Manager, CVOR, Open Heart Surgery

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Organization:

SMCS-Sutter Med Center - Sacramento

Position Overview:

The CVOR Nurse Manager provides leadership and operational oversight for the Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR) Team. This role ensures safe, efficient, and high-quality surgical care for cardiovascular patients by managing staff performance, workflow, and compliance with regulatory standards.

Supervises and oversees the planning, organizing, and directing of patient care services, ensuring consistent delivery of high-value quality care to all patient populations served. Establishes patient assignments, staff scheduling, and patient visit volume distributions, and assists in meeting financial targets by effectively managing utilization, productivity, personnel, and supplies. Supports and educates staff in resolving operational issues/problems. Assists in developing and implementing changes in policies, practices, and standardized procedures based upon input from staff and administration to remain congruent with current laws and regulatory standards while promoting optimal patient care. Collaborates with others to coordinate services, streamline and standardize workflows and procedures, and/or drive positive outcomes.

Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento is the foundation of Sutter Health, Northern California's largest health network with 29 acute care hospitals, more than 5,000 primary care physicians and specialists, home health, occupational health, psychiatric care and more. The downtown Sacramento medical center is made up of several facilities that include Ose Adams Medical Pavilion, Anderson Lucchetti Women's & Children's Center, and Sutter Center for Psychiatry.

Ose Adams Medical Pavilion
The 281-bed specialty medical center focuses on general acute medical/surgical care as well as a medical base to advanced services for cancer, orthopedics, spine, and neurology, and neurosurgery.

Anderson Lucchetti Women's & Children's Center
The 242-bed specialty medical center focuses on women's and children's specialty services and includes medical intensive care units for cardiac and neurological patients.

Job Description:

*** The ideal RN has 2+ years of Cardiovascular/Open Heart Operating Room RN Leadership experience. Relocation Assistance available ***

EDUCATION:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• BSN-Bachelors Preferred

CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE:

• RN-Registered Nurse of California
• BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider
• ACLS-Advanced Cardiac Life Support Healthcare Provider
• PALS-Pediatric Advanced Life Support Healthcare Provider
• CNOR-Certified Perioperative Nurse. Preferred

TYPICAL EXPERIENCE:

• 8 years of recent relevant experience.
• 3-5 years recent Cardiovascular/Open Heart Surgery RN Service Line Coordinator or Supervisor experience.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

• Solid understanding of operations and workflows and how the department’s process/workflow impacts other department operations.
• Demonstrates understanding of business and operational requirements.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, including team building, and coaching/mentoring with the ability to motivate and engage others.
• Demonstrates solid clinical proficiency and knowledge to effectively plan and coordinate patient care consistent with applicable laws, standards and regulations.
• Working knowledge and thorough understanding of state/federal/local and/or accreditation standards and requirements as it relates to operations and organization, with the ability to interpret and implement applicable standards and requirements.
• Demonstrates understanding of the healthcare financial environment.
• Demonstrates ability to develop and manage a budget.
• Understands age-specific needs in providing care to the patient population served.
• Demonstrates tactical and analytical thinking and planning skills, and is able to develop plans to accomplish objectives, identify obstacles and resolve operational issues.
• Knowledge of emerging trends and how it impacts operations.
• Ability to build and establish effective working partnerships with employees, peers and/or leaders to achieve business objectives.
• Demonstrates ability to handle confidential and sensitive issues.
• Verbal and written communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to handle difficult circumstances and make sound business decisions with little direction.
• Demonstrates ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment with changing business priorities.
• Organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple projects while delivering quality service and achieving business results.
• Demonstrates a customer service focus in all decisions and actions.
• Demonstrates ability to work/interact with a diverse population while respecting cultural and linguistic differences and fostering an inclusive work environment.
• Working knowledge of wage and hour laws.
• Ability to use essential software and applications associated with the role’s duties and responsibilities. (Document specific software or applications if necessary – e.g., Proficiency with Word for an Admin Asst position).

Job Shift:

Varied

Schedule:

Varied

Days of the Week:

Variable

Weekend Requirements:

As Needed

Benefits:

Yes

Unions:

No

Position Status:

Exempt

Weekly Hours:

40

Employee Status:

Regular

Employees of Sutter Health and its entities may handle hazardous drugs in the course of their work, including patient care, which requires them to manage, store, prepare, receive, unpack, transport, dispose of, or administer drugs identified as hazardous or potentially hazardous by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and in accordance with the USP 800 guidelines.

Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.

Pay Range is $195,561.60 to $312,915.20 / annual salary

The compensation range may vary based on the geographic location where the position is filled. Total compensation considers multiple factors, including, but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure, certifications, departmental equity, training, and organizational needs. Base pay is only one component of Sutter Health’s comprehensive total rewards program. Eligible positions also include a comprehensive benefits package.