RN Manager - Perioperative Services

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• Performs introductory, annual and on-going performance appraisals for team based on job description and performance standards.
• Ensures appropriate orientation, education, and credentialing
• Continues professional development of personnel in OR, SPD, Pre-Op, and PACU
• Evaluates staffing needs and appropriate patient care assignment.
• Participates in recruitment, selection, and retention of personnel
• Directs and manages personnel in assigned area.
• Functions as a role model in nursing
• Demonstrates competency in clinical judgment, select technical skills and appropriate knowledge base.

• 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.
• Ensures patient rounds are completed on a daily basis.
• Monitors HCAHPS scores and develops and implements plans to correct scores as needed.
• Responds to action lines in a timely manner.
• 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. standards/expectations.

• Understands Human Resource policies and procedures
• Ensures all staff are compliant utilizing monitoring and audits.
• Develops an ongoing Employee Engagement Program, action plans to improve Engagement Scores
• Develops patient satisfaction scores, staff satisfaction scores and provider satisfaction scores.
• Develops, analyzes, and manages capital and operating budget within agreed upon standards.
• Identifies and justifies variances on a monthly basis.
• Responsible for the continual monitoring and follow-up of scores related to the Carle Experience.
• Facilitates open communication, diffuses sources of conflict, demonstrates respect for others
• Diplomatically negotiates solutions with all members of the team.

• Identifies and analyzes outcome outliers or deviations based on identified metrics.
• Effectively prioritizes and delegates workload by acting on critical tasks first.
• leveraging available resources, implementing workable systems, and producing clear directions to others.
• 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.

• Completes annual budget.
• Monitors budget variance and staffing variances.
• Provides input on capital equipment needs.
• Presents to capital committee as needed.
• Holds monthly staff meetings.
• Attends and represents the OR for the Peri operative Executive Committee (PEC), Robotics Executive Committee (REC), and ORVAT committees as needed.

• Ensure staff are following all surgical services policies.
• Ensure the department is following recommended AORN guidelines.
• Ability to run departmental reports in EMR and 3rd party software programs
• Gather and review departmental volume and efficiency data
• Develops and implementing efficient patient workflows and processes.
• 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 
• Ensure a safe working environment for patients, staff, and providers.

• 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.

Qualifications

Certifications:

• Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois 
• Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days 
• National Nursing Certification within 3 years 

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree: Nursing

Work Experience:

• Nursing Perioperative - 3 years (preferred)
• Nursing Leadership (preferred) 

Carle Health Company Overview

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Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. At Carle Health, we're committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of our patients and our communities. Find it all at Carle Health.

Our nearly 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois.  We’ve grown to include eight, award-winning hospitals and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers. We’re developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world’s first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet® designations, the nation’s highest honor for nursing care.

We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.

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Salary Range

The compensation range for this position is $53.28per hour - $91.64per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.