PAT/POHA/PACU Nurse Manager

Key Responsibilities include:

• Ensure staff members provide safe patient care in the area managed.
• Incorporate and assist staff members with assimilating evidence-based knowledge into decisions for the provision of safe patient care.
• Assist staff members in evaluating practice and creating strategies for further improvements.
• Ensure the educational resources are available for team education and hold staff members accountable for attendance.
• Coordinate, facilitate and manage change within the health care organization.
• Collect and analyze data related to performance improvement projects that apply to the area managed.
• Facilitate or serve as a member of a multidisciplinary team in planning patient care.
• Operationally and fiscally manage the department.
• Evaluate staff member performance.
• Interview for staff member selection.
• Ensure that appropriate staff members, equipment and supplies are available.
• Ensure staff member compliance with organizational policies, accreditation standard, governmental regulations and professional standards of care.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Demonstrate effective communication, consultation, negotiation and collaboration skills with members of the perioperative team and other stakeholders.
• Use effective conflict resolution techniques.
• Assess the political climate within the organization.
• Provide guidance, support and constructive feedback to the team.
• Exhibit professional, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Pursue professional growth and participate in a professional organization.
• Demonstrate knowledge of project management principals.
• Maintain privacy of all appropriate information.

Education:

• Graduate from an accredited school of Nursing BSN
• MSN preferred.

Experience:

• 3 years of management experience.
• 3-5 years of Perioperative experience required

Certification/Licensure:

• Current registered nursing license in the state of MA.
• BLS ACLS & PALS required
• ASPAN certification preferred.