Assistant Nurse Manager - Operating Room

Job Description

Description

PeaceHealth is seeking a Assistant Nurse Manager - Operating Room for a Full Time, 1.00 FTE, Day position. Hourly compensation is $52.23 – $78.35; hiring rate dependent on qualifications, professional experience, and/or work location.

JOB SUMMARY

The position is responsible for providing managerial assistance to the Nurse Manager. This position is directly accountable to the Nurse Manager and is responsible for support in the following areas: hiring; staffing and scheduling; orientation; performance assessment; budget monitoring; maintaining and establishing patient care standards; policies and procedures.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Demonstrates compassion, respect and caring while working within the scope of Registered Nurse
2. Practice to provide individualized, safe, and efficient care to patients and assistance to their families and visitors. Proactively implement measures to promote a safety climate on the unit, considering the inter-relationship of people, tools, and environment in which are is provided.
3. Provide leadership, management, and communication skills to department.
4. Assist Nurse Manager in planning, recommendation, and implementation of clinical service delivery. Recommend policy changes which enhance nursing ability to achieve top quartile performance.
5. Assist Nurse Manager with the staff supervision, counseling, and documentation of personnel actions.
6. Assist Nurse Manager with the evaluation of work performance and performance assessments.
7. Promote, establish, and maintain open communication.
8. Assist Nurse Manager with budget monitoring.
9. Assist with the supervision and direction of the department Clinical Educator.
10. Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION:

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• BSN required or actively enrolled in a program with a targeted graduation date within 3 years of date of hire. 

EXPERIENCE/TRAINING:

• Three years of applicable nursing experience.
• Recent Charge nurse experience within the last two years. 
• Two years of supervisory/leadership experience in health care organization preferred.
• Financial and budgetary experience.

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION:

• Current Washington or Multistate license required by date of hire.
  
• Current BLS (Basic Life Support) certification required at date of hire.
• Specialty certification preferred.

OTHER SKILLS:

• Strong problem solving, decision making and time management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficient in the use of computers including MS Office applications.

SOUTHWEST PHYSICAL/COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTS:

• Work requires fairly light physical exertion up to 33% of the time.
• Ability to lift objects weighing 50 lbs. or less.
• Work requires frequent exposure to minor cold, heat, poor ventilation or sharp instruments. Reasonably anticipated exposure to blood and body fluids once per month or more.
• Job duties frequently require intense concentration and attention to detail (34-65% of work time).

PeaceHealth is committed to the overall wellbeing of our caregivers: physical, emotional, financial, social, and spiritual. We offer caregivers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package. Some of the many benefits included in this package are full medical/dental/vision coverage; 403b retirement plan employer base and matching contributions; paid time off; employer-paid life and disability insurance with additional buyup coverage options; tuition and continuing education reimbursement; wellness benefits, and expanded EAP and mental health program.

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For full consideration of your skills and abilities, please attach a current resume with your application. EEO Affirmative Action Employer/Vets/Disabled in accordance with applicable local, state or federal laws.

PeaceHealth requires a completed Primary Vaccine Series (e.g., 2 dose monovalent Pfizer, Moderna or Novavax series or 1 dose J&J vaccine series) or be Up to Date (receiving the most recent Pfizer/Moderna bivalent vaccine/booster) for COVID-19 vaccination prior to their start date. PeaceHealth has a medical and religious exemption request process for those that are unable to receive the COVID-19 primary vaccine series due to medical/religious reasons. For caregivers that will be working in Oregon there is a personal vaccine exemption form that may be requested.