Nurse Services Supervisor 2 - Irvine Operating Room - FT, Days

University of California, Irvine•Irvine, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County’s only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County. To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org. Position Summary: The Nurse Supervisor is responsible for managing the daily delivery of patient care, as well as the quality of nursing practice and the standards of care in the Main Operating Room. Ensures continuity and congruity of services through coordination of the overall surgery schedule, supervision and direction of staff, facilitation of responses to physician orders and the acquisition of equipment & services. Serves as a role model and clinical resource to colleagues, staff, and patients. Additionally, incumbent reviews data and devises effective control mechanisms to ensure the environment fosters safe patient care.

Requirements

Strong customer service orientation as well as written and oral communication skills
Proven ability to work independently and follow through with minimal direction
Demonstrated ability to lead by influence as well as authority, manage conflict and negotiate successfully.
Ability to work variable shifts including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays
Ability to problem solve, think critically and creatively
Ability to multi-task, prioritize and organize daily responsibilities
Ability to manage staff and resources consistent with goals and in keeping within the organizational vision and values. Ability to delegate and empower staff and build strong employee morale
5 years Operating Room experience or 2 years Operating Room experience with additional experience as a service coordinator, charge nurse or other supervisory experience
Registered Nurse
Basic Life Support
Certified Nurse Operating Room
Bachelor of Science, Nursing

Nice To Haves

Understanding of Joint Commission and other applicable regulatory requirements
Demonstrated supervisory experience working in an acute care setting
ANCC recognized RN certification uniquely applicable to this specific unit, (general certifications, such as WCC, will not be acceptable for meeting this requirement).

Responsibilities

managing the daily delivery of patient care
quality of nursing practice and the standards of care in the Main Operating Room
Ensures continuity and congruity of services through coordination of the overall surgery schedule
supervision and direction of staff
facilitation of responses to physician orders and the acquisition of equipment & services
Serves as a role model and clinical resource to colleagues, staff, and patients
reviews data and devises effective control mechanisms to ensure the environment fosters safe patient care