Responsible for patient focused, quality, effective, efficient, nursing care & service behaviors of Operating Room (OR) staff supporting the practices of physicians & other medical providers. Accountable for role clarity, communication, & performance management of OR staff so that the staff is best able to participate successfully as members of care teams. Supervises & coordinates the activities of OR personnel engaged in providing patient focused nursing care & related medical services in support of the physician practices in the medical offices. Partners w/ the physician leaders in creating a culture of commitment to patient focused service, excellent support of physician practices, innovation, compliance, ethics & integrity. Accountable for creating a culture of compliance, ethics & integrity. Maintains knowledge of & assures departmental compliance w/ KP's Principles of Responsibility & policies & procedures, & applicable regulatory requirements & accreditation standards. Responds appropriately, including required reporting, to observed fraud or abuse.
Essential Functions:
- Supervises, leads, role models & coordinates the activities of Operating Room personnel engaged in providing excellent patient focused care & supporting physician practices through the provision of integrated, effective & innovative nursing practices & related medical services
- Interviews, selects, evaluates, motivates, orients, trains, coaches\counsels, disciplines & terminates personnel in collaboration w/ physician leaders & in compliance w/ requirements of EEO/AA goals, union contracts, & personnel policies of the organization
- Continually improves service & staff productivity
- Improves quality in partnership w/ CPMG
- Monitors, identifies & investigates competency issues & service or support deficits associated w/ daily operations & overall patient care within the unit(s) & develops & administers corrective measures in collaboration w/ Permanente physicians to ensure safe & efficient working conditions
- Acts as a liaison between the physician group, the patient care unit, & the call center to ensure effective communication for overall patient care services
- Collaborates w/ other facility leaders to design systems for providing high quality patient care services
- Ensures highest nursing standards & monitors clinical nursing practice & documentation within the department to meet and/or exceed appropriate nursing & licensing/accrediting agency guidelines and/or standards
- The nurse manager collaborates w/ the physician & the physician manager in managing labor relations
- Coordinates & adheres to budgetary needs for operation of the unit in collaboration w/ medical group leaders
- Maintain current information & knowledge of all applicable KP policies, local, state & federal laws & regulations, & accreditation standards
- Ensures that the training activities incorporate all applicable KP policies, local, state & federal laws & regulations, & accreditation standards
- In addition to defined technical requirements, accountable for consistently demonstrating service behaviors & principles defined by the KP Service Quality Credo, the KP Mission as well as specific departmental/organizational initiatives
- Also accountable for consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, & behaviors necessary to provide superior & culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, & to purchasers, contracted providers & vendors
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- 3 years of nursing leadership experience required
- 3 years of experience in an operating room required
- Must be a graduate of a RN program that meets Colorado State Board of Nursing curriculum requirements
- bachelor's degree required
- Licensed as a RN in the State of Colorado
- Strong written, verbal & interpersonal communication skills required
- Demonstrated ability to write & set departmental policies, procedures & standards
- Demonstrated ability to forecast & manage budgets
- Knowledge of regulatory agency requirements for ambulatory surgery, infection control, OSHA, AORN standards & AAMI standards
- Working knowledge of computer systems
Preferred Qualifications:
- Highly prefer bachelor's degree in Nursing
- Certified Registered Nursing Operating Room preferred
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) strongly preferred
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
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