Job Summary:
The Surgical Services Associate Manager is responsible for providing support and assistance to the Manager for the daily operations of surgical services of that center including OR, SPU/PACU, and Endoscopy. The Associate Manager reports to the Manager of Surgical Services. The Associate Manager manages personnel, provides safe and cost-effective care, ensures a safe environment, and supports an efficient and cooperative interdepartmental workflow in the departments. The Associate Manager will assume specific project accountabilities as delegated by the Manager of Surgical Services.
Essential Responsibilities:

• Effective management of unit operations: Assists the Manager in maintaining a process of identifying, evaluating, and implementing cost structure improvements to develop a basis for assessing overall cost-effectiveness in units. Undertakes appropriate planning of same regarding effective deployment of resource allocations, and staffing/acuity system through continuous evaluation, revision, and communication (written and verbal) of unit staff matrix and resources. Maintains effective collaborative physician/colleague relationships to achieve financial targets.

• Personnel management: Assists Manager with recruitment and hiring of staff. Provides leadership and direction in support of the organization and department goals and objectives on the front line. Conducts performance appraisals. Counsels employees and acts on disciplinary problems. Develops and maintains staffing patterns for the units. Assists in the coordination and leadership with the Manager of Surgical Services in leading staff and UBT meetings.

• Monitors compliance of staff with employees' requirements.

• Quality assurance/improvement: Develops and updates policies, procedures, and standards of care for the units and monitors compliance with those standards. Supervises and assists in the delivery of patient care. Develops and achieves departmental goals and objectives in support of Surgical Services. Coordinates inter-departmental and intra-departmental problem resolution. Serves as a resource to other departments in the area of specialty.

• Assists in maintaining compliance with regulatory standards: Prepares for local and inter-regional surveys.

• Develop orientation plans for new hires to the unit.

• Assists in coordination of in-service for all surgical services.

• Works with educators to develop and mentor preceptors.

• Develops work plans as necessary.

• Assists in coordination of training/in-service on all new equipment or new procedures for surgical services.

• Works with educators to plan annual competencies and coordinate annual competencies for all areas of responsibility.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Minimum three (3) years of RN clinical experience in OR and/or PACU, L&D, CVL, GI.

• Minimum two (2) years of demonstrated staff leadership or advanced nursing practice role.

• A High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) is required.

• Registered Nurse License to practice in the state of Oregon

• Basic Life Support

• Minimum five (5) years of demonstrated knowledge in the Surgical Services area of clinical experience.

• Previous leadership experience.

• CNOR

• Bachelor's degree in nursing or a related field