Manager Surgery Center

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation • Pleasant Prairie, WI

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About The Position

The Manager Surgery Center is responsible for the safe and effective operation of the surgery center. The role oversees staffing and staff assignments, budgets and resource use, clinical quality, regulatory compliance, employee management, and staff education and development. The manager collaborates with patients, families, physicians, nursing staff, other departments, and organizational resources to coordinate care and support effective teamwork. The position also participates in strategic planning, policy-making, committees, and Shared Governance activities.

This is a full-time, salaried position scheduled Monday through Friday during the day, for 40 hours per week. The listed pay range is $44.15–$66.25. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in nursing or a Bachelor of Science, and the experience specified in the posting. An RN license issued by the state where the team member practices is required if the incumbent is an RN.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or Bachelor of Science.
• Typically, 5 years of nursing experience, including 1 year of supervisory experience managing staff and budgets; alternatively, 5 years of experience in a surgical setting and 1 year of supervisory experience managing staff and budgets.
• Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices, if the team member is an RN.
• Advanced clinical and technical knowledge of the Operating Room.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to handle multiple demands simultaneously.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above the shoulders, and twist frequently during the work shift.
• Ability to work with continuous exposure to mechanical, electrical, chemical, radiation, blood, and body-fluid hazards, and wear gloves, goggles, and gowns as needed.

Responsibilities

• Determine safe staffing needs using workload measurement data and clinical judgment.
• Make decisions related to unit operations and assign services to staff based on their knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Develop budgets and ensure cost-effective and efficient use of resources.
• Provide input on equipment and supply needs, renovations, and environmental issues for operating and capital equipment budgets.
• Participate in departmental strategic planning, policy-making, and committees.
• Promote communication among patients, families, departments, and medical staff to support coordinated teamwork.
• Coordinate physicians’ needs and serve as a liaison, problem solver, and mediator between medical and nursing staff.
• Support Shared Governance activities related to Nursing Evaluation, Peer Review, policies and procedures, and standards of nursing practice.
• Serve as a clinical resource for patients, families, nursing staff, other health care members, and external agencies.
• Ensure orientation programs meet new employees’ learning needs and prepare them for their roles; coordinate educational programs.
• Assess staff needs for supervision, resources, and direction; identify clinical and professional education needs and support staff development.
• Evaluate the quality of patient care in the specialty area in collaboration with department, location, and organizational resources.
• Ensure policies and procedures comply with department, organizational, and regulatory requirements.
• Perform human resources responsibilities, including interviewing and selecting employees, promotions, staff development, performance evaluations, compensation changes, resolving employee concerns, corrective actions, terminations, and supporting employee morale.
• Develop and recommend operating and capital budgets and control expenditures within approved budget objectives.
• Understand and adhere to the organization’s Code of Ethical Conduct and ensure supervised employees comply with applicable policies, regulations, and laws.
• Operate all equipment necessary to perform the job and perform other related duties as required.

Benefits

• Paid time off programs.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Career development programs.
• Potential premium pay, incentive pay for select positions, and annual increases based on performance.

What This Job Offers

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