Description
Responsible and accountable for the delivery of safe, effective, direct and indirect, patient-family centered care through the continuum of perioperative care to include outpatient surgery unit; preoperative unit; operating room; post-anesthesia care unit; sterile processing department; and anesthesia services.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Promotes the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
- Creates and conveys the mission and vision of perioperative services with the assistance of the management team.
- Oversees management of perioperative services operationally and fiscally.
- Verifies that perioperative personnel provide safe and effective patient-centered care in perioperative services.
- Assists perioperative personnel in evaluating practice and creating strategies for further improvement.
- Verifies that educational resources are available for perioperative services personnel and holds personnel accountable for compliance with established standards.
- Coordinates, facilitates, and manages change within perioperative services and the health care institution.
- Demonstrates effective communication, consultation, negotiation, and collaboration skills with members of the perioperative team and other stakeholders.
- Collects and analyzes data related to quality or performance improvement projects that apply to perioperative services.
- Uses effective conflict resolution techniques.
- Facilitates or serves as a member of a multidisciplinary team in planning perioperative patient care.
- Evaluates perioperative personnel performance.
- Interviews for perioperative personnel selection.
- Assesses and conveys to perioperative personnel the political climate within the organization.
- Assists perioperative personnel in verifying that appropriate personnel, equipment, and supplies are available.
- Verifies departmental compliance with organizational policies and procedures and regulatory and accreditation standards.
- Provides guidance, support, and constructive feedback to perioperative personnel team members and other team members as appropriate.
- Exhibits professional, interpersonal, and communication skills.
- Pursues professional growth and participates in a professional organization.
- Practices advanced project management principals.
- Assesses and responds appropriately to organizational culture.
- Pursues professional growth by sharing knowledge, attending, and being involved in professional organizations.
- Acts as a patient advocate and maintains privacy and confidentiality of all appropriate information.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
- Currently licensed to practice nursing in the State of Illinois.
- Current BLS, ACLS, PALS Certification.
- Minimum of five years OR services experience or nursing management experience.
Summary
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status.