Nurse Manager

Nurse Manager II-Operating Room Texas Health Denton Since 1987, Texas Health Denton has served the Denton community and surrounding areas including Corinth, Lake Dallas, Argyle, Sanger, Aubrey, and communities throughout North Texas and southern Oklahoma. As a 255-bed, full-service hospital with more than 1,100 employees and 486 physicians on our medical staff, we're one of the largest employers in Denton County. We offer advanced care in robotic and endovascular surgery, general surgery, orthopedics and sports medicine, spine and back services, emergency medicine, and bariatric surgery. Additional services include cancer treatment, critical care, neonatology, cardiac CT imaging, neurology, electrophysiology, stroke care, vascular care, women's and infants' services, interventional radiology, and wound care including hyperbaric treatment. Our four-story Women and Infants Specialty Center features twelve labor and delivery beds, two C-section suites, six antepartum beds, and 23 postpartum beds. We are Denton's only provider of obstetrical and neonatal intensive care and the largest provider of obstetrical services in the City of Denton. The facility's ground floor includes a dedicated breast imaging center, outpatient physical therapy, cardiac rehabilitation, and our internal medicine residency program. Texas Health Denton is a Joint Commission-accredited Advanced Primary Stroke Center, a certified Chest Pain Center, a Comprehensive Heart Attack Center, a Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence, and a Magnet-designated hospital. - Work location: Texas Health Denton, Denton, TX Job Duties OPERATIONS Plan, organize, and delegate activities as required for safe, efficient, and effective operation of the unit including active participation with other hospital departments and leadership to accomplish this purpose. Provide resources and guidance to support the utilization of evidence based practice standards. Identify and utilize processes and resources that support optimal delivery of data and information to staff. Facilitate activities that prepare unit, environment, and staff to meet credentialing bodies requirements. Identify key drivers in throughput process, evaluate areas role, and develop solutions to barriers. QUALITY PATIENT CARE OUTCOMES Plan, manage, patient care processes to improve performance. Facilitate delivery of quality patient care. Require documentation that meets hospital and credentialing standards/policy/guidelines. Demonstrates positive supportive role in change process. HUMAN RESOURCES Responsible for staffing based on patient care needs. Responsible for personnel functions including staff, performance reviews and corrective action. Promote professional growth and development of all employees. Supports diversity and inclusion in the organization. Recognize and reward individual and team accomplishments. Promote staff retention. Facilitate new staff orientation. Supports shared decision-making through the unit-based council. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION Incorporate customer needs and expectations into daily operations and business planning strategies. Promote team building strategies and principles of group process in interaction with staff. BUDGET Prepares operating and capital budgets for areas of responsibility. Manages approved operating and capital budgets effectively and adjusts strategies as needed to meet budget expectations. Identifies and evaluates patient care requirements and outcomes based upon patient acuity, system and budgetary guidelines. PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY Demonstrates involvement in professional organization. Participates in hospital/department/system committees. Stays current with professional activities. Alerts appropriate individuals regarding ethical and legal concerns (i.e. Risk Manager, Compliance Officer, Director). Educates, promotes and evaluates appropriate use of chain of command by staff. Acts as a role model/mentor. Adheres to ANA Code of Ethics. Complies with hospital policies and with Nurse Practice Act. Active in Reach Out THR and other community activities. Makes appropriate referrals to Peer Review. Participates in 360 degree evaluations. Creates development plan that identifies and addresses areas of needed growth. Completes reports in a timely manner. Utilizes various resources for development. Education Bachelor's Degree Nursing required Experience 3 years experience as a registered nurse with previous experience as a charge nurse or similar leadership role (i.e., charge nurse, committee chair, preceptor, supervisor) required. **** Candidates must have OR experience **** Licenses and Certifications RN - Registered Nurse required upon hire Skills Knowledge of industry standards, organization, theory, principles, and research processes, quality improvement and change management techniques, financial analysis, budget process and planning, accreditation and regulatory standards, strategic planning principles, ability to assess nursing care requirements based on nursing principles, scope of practice, and regulatory standards. Why Texas Health? At Texas Health Resources, our mission is “to improve the health of the people in the communities we serve”. As part of the Texas Health family and its 28,000+ employees, we’re one of the largest employers in the Dallas Fort Worth area. Our career growth and professional development opportunities are top-notch and our benefits are equally outstanding. Come be a part of our exceptional team as we improve the health of the people in our communities every day. You belong here. #J-18808-Ljbffr