Nurse Manager, Operating Room

Performs the primary functions of a professional nurse leader in assessing, planning, implementing, directing, teaching and evaluating the care of all patients in the Operating Room, Post Anesthesia Recovery Room, Ambulatory Unit, Preadmission Testing/Teaching Unit, Central Processing on a 24-hour basis.  Is responsible for meeting the Joint Commission Standards of patient care as well as the established Surgical Standards of Nursing Practice.  Is responsible for managing all assigned personnel, supplies and equipment in the Operating Room, Post Anesthesia Recovery Room, Ambulatory Unit, Preadmission Testing/Teaching Unit, and Central Processing  Promotes teamwork with physicians and personnel of other departments.  Optimal patient care is assured through collaboration, communications, coordination, and effective training of personnel, their performance evaluation and the application of nursing care standards.  Assists Perioperative personnel in patient care, when needed.  He/she receives guidance, support, and direction from the VP of Nursing, Chief of Surgery, and the Director of Patient Services.

• Responsible to plan, organize, direct, control, and evaluate all phases of Surgical Services.
• Accountable and responsible for the continuum of surgical services operations including human resources, fiscal resources, facilities and material.  Optimal patient care is assured through collaboration, communication, coordination, and effective interdepartmental relationships.
• Accountable and responsible for ensuring clear, concise, and current written policies and procedures.
• Responsible in staffing requirements, selecting personnel, and planning for appropriate utilization of human resources daily/emergency basis.
• Provides job specific orientation for each skill set utilized in its continuum of surgery department operations.
• Promote and encourage development new knowledge with application of research finding to perioperative nursing practice, education and administration.
• Assures the appropriate documentation of activities by the operating room team.
• Direct an effective PI/Risk Management program for Perioperative nursing.
• Counsels and conducts evaluations of staff.
• Ensure sufficient quantity of supplies/instruments are available to adequately care for patients intraoperative needs.
• Knowledgeable of and actively supports/enforces philosophy, objectives, and policies of the hospital and Surgical Services.
• Serve on hospital committee as requested.
• Plans, organizes, directs, controls, and evaluates the perioperative nursing practice during all the Perioperative phases of the patient surgical experience.  Communicates and collaborates the surgical services with clinical professionals and other departments to obtain optimal patient care.
• Coordinates the purchasing/availability of supplies, instruments and equipment to procedure, cash control, inventory, maintenance, safety in usage, storage, and charges.
• Establishes staffing requirements, provides orientation programs for all personnel and participates in inservice educational programs pertinent to the Surgical Services
• Participates in implementing planned changes and activities to improve the department in  collaboration with other health professionals by attending committee meetings (e.g., surgery, anesthesia, PI, administrative, OR nursing staff).
• Prepare monthly budget reports, capital expenditures, cost effectiveness of the unit, surgical census and other monitoring data required for the O.R. unit.
• Performs Perioperative Nurse duties as needed. 
• Demonstrates understanding and commitment to the organization’s mission, vision and values.
• Highland District Hospital is committed to serving our community by providing quality healthcare in an atmosphere of safety, compassion and excellence.  It is the responsibility of all employees to interact with patients, visitors, and/or co-workers with compassion, dignity, and respect.  Employees are to maintain positive behaviors, abide by HDH Behavior Based Standards while proactively promoting teamwork and a collaborative culture.
• Responsible for abiding by and adhering to all HDH Corporate Compliance Program initiative and standards.
• Responsible for compliance with HDH safety standards, policies and procedures.

Registered Nurse with current valid Ohio license is required. Bachelor’s degree in nursing or health services administration preferred. Certified Nurse of the Operating Room (CNOR) preferred. Minimum experience requird is five (5) years recent clinical experience and expertise in Perioperative nursing.

The Department of Surgical Services is a high stress environment “requiring employees to think on their feet”.  By nature of the special environmental considerations (temperature and humidity), it is isolated from other nursing units.  Possible exposure to communicable diseases.  Exposure to radiation hazards from x-ray and fluoroscopy equipment may be considered.  The position requires coordination, corrected vision, hearing, the use of two hands, the use of two feet.  Periods of long hours of standing and sitting. Exerting 50-100 pounds of force occasionally and or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.  Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for medium work. The position requires the successful completion of a medical examination after offer of hire has been made.  The position requires the employee to be free of all unlawful substances and alcohol.

The Nurse Manager flexes schedule to meet demands of role.  Must be willing to work according to hospital needs.