Operation Theatre Manager

Staff Plus Hr Services; Katihar; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Staff Plus Hr Services seeks an experienced operating theatre manager to oversee surgical scheduling, staff supervision, and safety compliance. You will coordinate with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and CSSD, ensuring efficient theatre operations and adherence to standards.

The role requires extensive OT experience, strong leadership, and expertise in sterile techniques, equipment maintenance, and process improvement.

Qualifications

• Typically 5 to 10 years of clinical nursing or technical experience in an operating theatre environment.
• 2 to 5 years in a supervisory or management role.
• Strong crisis management and decision-making abilities under high-pressure clinical conditions.
• Deep knowledge of surgical workflows, sterilization standards, and biomedical waste protocols.
• Excellent communication, team-building, and digital dashboard reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily surgical timetables, emergency case prioritization, and theatre resource allocations.
• Lead, mentor, and schedule multidisciplinary medical and non-medical staff.
• Enforce sterile field protocols, biomedical waste disposal, fumigation schedules, and safety policies.
• Oversee equipment maintenance and calibration of OT devices and supplies.
• Track KPIs such as OT utilization, room turnaround times, and delays.
• Coordinate between surgeons, anesthesiologists, CSSD, and hospital administration.
• Assist budgeting and ensure accreditation compliance standards.
• Support teaching and observerships for students rotating through the OT complex.

Skills

Crisis management

Surgical workflow

Team leadership

Communication

Education

Nursing/Health Mgmt degree (BSc/MSc)

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Operational & Surgical Scheduling: Manage daily surgical timetables, emergency case prioritization, and theatre resource/table allocations.
• Staff Leadership & Supervision: Lead, mentor, and schedule multidisciplinary medical and non-medical staff, including nurses, OT technicians, and support personnel.
• Infection Control & Safety: Enforce strict sterile field protocols, biomedical waste disposal guidelines, fumigation schedules, and occupational health and safety policies.
• Equipment & Inventory Management: Oversee the availability, maintenance, and calibration of high-end surgical and anesthesia equipment (such as ventilators, monitors, and C-arm machines), alongside surgical consumables and diagnostic supplies.
• Performance & Flow Optimization: Track key performance indicators (KPIs) such as OT utilization rates, room turnaround times, case delays, and cancellations.
• Interdepartmental Coordination: Act as a central liaison between surgeons, anesthesiologists, central sterile supply departments (CSSD), and hospital administration.
• Budgeting & Compliance: Help manage department budgets, resource allocation, and accreditation compliance standards required by medical college and health authorities.
• Academic & Research Support: Support teaching, training, and clinical observerships for medical, nursing, and paramedical students rotating through the college's operation theatre complex

Job Specifications & Requirements

• Qualifications: Bachelors or Master’s degree in Nursing (B.Sc./M.Sc. Nursing), Healthcare Management, or an equivalent health executive qualification (such as an IBODE or certified theatre specialization).
• Experience: Typically 5 to 10 years of clinical nursing or technical experience in an operating theatre environment, with at least 2 to 5 years in a supervisory or management role.
• Key Skills: Strong crisis management and decision-making abilities under high-pressure clinical conditions.
• Key Skills: Deep knowledge of surgical workflows, sterilization standards, and biomedical waste protocols.
• Key Skills: Excellent communication, team-building, and digital dashboard reporting skills.