Manager Surgical Services - Kenosha

American Addiction Centers • Kenosha, WI

1d • $51 - $77 • Onsite

About The Position

The Manager Surgical Services is responsible for overseeing the operations of the surgical unit, ensuring safe staffing, managing budgets, and promoting effective communication among patients, families, hospital departments, and medical staff. This role also involves supporting shared governance, serving as a clinical resource, coordinating educational programs, and performing human resources functions for the staff. The manager ensures the quality of patient care and compliance with all relevant policies and regulations.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices.
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
• Typically requires 5 years of experience in Nursing.
• Includes 1 year of supervisory experience in managing staff and budgets.
• Advanced clinical and technical knowledge of the Operating Room.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and problem solving skills.
• Ability to handle multiple demands simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Provides safe staffing needs using workload measurement data to clinical judgment.
• Accountable 24 hours/day for unit operation decisions.
• Responsible for service assignments for staff based on knowledge, skill and ability.
• Develops unit budget and ensures cost effective and cost efficient use of resources.
• Provides input regarding equipment/supply needs, renovations, and environmental issues in preparation of operating and capital equipment budgets.
• Participates in departmental strategic planning and policy-making.
• Engages in decision-making through membership on hospital and departmental committees.
• Promotes communication among patients, families, hospital departments, and medical staff to optimize the interdependence of all team members.
• Coordinates the needs of physicians and acts as liaison between the medical staff and the nursing staff by serving as a problem solver and mediator.
• Supports Shared Governance and its functions related to Nursing Evaluation, Peer Review, Policy/Procedures, and Standards of Nursing Practice.
• Serves as a clinical resource contact for patients, families, nursing staff, other health care members and external agencies.
• Ensures unit orientation programs meet learning needs of new employees and prepare staff to fulfill requirements of position.
• Provides for, and coordinates, unit-based educational programs.
• Assesses staff needs for supervision, resources, and direction.
• Identifies clinical and professional educational needs to promote staff development.
• Assists staff to identify personal learning needs.
• Evaluates the quality of patient care provided in the specialty area through collaboration with unit and organization resource people.
• Assures policies and procedures are in compliance with those of the Medical Center, the Nursing Department, and regulatory agencies.
• Performs human resources responsibilities for staff which include interviewing and selection of new employees, promotions, staff development, performance evaluations, compensation changes, resolution of employee concerns, corrective actions, terminations, and overall employee morale.
• Develops and recommends operating and capital budgets and controls expenditures within approved budget objectives.
• Responsible for understanding and adhering to the organization's Code of Ethical Conduct and for ensuring that personal actions, and the actions of employees supervised, comply with the policies, regulations and laws applicable to the organization's business.

Benefits

• Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards
• Competitive compensation
• Generous retirement offerings
• Programs that invest in your career development
• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

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