Patient Care Supervisor (PCS) - Operating Room

Fairview Health Services•Woodbury, MN

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a Patient Care Supervisor (RN) to join our OR and Pre & Post Op team at our Woodwinds Hospital in Woodbury, MN. Woodwinds is a 86 bed hospital opened in 2000 locates on 30 acres of pristine wetlands in Woodbury MN. It is the only hospital in the southeast metro area. Woodwinds provides convenient, comprehensive and quality health care for the community. The department includes a 7 OR Surgery Department, handling 20-25 cases per day with a patient age of 18+. The patient population includes General Surgery, Orthopedics, Ortho Spine, Podiatry, OB/GYN, Plastics, ENT, and Ophthalmology. This position will be working 80 hours every 2 weeks on the Day/Evening shift Monday through Friday.

Requirements

3+ years of acute care perioperative experience, at least one of which in a formal or informal (charge, lead, preceptor) leadership role.
Knowledge of patient population served in area of responsibility.
Perioperative experience
MN Registered Nurse (RN) License
Basic Life Support (American Heart Assoc or Red Cross) Operating Room Department/Pre & Post Department
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (American Heart Assoc) Pre & Post Department - ACLS
Pediatric Adv Life Support (American Heart Assoc) Pre & Post Department-PALS

Nice To Haves

Strong Periop and OR background
Knowledge of OR process
Master’s degree in nursing, health care administration, business administration or related field.
Leadership within Perioperative or another applicable clinical environment

Responsibilities

Manages day-to-day operations of assigned area(s) to ensure support of the mission, vision, values and goals of the organization.
Plans, manages, coordinates and evaluates patient care activities including staffing, resource management, quality and safety, regulatory compliance, and financial management.
Manages equipment inventory and supply management within operational budget.
Accountable for capacity management to promote patient flow.
Develops, implements, monitors and evaluates the quality improvement initiatives.
Is responsible for human resources management to achieve quality service and positive employee relations.
Ensures compliance with organizational policies and procedures.
Advocates for patient, family and staff needs.
Drives improvement activities that promote patient centered care and positive customer experience.
In partnership the Nursing Practice and Education team assure that evidence based/best practice clinical care is being delivered.
Ensures staff compliance in areas of job requirements, education and clinical competency.
Works with Nurse Director to establish goals and objectives.
Promotes a culture of high employee engagement, professional development, nursing education and research.
Partners with interprofessional team members across the continuum of care to achieve organizational outcomes.