OR Director (RN) - FT - Days - BV Nursing Administration - 16139

OR Director (RN) - FT - Days - BV Nursing Administration

DHR Health - US:TX:Brownsville - Days

Summary:

FLSA STATUS: Exempt Non-Exempt

MISSION STATEMENT:

Our Mission is to improve the well-being of those we serve with a commitment to excellence: every patient, every encounter, every time.

VISION:

Our Vision is to create a world-class health system to advance medicine and increase access for the communities we serve by empowering caregivers to heal through compassion, knowledge, innovation, integrated care and excellence.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible for the delivery of patient care that promotes safety and well-being of all patients in the assigned department(s) on a twenty-four hour basis. Plans, directs, coordinates and evaluates the overall clinical nursing practice and administrative activities, including fiscal, material and human resource management for the surgical services (Day Surgery and Main OR, and Endoscopy Department). Participates in the development and implementation of hospital policies and procedures, as well as making suggestions for revision of same. Maintains open communication with all nursing staff to promote improvement in performance. Maintains open communication with fellow Directors, and Chief Nurse Officer. Assumes responsibility of administrative supervisor as needed. This position requires a sound knowledge of nursing practice and exceptional leadership abilities.

POSITION EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School/GED required
• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
• Licensure in the State of Texas as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN) required.
• Bachelor of Science degree in nursing (BSN) or Bachelor's degree in health care/business related field preferred.
• The successful candidate will be required to pass competencies for this position.
• Current BLS/ACLS/PALS certification is required within 6 months of hire.
• AORN certification preferred

JOB KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of two (2) years' experience as first-line manager coupled with three (3) years clinical operating room nursing experience preferred.
• Requires knowledge of Texas and Federal regulatory agency standards related to health care organizations.
• Broad understanding of patient care processes.
• Able to apply principles of managerial and leadership theory.
• Cognitive and technical knowledge and the ability to progressively manage care delivery across the continuum of care.
• The ability to retrieve, communicate and present data and information both verbally and in writing required; as is the ability to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken and written word.
• Involves discretion and independent action within prescribed limits.

Responsibilities:

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Promotes the facility mission, vision and values by effectively communicating them to others. Considers mission, vision and values in developing services, standards and practices.
• Integrates the department(s) and its services into the organization's primary mission.
• Leads initiatives resulting in enhanced physician, patient and employee satisfaction and improved quality.
• Creates an environment that facilitates innovative patient care delivery with a focus on infection prevention and patient safety.
• Ensures that adequate, appropriately competent and qualified staff is available to meet patient care needs.
• Actively works to develop and maintain good working relationships with medical staff, other leadership within the organization and staff.
• Responsible for oversight and validation of the surgery support services budget, maintaining financial accountability and working with Senior Leadership to address areas of concern within financially and clinically driven performance reports.
• Coordinates and integrates services within the department(s) and with other Departments.
• Develops and implements policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of services.
• Recommends a sufficient number of qualified and competent persons to provide care.
• Determines the qualifications and competence of department personnel who provide care services and who are not licensed independent practitioners. Continuously assesses and improves the department's performance. Maintains appropriate quality control programs.
• Provides for orientation, in-service education training, and continuing education of all persons in the department(s).
• Recommends space and other resources needed by the department(s).
• Participates in selecting outside sources for needed services.
• Must be flexible with work scheduling.
• Other duties as assigned.

Other information:

LINES OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

(Chain-of-command)

1. ACNO

CUSTOMER SERVICE:

Provide excellent customer service to all DHR customers. All employees are required to attend the DHR C.A.R.E.S program which outlines the Customer Service Principals including: Commitment, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service.

AGE SPECIFIC:

Employees must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirement relative to his or her age.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: (ADA):

A. Essential Duties: Indicated by bold print within performance standards, preceding individual numbered criteria.

The following table provides physical requirements that will be associated with, but not limited to, this position:

Light/moderate lifting up to 20 lbs, from the floor to shoulder height. - Yes - Kneeling - Yes

Must be able to assist other employees with lifting more than 20 lbs. - Yes - Walking - Yes

Light/moderate carrying up to 20 lbs. - Yes - Standing/Squatting - Yes

Straight pulling - Yes - Sitting - Yes

Pulling hand over hand - Yes - Pushing - Yes

Repeated bending - Yes - Stooping/Bending - Yes

Reaching above shoulder - Yes - Climbing Stairs - Yes

Simple grasping - Yes - Climbing Ladders - No

Dual simultaneous grasping - Yes - Depth Perceptions needed - Yes

Ability to see - Yes - Identify Colors - Yes

Operating office equipment - Yes - Twisting - Yes

Operating mechanical equipment - Yes - Crawling - No

Ability to read and write - Yes - Ability to Count - Yes

Ability to hear verbal communication without aid - Yes - Operating Personal Vehicle - Yes

Ability to comprehend written/verbal communication - Yes - Other: Ability to deal with stress - Yes

OSHA Category - III

B. Working Conditions: The individual spends over 95% of his/her time in an air-conditioned environment with varying exposures to noise. There is protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The position does have low exposure to malodorous, infectious body fluids from patients and some minimal exposure to noxious smells from cleansing agents.

C. Occupational Exposure: This position has minimal to no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues and is an OSHA Category III (although situations can be imagined or hypothesized under which anyone, anywhere, might encounter potential exposure to body fluids). Person who performs these duties are not called upon as part of their employment to perform or assist in emergency medical care or first aid or to be potentially exposed in some other way.

D. Aptitudes: HIGH 1 2 3 4 5 6 LOW

Intelligence: General learning ability: The ability to "catch on" or understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments. 3

Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them, and to use them effectively. To comprehend language, to understand relationships between words, and to understand meanings of whole sentences and paragraphs. To present information or ideas clearly. 3

Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately. 2

Spatial: Ability to comprehend forms in space and understands relationships of plane and solid objects. Frequently described as the ability to "visualize" objects or two or three dimensions, or to think visually of geometric forms. 2

Form Perception: Ability to perceive pertinent details and objects or in pictorial or graphic