Nurse Manager, Operating Room

Responsibilities

The Nurse Manager is a professional nurse leader who has 24/7 accountability for a patient care area/department and focuses on safe, effective patient and family‑centered care, customer satisfaction and quality outcomes. The Nurse Manager maintains a financially stable unit, promotes self‑ and staff development with an emphasis on evidence‑based practice and education supported by a Practice Governance framework. The Nurse Manager ensures that the Swanson Theory of Caring and patient/family‑centered care are the foundation for nursing practice and that staff at all levels are involved in allocation of resources, interdisciplinary activities and collaboration.

Key Accountabilities

• Holds self and others accountable for actions and outcomes; creates an environment where professional growth is an expectation; creates an environment for high ethical standards; utilizes evidence‑based practice; ensures nurses are actively involved in decisions that affect their practice; participates in professional organizations.
• Manages financial resources based on business plans/general accounting principles; develops and implements retention strategies; provides coaching, counseling and mentoring; promotes a safe staff and patient environment; participates in evaluation of technology.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory agency standards and policies; supports patient safety and a non‑punitive reporting environment; participates in quality improvement process; articulates the link between organization metrics and national quality initiatives/metrics; monitors environment for areas of risk and liability.
• Communicates effectively; builds trusting collaborative relationships with staff, peers, physicians, other services/disciplines, and community leaders. Fosters an environment that recognizes and values diversity; represents the organization and provides consultation to the community; promotes shared decision making; promotes community involvement.
• Provides leadership in building loyalty and commitment; serves as a professional role model and mentor; develops a succession plan for their own position; serves as a change agent; adapts leadership style to situational needs.

Qualifications

Required

• Three years as a Registered Nurse
• BSN
• Registered Nurse (KY)

Desired

• Master Degree