Our Pre-OP/ PACU team at Loyola Medicine is a critical clinical team of our 3-time American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet designated academic medical center. Our Pre/post team supports all of our quaternary perioperative services, making us proud to be one of the highest acuity and largest medical centers in Illinois. If you're interested in learning more about Loyola Medicine and why we're a great place to work, please apply.

The Pre-OP/ PACU Nurse Manager at Loyola University Medical Center is a registered professional nurse, conversant with the nursing process, who has accountability, long term planning and human and fiscal resources accountability in a designated patient care area. Compliance with all regulatory groups to ensure safe, ethical, and quality patient/family centered care.

The Nurse Manager of Pre-OP / PACU promotes MAGIS behavior within the organization and patient care area; and supports various health system-sponsored programs. Recognizes, promotes and consistently applies knowledge of the Magnet structure.

What you will do:

• Operationalizes the organization’s mission, philosophy, operating principles, model of care, and strategic plans/goals. a) Develop, implement and evaluate annual department goals and objectives in alignment with the mission, philosophy, operating principles, model of care and strategic plans/goals. b) Ensure ongoing compliance with accreditation, regulatory, and professional standards impacting the clinical area.
• Ensures staff knowledge and participation in quality improvement activities, including but not limited to The Joint Commission’s core measure projects, National Patient Safety Goals initiatives, and NDNQI goals; evidenced-based projects and research activities (as appropriate). a) Conduct bi-annual review of all unit-specific policies/procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and evidenced based practice. b) Communicate current professional nursing standards that reflect standards of care for specific patient populations. c) Participates in house-wide quality and safety indicators and evidenced-based projects and establishes unit specific quality indicators. Establishes unit based evidenced-based projects/research projects as appropriate. d) Utilize the patient safety communication system, identify opportunities for improvement and lead/participate in initiatives to improve quality and safety e) Demonstrate improvement in the quality and safety of patient care through an interdisciplinary unit- based committee/mechanism, which care through an interdisciplinary unit -based committee/mechanism, which monitors the effectiveness/appropriateness and outcomes of patient care.
• Ensures qualified staff to meet patient/family care needs. a) Responsible for recruiting, interviewing and selecting staff in collaboration with Human Resources, staff and the multidisciplinary team as appropriate. b) Develop and maintain staffing guidelines. c) Ensure accuracy and timeliness of patient classification data or other primary workload statistics d) Provide educational opportunities for staff related to age-specific and developmentally appropriate patient care.

What's Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing; Master's degree preferred.
• 1-2 years of managerial experience.
• 3-5 years of previous job-related experience.
• CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation)
• Current Registered Nurse License State of Illinois

Preferred:

• ACLS (Advanced Cardio Life Support Certified)
• Specialty certification in clinical or functional area of nursing granted by a national nursing organization.

Other:

• CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) Specialty certification in a clinical or functional area of nursing granted a national nursing organization is preferred.

At Loyola University Medical Center, we know you’re more than your job. We see you and all of your potential. That’s why we invest in our people. Clinical advancement programs, flexible scheduling, tuition reimbursement and day one benefits… at Loyola, what’s important to you, is important to us. Join our family.

• Benefits from Day One
• Daily Pay
• Competitive Shift Differentials including charge and preceptor roles
• Career Development
• Tuition Reimbursement
• On Site Fitness Center (Gottlieb Memorial Hospital & LUMC)
• Educational Stipend
• Certification reimbursement (up to 1 certification)
• Referral Rewards
• Weekender program
• Self-Scheduling
• Nurse Residency program for new grads (Transition to Practice)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60.00 - $70.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• 403(b)
• 403(b) matching
• Continuing education credits
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift

Work setting:

• In-person

Ability to Relocate:

• Maywood, IL 60153: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person