Assistant Nurse Manager Operating Room

UT Southwestern Medical Center • Dallas, TX

3h • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located at Zale Lipshy Pavilion. UT Southwestern is a world-renowned medical and research center committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth, UT Southwestern invests in employees with opportunities for career growth and development. The benefits package includes healthcare, PTO, paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage and merit increases, and a culture of teamwork and professionalism.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Graduate of an accredited Nursing program. BSN required.
• 3 years experience as an RN
• Specialty areas may have increased experience requirements as dictated by unit or standard of care
• (NLC) NURSING LICENSURE COMPACT-BNE or current Texas license.
• (BLS) BASIC LIFE SUPPORT course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC).

Nice To Haves

• Minimum two (2) years of Operating Room RN experience.
• Progressive RN leadership experience (lead, charge, supervisor).
• Operating Room experience in Orthopedics, Spine, Urology
• CNOR certification

Responsibilities

• Directly supervises and evaluates the provision of patient care by other personnel assigned to the unit on a 24 hour basis.
• Makes daily patient rounds.
• Does random chart audits.
• Utilizes opportunities to teach and mentor other nursing and ancillary personnel.
• Serves a OR charge nurse on a rotational basis.
• Manages staff to meet established productivity targets as appropriate.
• Reviews staffing/nursing assignments and revises as necessary to meet the specific needs of the patients on a shift by shift basis.
• Coordinates staffing with Central Staffing Office/House Supervisor.
• Makes ongoing changes to staffing as determined by fluctuations in census and patient acuity, to assure safe delivery of care.
• Role models pro-active problem solving by collaborating with staff to ensure effective resolution of identified issues.
• Utilizes chain of command for unresolved or escalating issues.
• Advocates for patients and staff to provide for safe delivery of care and/or a safe environment of care.
• Demonstrates flexibility and willingness to provide coverage during shifts.
• Serves as a role model when providing direct patient care.
• Provides timely, confidential coaching and/or counseling of nursing personnel as appropriate and follows up with accurate reports to Manager.
• Promotes and enthusiastically supports professional growth of staff by providing equal opportunities for participation in unit based activities, patient care/unit decisions, hospital committees, and/or continuing education.
• Responsible for maintaining, improving, implementing plans for employee engagement scores.
• Assures first person reporting of events through RL Solutions.
• Ensures all staff are competent in entering event reports and serves as a resource when necessary.
• Investigates facts of event reports.
• Facilitates timely receipt of these reports for follow-up by the Manager.
• Notifies Nurse Manager/Risk Manager immediately of high risk situations.
• Actively participates in routine and special patient care conferences.
• Responsible for maintaining/improving/implementing plans for patient satisfaction scores.
• Works with Manager and other disciplines to streamline OR efficiency and flow and meets established targets.
• Collects information and maintains records regarding performance and contributions on an on-going basis throughout the fiscal year.
• Maintains required unit records, reports, and statistics for Human Resources and Administrative purposes.
• Ensures compliance with established policies, procedures, and objectives.
• Provides input and/or conducts annual performance reviews and orientation evaluation of personnel assigned to the unit.
• Responsible for ensuring staff are proficient in their assigned specialty based team by routinely assessing and validating competencies.
• Coordinates self-scheduling to maintain appropriate coverage for unit needs.
• Maintains Kronos records on a daily basis, monitoring for trends that require intervention i.e.., late clock-ins, incremental overtime, missed punches.
• Assumes delegated responsibility for inventory control of equipment and supplies to ensure safe and effective patient care.
• Facilitates timely return of rented or borrowed specialty equipment.
• Solicits staff input regarding equipment and supply needs for the unit.
• Maintains understanding of equipment and instrumentation needs and ensures appropriate inventory levels are available for safe and effective patient care.
• Assists and/or leads staff meetings, special projects and the development, implementation and evaluation of performance improvement activities.
• Communicates data and solicits input from staff regarding performance and quality improvement i.e. patient safety, infection control.
• Actively participates on hospital work groups.
• Routinely meets with Physicians to collaborate on any new initiatives, address concerns, provide updates regarding staffing, equipment, efficiency and performance.
• Identify performance improvement related needs and coordinate improvement related actives with multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate continuous performance improvement in targeted areas of responsibility in alignment with the overall annual Hospital performance improvement targets.
• Meets or exceeds financial goals and objectives of the department.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100%25 coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level