Nurse Manager of Surgery OR

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Texas; On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HCA Healthcare, Inc. seeks a Nurse Manager of Surgery OR at Methodist Hospital Northeast to lead a high-performing team, coordinate patient care, and ensure adherence to quality standards.

This role supervises staffing, promotes professional nursing practice, and allocates resources to support surgical services. The position requires a Texas RN license, at least three years of acute care experience and one year of management experience.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited diploma, associates, or baccalaureate degree nursing program.
• Three years clinical acute care RN experience.
• One year management experience.
• Current license to practice professional registered nursing in the state of Texas

Responsibilities

• Builds and maintains a high functioning team and directs staffing for the unit 24/7.
• Manages personnel including interviewing, orientation, training and performance evaluation.
• Plans and directs patient care delivery in the unit in accordance with standards.
• Oversees departmental scope of services and care development.
• Develops and implements policies and procedures for the nursing specialty.
• Directs continuous quality improvement activities for patient care.

Skills

Leadership in nursing

Staffing management

Acute care nursing

Clinical supervision

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Job description

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Nurse Manager of Surgery OR with Methodist Hospital Northeast you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Nurse Manager is responsible to the Director, Vice President and/or the Chief Nursing Officer for facilitating, coordinating and delegating the delivery of patient care to a defined group of patients during their entire hospitalization period. S/he is responsible 24 hours a day for the staffing and management of patient care in each of his/her units, for promoting the practice of professional nursing in a specified patient care area, and for the acquisition, development, and utilization of resources (human and material) needed to fulfill those responsibilities. S/he works cooperatively with administrators, physicians, staff, other managers and all customers of the Methodist Healthcare System to provide services, which consistently meet and exceed the expectations of their customers. This is accomplished by assessing and prioritizing opportunities to improve, plan and implement effective changes and evaluate outcomes of process improvement activities. The Nurse Manager models behavior consistent with Methodist Excellence and actively supports the Mission and Vision of the MHS; effectively maintains the hospital’s Standards of Care and Practice.

Essential Job Functions:

1. Builds and maintains a high functioning team. Provides leadership and direction for staffing their unit(s) in accordance with the organizational goals and objectives. Identifies modifications in staffing based on patient acuity and census.

2. Manages personnel including interviewing, work allocation, orientation and training, staff development, problem resolution, evaluating performance, making recommendations for personnel actions, and motivation of employees to achieve peak performance. Is responsible for meeting unit productivity targets.

3. Plans, organizes, facilitates and directs patient care delivered on the unit on a 24 hour basis in accordance with recognized and accepted internal (e.g. unit, department, and hospital) and external (e.g. TJC, Medicare, OSHA) standards.

4. Develops and oversees the departmental scope of services and care.

5. Develops and implements policies and procedures which relate to the particular nursing specialty and integrates standards of care into unit operations/collaborative care paths that support the provision of services.

6. Directs processes to assess, improve and maintain the quality of patient care according to the hospital plan for quality improvement.

What qualifications you will need:

• Graduate of an accredited diploma, associates, or baccalaureate degree nursing program

Experience: ALL of the following:

• Three years clinical acute care RN experience.
• One year management experience

Minimum License, Certificates, or Registrations Required:

• Current license to practice professional registered nursing in the state of Texas

Benefits

Methodist Hospital Northeast, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Methodist Hospital Northeast is a 232 bed, full service hospital. We are home to the Joint Replacement Academy. We offer the latest treatment options for knee and hip pain. We house an impressive neurosurgical program. This program offers services from elective spine surgeries to advanced and comprehensive brain and spine care.

We are recognized by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association as a Certified Primary Stroke Center. We handle patients with urgency. We are acknowledged by the American College of Cardiology as an Accredited Chest Pain Center with Primary PCIa. All complaints are handled crucially. We are identified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for having a Pathway to Excellence Program. We dedicate resources to our employees. We have received the Mission: Lifeline® Bronze Receiving Quality Achievement Award. This is awarded for implementing specific quality improvements. These measures were outlined by the American Heart Association. The improvements impact the treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacks. This was outlined by the Texas Award for Performance Excellence. We have been nationally recognized by Leapfrog’s Hospital Safety Grade A.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it." - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Nurse Manager of Surgery OR opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.