JOB SUMMARY: Responsible and accountable for coordinating and supervising the nursing care provided to patients having operative or other invasive procedures. Supports the mission, vision, and values of the organization.

JOB TITLE: OR Manager

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP: Reports to the Clinical Director.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• Clinical resource for perioperative services staff members using evidence-based knowledge and prevailing standards.

• Evaluates current practice through quality and performance improvement measures.

• Demonstrate effective communication and collaboration skills with members of the perioperative team and other stakeholders.

• Coordinates, facilitates, and manages change within the health care organization

• Serve as a member of a multidisciplinary team in planning perioperative patient care.

• Use effective conflict resolution techniques.

• Operationally and fiscally manage the perioperative services department.

• Collect and analyze data that applies to perioperative services to facilitate collaboration and negotiation with stakeholders.

• Participate in interviews for staff selection.

• Assist in evaluating staff member performance

• Serve as a role model of professional behavior.

• Assess the political climate within the organization.

• Ensure that the appropriate personnel, equipment, and supplies are available.

• Pursue professional growth and participate in a professional organization.

QUALIFICATIONS: Graduate of an approved school of nursing. Currently licensed in the state. CPR required, advanced life support certification required. One year experience required intra-operative setting. Demonstrates clinical competency, leadership, and teaching capabilities. Physically and emotionally capable of performing responsibilities of position.

JOB BEHAVIOR: Reflective of Mission Statement:

USPI’s mission is to provide first–class surgical services for the local community in a safe, comfortable and welcoming environment; one in which we would be happy to treat our own families.

Demonstrates ability to work as a team member and to communicate directly and professionally. Is flexible, reliable, productive, patient-oriented, and self-motivated. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span. He/she is able to identify and categorize each patient’s age-specific grouping of needs, such as those for an infant, adolescent, adult, or geriatric patient. Maintains professional conduct and appearance.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: Graduate of an approved school of nursing. Currently licensed in the state. CPR required, advanced life support certification required. One year leadership experience required intra-operative setting. Demonstrates clinical competency, leadership, and teaching capabilities. Physically and emotionally capable of performing responsibilities of position.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations 

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES: General familiarity with medical terminology as it pertains to anatomy and surgical procedures for an operating room.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Shall be physically able to stand, walk, and maintain varied body motions and positions for long periods of time. Demonstrates manual dexterity. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee shall be able to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects or tools. The employee is required to stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Shall be able to hear and speak. Shall be able to move up to 100 pounds.

USPI’S EDGE™ (Every Day Giving Excellence)

USPI’S EDGE™ is the key to the differentiation of USPI as a customer-focused company. The process of completing EDGE™ requirements establishes processes and measurements that are collected, assimilated, and shared throughout USPI. All employees are involved with EDGE™. The involvement can range from doing their jobs to taking on the role of gathering and/or entering data into the computer. All employees shall at some time during their employment be required to participate in the EDGE™ program.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

Responsible for knowing the processes involved assuring the standards established by HIPAA, and ensuring they are followed including the practices and records relating to the use and disclosure of Protected Health Information.

Required Skills Required Experience