Head of Services - Support and Managed

If you are interested apply online and send your resume to View email address on click.appcast.io Perioperative Nurse Manager is a skilled and experienced professional Registered Nurse (RN) responsible for excellence in the clinical practice of nursing and the management of patient care. Reporting to the Director of Perioperative/Perinatal Services, the Nurse Manager of Perioperative Services has 24/7 accountability for the clinical practice of nursing and the delivery of patient care in the Perioperative Department (Pre-op, OR, PACU, and GI/Endoscopy), including the identification and demonstration of abilities to meet special needs and considerations of Age and Population Specific awareness. This role encompasses the development of staff competency through assessment and education, compliance with regulatory and professional standards, improvement of quality, service levels, safety, and customer satisfaction and of collaborative relationships. Community Hospital. The employee shall support Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital's strategic plan and the goals and direction of the quality and performance improvement process activities.

Demonstrates positive interpersonal relationships in dealing with peers, physicians, and other customers to promote an efficient teamwork and quality patient care: interpersonal complaints are remedied in a mature fashion; Participates in hospital committees and unit specific multidisciplinary conferences, as well as unit staff meetings: distributes staff meeting minutes in a timely manner.

• Implementation of unit specific Quality and Performance Improvement Plan, completes monitoring forms and reports findings to Senior Director and the Quality and Performance Improvement Committee when the Senior Director is unable to attend.
• communicates frequently with the House Supervisor for the coordination of room assignments and staffing; initiates, coordinates, directs ACLS protocols in the unit.
• Completes schedule for unit(s) in Clairvia, assuring adequate coverage at all times to meet regulatory requirements.
• Maintains standard of care by monitoring staff activity and adjusting assignments as needed: monitors orientee's activities and assists preceptors in enhancing orientee's experience; Reviews Clairvia Productivity Monitoring Tool per unit guidelines and for accuracy; utilizes professional judgment and data to make staffing decisions; and communicates staffing decisions to the staffing office / Director.
• Participates in hiring process, which may include: review applications; includes shift staff, as appropriate; Counsels staff members as indicated by performance or behavior: utilizes steps in progressive discipline in collaboration with Director; documents according to prescribed procedures and maintains an objective relationship with staff; issues are promptly identified and staff counseled during same shift or next working shift; Director is appraised of all staff counseling. Community Hospital Nurse Manager - Perioperative Services
• Assess competency, credentials and ensures appropriate orientation to unit for all Registry personnel. Ensures that staff follow the policy and procedure for working with Registry personnel.
• Develops and uses a system to continuously evaluate and respond to customer concerns. Review Payroll in Kronos: monitors overtime; Maintains intimate knowledge of Surgery Department policies and procedures and acts as a resource for the RN's in the department.
• Bachelor of Science degree in nursing required; Minimum of five (5) years of clinical nursing experience in perioperative nursing with regard to regulatory guidelines and standard of practice; Bilingual skills preferred (Spanish)

Basic computer skills

Current Basic Life Support (BLS)

Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Experience with an Electronic Medical Record Preferred