Department:

70120 AMC Grafton - Administration: ASC

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

M-F during day shift operating hours. No holidays or weekends. Must have operating room experience.

Pay Range

$40.30 - $60.45

Responsible for all surgery services and ensures adequate staffing of nursing and support services staff. Coordinates staff and resources to ensure cohesive, high quality patient care.

Major Responsibilities:

Provides work direction to the operating room staff with clear responsibility for the coordination of resources to efficiently support procedures and day-to-day operations.Monitors and assesses operating room resources (staff, equipment, and rooms) in order to efficiently set-up for surgical procedures. Recommends and institutes measures that result in greater cost effectiveness and efficiency in operations while ensuring high quality patient care.Ensures smooth flow of patients through all perioperative phases. Assesses patient needs for resources; includes direction to staff.Assists department leadership in meeting all productivity, budgetary, employee engagement, quality and patient outcome targets and standards by continually monitoring and making recommendations for adjustments and improvements.Promotes communication among patients, families and medical staff. Coordinates the needs of physicians and acts as liaison between the medical staff and the nursing staff by serving as a problem solver and mediator.Serves as a clinical resource contact for patients, families, nursing staff, other health care members and external agencies.Ensures that preference cards and education resources are current. In collaboration with departmental and organizational staff, develops department orientation and continuing education programs for all staff. Assists with various teaching programs.Makes recommendations for capital equipment purchases and participates in the operational budget process as requested. Works to adhere to budgetary limitations.Provides direct patient care by performing the nursing process, guided by policies, procedures and standards, to deliver safe, therapeutic, quality patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.Performs human resources responsibilities for staff which includes coaching on performance, completes performance reviews and overall staff morale. Recommends hiring, compensation changes, promotions, corrective action decisions, and terminations.Responsible for understanding and adhering to the organization's Code of Ethical Conduct and for ensuring that personal actions, and the actions of employees supervised, comply with the policies, regulations and laws applicable to the organization's business.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices.

Education Required:

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.

Experience Required:

Typically requires 3 years of experience in nursing within an operating room or surgery center.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

Advanced clinical and technical knowledge of the surgery, endoscopy, and pre-operative and post-operative areas.Excellent interpersonal, communication, and problem solving skills necessary.Ability to handle multiple demands simultaneously.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or trainingPremium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's jobIncentive pay for select positionsOpportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

Paid Time Off programsHealth and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term DisabilityFlexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expensesFamily benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leaveDefined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programsEducational Assistance Program

About Advocate Health 

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.