OR Nurse Manager - Surgery Center

This position is incentive eligible.

Do you have the career opportunities as an OR Nurse Manager you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join New England Center for Orthopaedic Surgery which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The OR Nurse Manager ensures high quality, patient-centered care through oversight of the overall daily function and staffing of the unit/department. The Manager monitors and evaluates the provision of nursing care in accordance with established policies/procedures and holds staff accountable for quality and clinical outcomes in support of facility objectives. The Manager may assume additional responsibilities, depending on the organizational structure of the facility.

 Major Responsibilities:

• Helps create a superior clinical identity by operationalizing evidence-based practices regarding clinical care to advance patient safety and quality outcomes, in collaboration with the Medical Director and other facility leadership. Ensures adherence to standards of care.
• Supports efforts to reduce variation in clinical practice and improve efficiency, effectiveness, and cost. Ensures a culture of accountability and transparency in the provision of care.
• Supports and pursues the achievement of internal/external benchmarks, accreditations, and designations.
• Ensures compliance with policies, procedures, practices, and legal/regulatory standards.
• Ensures equipment maintenance is performed regularly and according to regulatory and/or accreditation standards.
• Manages efficient patient throughput and delivery of high quality, patient-centered care through volume forecasting, patient flow coordination, and admission/discharge planning.
• Facilitates effective care coordination policies and procedures to promote improved quality, safety, and efficiency in care. Ensures staff with appropriate clinical competencies are assigned to meet patient care needs.
• Manages nursing practice and department operations. Monitors and evaluates the provision of nursing care in accordance with established policies/procedures to ensure patient and family needs are assessed and met.
• Provides leadership in attaining and sustaining an unparalleled patient experience. Instills accountability for providing consistent, positive patient interactions that differentiate the organization as a healthcare leader.
• Reviews various feedback mechanisms to benchmark performance and identifies opportunities to improve customer/patient satisfaction. Supports the development and implementation of strategies to elevate the patient experience.
• Leads in a way that inspires commitment to the vision/mission/values of the organization. Implements evidence-based employee engagement practices.
• Identifies development opportunities or training needs of individual employees and teams. Provides coaching, feedback, and training to improve performance, including corrective action or performance improvement plans when necessary.
• Builds a competitively superior organization through attracting, developing, engaging, and retaining talent. Ensures people with the right skills and motivations are in the right role, at the right time, to meet business needs.
• Ensures staff clinical competence, education, licensure, and required certifications through ongoing, confidential management of employee records.
• Supports efforts to identify opportunities for expansion or development of new services and product lines to promote growth, including assisting with facility marketing strategies.
• Manages staff scheduling. Maintains staffing in accordance with patient care needs and established productivity guidelines.
• Manages operating expenses, including the utilization of supplies and equipment. Identifies cost reduction opportunities and implements actions to achieve savings.
• Acts as DON designee in DON’s absence, if requested.
• Maintains clinical competence in order to assist with patient care when volume demands.
• Performs other duties as assigned, including assuming or overseeing other required ancillary roles within the center.
• Participates in Quality, Medical Executive, Governing Body, and Partnership Committees as needed.

 What You Will Need for this Role

• Associate Degree in Nursing or RN Diploma, required. Bachelor’s in Nursing preferred.
• 1+ years of clinical leadership experience.
• OR experience.
• Currently licensed as a registered professional nurse in the state(s) of practice and/or has an active compact license, in accordance with law and regulation.

Benefits

New England Center for Orthopaedic Surgery, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits  for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,  including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work  programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support  through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits  for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

New England Center for Orthopedic Surgery is a state-of-the-art Orthopaedic only ambulatory surgery center providing the highest level of patient care to Portsmouth, New Hampshire and surrounding communities. We offer a state of the art facility and the newest technology in our three operating rooms. We are an AAAHC accredited surgery center for HCA Healthcare.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our OR Nurse Manager opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.