidence of leadership qualities

6. Strong ethical and moral character references

7. Language skills adequate for high-level written, interpersonal, and telephone communication in American English

Preferred

1. ASC experience

2. Computer literacy

1. Ability to sit/stand for long periods; ability to walk

2. Capability for occasional overhead and low reaching

3. Physical strength for equipment needs and patient-care activities

4. Visual and auditory acuity for frequent use of computer and telephone and occasional use of other office equipment

5. Visual and auditory acuity for timely responsiveness to patient-care assessment activities

6. Ability to move quickly in response to patient needs

7. Ability to make frequent judgments and respond to routine problems

8. Ability to make occasional judgments and respond to disasters or emergencies, actual events, or drills

**ANDREWS IS A TOBACCO FREE WORKPLACE**

The Andrews Institute ASC (AIASC) is committed to promoting health, wellness, and disease prevention and to providing a safe, clean and healthy environment to Workforce Members, patients, and visitors. The use of tobacco and tobacco products is a known and established hazard to the health and well-being of tobacco users and can also directly impact nonusers. In addition, the use of tobacco and tobacco products has been shown to decrease employee productivity and efficiency and increase absenteeism. In recognition of these factors, the Andrews Institute ASC will no longer hire tobacco users.

Job Type: Full-time

Medical Specialty:

• Surgery

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person