Department: Operating Room SVH
Exempt: Yes
Schedule: VARIABLE
Position Type: Full Time 0.6 FTE or More
FTE: 1.000000
Base Wage: $ 44.64 to $ 66.96

Location: Skagit Valley Hospital

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Job Summary
This position manages clinical practices and technology to support the delivery of patient-centered care. The Assistant Nurse Manager works closely in collaboration with the Nurse Manager and other Surgical Services clinical leadership to facilitate quality improvement, employee engagement, adequate resources, and patient satisfaction. The Assistant Nurse Manager is responsible for daily clinical operation of SVH Operating Room. This includes clinical oversight, staffing, scheduling, performance management, educational planning, and maintenance of budgeting staffing standards. This position provides services for patients of all ages and interacts directly with physicians in a collaborative effort to facilitate best practice. The position collaborates with other clinical areas within Skagit Regional Health to ensure exceptional clinical outcomes, preserving an outstanding patient experience. This position serves as a role model for the advancement of Perioperative Nursing and professional practice.

Essential Functions
Acts as a role model to create an environment of excellence and promote professionalism for all staff as s/he leads by example. Consistently demonstrates strong customer focused approach in all situations. Assists with determining staffing requirements and resource allocation. Assists Charge Nurses and others with critical thinking and processing creative ways to deal with challenging situations. Communicates with department heads regarding issues, and collaborates with others in the development for solutions. Consistently identifies and implements cost-effective ways to staff, and allocate resources. Ensures compliance with productivity standards and staffing guidelines per AORN, SGNA, and ASPAN. Ensures staff schedules are completed and posted in a timely manner. Provides clinical support as needed and as appropriate.
Provides processes for conflict resolution with all customers. Demonstrates leadership and excellent communication to maintain effective working relationships with staff, physicians, and leadership. Demonstrates a working knowledge of current nursing theory and standards of care, structure standards and procedures of all areas of hospital. Strives to achieve high quality, low cost patient care solutions, working with management to meet financial performance goals. Coordinates projects as needed under the direction of the Nurse Manager/Surgical Services Leadership Team. Assists in review, revision, implementation of policies and procedures, structure standards, protocols, standards of practice and care plans. Understands SRH's organizational structure and follows chain of command. Assists with the development of patient/family education programs as needed. Instructs and mentors staff on ongoing use of educational resources. Assists Nurse Manager/Surgical Services Leadership Team regarding interviewing and decisions pertaining to hiring as needed. Works with the Nurse Manager/Surgical Services Leadership Team in determining appropriate staff performance management as needed. Completes performance reviews and other administrative paperwork in a timely and accurate manner. Reviews productivity and overtime trends on a daily basis and remains aware of staff workload, advises, teaches, or assists as needed. Attends section, operational and medical staff meetings in addition to staff meetings. Provides clinical expertise and assists, as needed, in the operational, capital, and productivity budget development and maintenance. Reviews and approves Kronos timecards as required. Maintains/supports staff compliance with DNV Standards, WDOH, CMS, Practice Acts and National Patient Safety Goals. Implements initiatives to improve patient experience, both satisfaction and quality. Assists with development and implementation of PI and QI plans both within Surgical Services and across SRH, as required. In conjunction with Quality, ensures that infection prevention standards met in all units per AORN, ASPAN, SGNA, AAMI, DNV, DOH, CMS and other relevant regulatory guidelines. Develops and ensures compliance with procedural protocols, including Universal Protocols and other consistent standard operating procedures. Sets unit standards through research, evidence based care, benchmarks, and recognized standards of care. Ensures a safe environment for patients and families, healthcare providers, and visitors through rounding regularly on the unit. Complies with all SRH policies and procedures. Performs other duties as assigned by Administrator or designee.

Education
Required BSN or enrollment in BSN program with completion of program within 3 years of hire date.

Experience/Training
Registered nurse with a minimum of two-year recent operating room nursing experience strongly preferred. Experience in an SRH Nurse Residency Program with a Perioperative focus will be recognized. Procedural nursing experience preferred.

License/Certifications
Current Washington State RN License required. AHA (American Heart Association) Health Care Provider Certification BLS required. Current American Heart Association ACLS required 6 months after hire. CNOR certification preferred. Certification in area of clinical expertise required within 1 year of hire.

Other Skills
Excellent interpersonal skills; excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate effectively with patients, visitors, physicians, nursing personnel, and other health care professionals. Effective leadership skills required. Demonstrated emotional stability and maturity. Must have strong intermediate computer/keyboard skills and functional knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.

Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift or move objects and patients weighing over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to focus.
Skagit Regional Health offers a comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, 457b/401a (retirement), long term disability, and paid time off to all employees holding an FTE of 20 or more hours per week. Eligible employees also receive sick time pay.