Surgery Manager

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

Responsible for ADVANCING EXCEPTIONAL CARE by managing the surgery department. Manager will provide 24/7 leadership responsibility to support the Surgery Department needs and will have previous Nursing Leadership experience in Perioperative Services. Will coordinate operating rooms and surgeons’ schedules to perform a variety of surgery specialties.
The Surgery Manager will be in charge of day-to-day department operations and will collaborate with other department leaders and physicians to ensure department success and growth. Surgery Manager provides safe and appropriate care within the standards of nursing according to AORN recommendations in accordance with the philosophy, goals, and objectives of Clarinda Regional Health Center.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and/or Experience

· Graduate of accredited school of nursing

· Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred

· Prior OR experience preferred

· One year management experience preferred

Certificates, Licensure, Registrations

· Current Registered Nurse licensure for the State of Iowa

· For job-specific certifications refer to the Education Certification Requirements by Job Category: Surgery RN

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

Manages all aspects of department operations effectively and efficiently.

· Oversees day-to-day operations, which includes problem solving issues and insuring effective processing.

· Organizes and directs quality assurance functions in close co-operation with the customers and with Clarinda Regional Health Center’s management team.

· Develops and documents department procedures to ensure consistent and accurate processing.

· Works with other departments in providing services and resources.

· Monitors workflow and departmental processes.

· Develops and maintains department policies.

· Sets and achieves department goals and objectives.

Manages OR schedule, including review of surgical cases scheduled, and scheduling of staff appropriate to each case.

· Acts as surgical RN Circulator or performs nursing services in Pre/Post-op.

· Maintains OR instrumentation and equipment.

· Collaborates with surgeon, anesthesia, OR staff and all other Departments to ensure an efficient and positive OR experience for the patient, surgeon, anesthesia, and staff.

Utilizes the nursing process, for the performance of patient care, to assess, plan, intervene, and evaluate patient care to achieve prioritized patient outcomes.

· Performs complete admission assessment, including full body system analysis and home med reconciliation process for med-surgical, obstetrical, newborn, pediatric, ER and outpatients.

· Performs patient rounding for all patient assignments.

· Performs patient/family teaching for assessed knowledge deficits.

· Evaluates patient progress toward desired outcomes prior to discharge.

· Demonstrates personal accountability in the delivery of patient care in a competent, professional, and compassionate manner.

Performs and maintains documentation.

· Documents accurate and ongoing assessments of patient status that reflect nursing interventions, patient responses, patient teaching and status of outcomes at discharge.

· Completes shift end check with another nurse prior to leaving duty.

Communicates effectively.

· Communicates and collaborates effectively with other health team members regarding patient condition, nursing plan of care, patient satisfactions needs and recommendations for meeting identified outcomes.

· Follows approved shift report format when communicating patient information.

· Identifies and recognizes abnormal symptoms/changes in patient condition, established priorities, and takes appropriate action. Appropriately reports condition changes to medical provider.

Promotes and ensures patient safety in performance of all responsibilities.

· Administers medications, treatments, and procedures in a timely and safe manner according to physician orders and nursing policy.

· Demonstrates proficient technical/clinical skills and operational knowledge of equipment on unit.

· Informs and involves CNO regarding patient care issues in a timely and appropriate manner.

· Utilizes proper body mechanics, transfer/lifting techniques, and appropriate equipment to minimize fall risk to patient and injury to self.

Recruits and develops a qualified and productive workforce.

· Maintains and creates department job descriptions to represent positions accurately and clearly.

· Recruits, interviews, and selects qualified candidates following established hiring practices and guidelines.

· Orients new employees in a thorough manner to department and organizational operations, policies, and procedures.

· Provides training to department staff in an appropriate and thorough manner.

· Offers opportunity for continuing education by sharing own knowledge, accessing internal opportunities, and considering external opportunities to support the continued development of department staff.

· Monitors and verifies the compliance of staff regarding maintaining required licenses and certifications, as applicable.

· Uses labor resources, such as overtime, agency assistance, etc. effectively.

Performs employee relations functions effectively to promote a positive work environment, influence retention and enhance communication.

· Develops, supports, and actively seeks activities and establishes an environment that promotes recognition and retention for employees.

· Communicates effectively and provides feedback to staff which may include department meetings, individual employee meetings, rounding, etc.

· Interprets and applies department and organizational policies with consistency and fairness in managing a qualified, efficient, and productive workforce.

· Addresses employee issues in an effective and timely manner.

· Communicates with department leadership and HR regarding employee issues appropriately in an effort to obtain guidance and reduce potential organizational liability.

· Enforces and interprets policies and procedures with employees, as necessary.

· Administers annual performance appraisal process for staff.

· Establishes employee work and on-call schedule.

Manages departmental financial operations.

· Maintains, develops, monitors, and reports budgets, expenses, variances, and strategic planning for department.

· Maintains timekeeping records and updates appropriately and accurately for department staff.

· Works with vendors and management, as appropriate, to negotiate best value purchases.

· Participates in annual budgeting planning process.

Participates in CRHC’S Quality program, committees, performance and quality improvement initiatives, and activities which support the facility and department operations.

· Demonstrates a commitment to the practices of Quality Improvement (QI).

· Regularly attends Department huddles

· Completes tasks as outlined on Department Huddle Board

· Takes information gathered and formulates it into a metric as appropriate

Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Commute:

• Clarinda, IA 51632 (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Clarinda, IA 51632: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Work Location: In person