The RN Manager, Perioperative Services - Evenings has leadership accountability for planning, facilitating and monitoring the evening activities and functions of the Operating Room, Pre-Op, PACU, and Sterile Processing Departments. Responsible for planning, organizing, delegating, coordinating staff utilization, budgeting, and marketing perioperative services in collaboration with OR, SPD, and Pre-Op/PACU leadership. Directly supervises nursing care and all related activities of the perioperative areas. Develops and fosters internal and external physician relationships in order to provide surgical services to the community. Continually develops process improvement plans to ensure efficient patient throughput and staff workflows. Is responsible for leading staff to ensure organizational goals and objectives are met through comprehensive support provided in perioperative services.
Manages and supervises functions of assigned direct and non-direct patient care areas on a 24-hour basis in collaboration with OR, SPD, and Pre-Op/PACU nurse managers; ensures effective delivery of clinical patient care and compliance with administrative, quality and clinical policies and procedures. Accountable to ensure perioperative services readiness for state, federal, and local surveys and accreditations. Scope of services include the preprocessing/distribution, decontamination process and sterile processing to be in compliance with DNV, DHS, OSHA, AAMI and AORN standards. Manages the loaner equipment processes to ensure compliance with organizational policies.
Provides support to clinical departments for equipment and instrumentation to support patient safety, infection prevention policies and department operations in alignment with the organization priorities. Responsible for planning, organizing, delegating, coordinating staff utilization, budgeting, and staffing resource management. Continually develops process improvement plans to ensure efficient patient throughput and staff workflows. Is responsible for leading staff to ensure organizational goals and objectives are met through comprehensive support provided in perioperative services.
Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois
Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days
National Nursing Certification within 3 years
Bachelor's Degree: Nursing
Work Experience:
Nursing Perioperative - 3 years (preferred)
Nursing Leadership (preferred)
Performs introductory, annual and on-going performance appraisals for team based on job description and performance standards.
Ensures appropriate orientation, education, and credentialing
Evaluates staffing needs and appropriate patient care assignment.
Directs and manages personnel in assigned area.
Functions as a role model in nursing
Demonstrates clinical expertise in the execution of the nursing process and directs
Assists staff in its application and evaluates level of care provided by the unit nursing staff.
Manages the development and maintenance of a list of required regulatory reports and the responsible owners, and the maintenance of copies in on-line reference repository.
Accountable for staff compliance with credentialing, accreditation, regulatory, financial, employment, etc. Understands Human Resource policies and procedures
Ensures all staff are compliant utilizing monitoring and audits.
Develops, analyzes, and manages capital and operating budget within agreed upon standards.
Responsible for the continual monitoring and follow-up of scores related to the Carle Experience.
Is fluent in using Microsoft programs such as, but not limited to, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
Completes routine staff rounding for all shifts and provide access and visibility to staff within the department.
Ensures SPD, Operating Room, Pre-op, and PACU are prepared for CMS, IDPH, and DNV Surveys.
Assesses survey readiness, Creates and implements Corrective Action Plans as needed.
Responsible for the day-to-day operations of a 24 x 7 departments in collaboration with other managers within the perioperative setting.
Provides input on capital equipment needs.
Ensure staff are following all surgical services policies.
Ability to run departmental reports in EMR and 3rd party software programs
Gather and review departmental volume and efficiency data
Holds OR Supervisors, Service Line Coordinators, Charge Nurses, SPD Leads, and staff accountable
Ensures staff complete assigned tasks and projects.
Ensures departmental policies and procedures are clearly documented and followed
Stays abreast of current trends, workflows, processes, and equipment for the operating room.
Works in direct patient care or SPD as needed to ensure safe patient care.
Performs the duties of an OR Supervisor or Service Line Coordinator in their absence.
Has direct supervision over the departments evening shift staff members.
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