Nurse Manager of Surgery OR

HCA Healthcare•San Antonio, TX

About The Position

The Nurse Manager facilitates, coordinates, and delegates patient care for a defined patient group throughout hospitalization. The role has 24-hour responsibility for staffing and managing patient care in assigned units, promoting professional nursing practice, and acquiring, developing, and using the human and material resources needed to meet unit responsibilities. The Nurse Manager works cooperatively with administrators, physicians, staff, other managers, and customers to deliver services that meet or exceed expectations. This includes identifying and prioritizing improvement opportunities, planning and implementing changes, and evaluating process-improvement outcomes. The Nurse Manager models behavior consistent with Methodist Excellence, supports the Mission and Vision of the Methodist Healthcare System, and maintains the hospital’s Standards of Care and Practice. The position provides leadership for unit staffing and team development; manages personnel and unit productivity; directs patient care around the clock in accordance with internal and external standards; oversees the department’s scope of services and care; develops and implements specialty-related policies and procedures; and directs quality-improvement processes for patient care.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited diploma, associate’s, or baccalaureate degree nursing program.
Three years of clinical acute-care RN experience.
One year of management experience.
Current license to practice professional registered nursing in the state of Texas.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain a high-functioning team, and provide leadership and direction for unit staffing in accordance with organizational goals and objectives.
Identify staffing modifications based on patient acuity and census.
Manage personnel, including interviewing, work allocation, orientation and training, staff development, problem resolution, performance evaluation, personnel-action recommendations, and employee motivation.
Meet unit productivity targets.
Plan, organize, facilitate, and direct patient care on the unit on a 24-hour basis in accordance with recognized internal and external standards.
Develop and oversee the departmental scope of services and care.
Develop and implement policies and procedures related to the nursing specialty, and integrate standards of care into unit operations and collaborative care paths.
Direct processes to assess, improve, and maintain patient-care quality according to the hospital quality-improvement plan.
Assess and prioritize improvement opportunities, plan and implement effective changes, and evaluate process-improvement outcomes.
Work cooperatively with administrators, physicians, staff, other managers, and customers to provide services that meet or exceed expectations.
Model behavior consistent with Methodist Excellence, support the Methodist Healthcare System Mission and Vision, and maintain hospital Standards of Care and Practice.

Benefits

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine coverage
Free counseling and referral services
Paid time off and paid family leave
Long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Flexible spending accounts
Preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling
Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
Fertility and family-building benefits
Adoption assistance
Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans
Auto and home insurance
Legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts