Operating Room OR Resource Manager

Mercy Ships; Town of Texas (WI); Remote; USD 79,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

At Mercy Ships, we are seeking an Operating Room Resource Manager to support the delivery of surgical services on our vessels. This role involves staffing, policy development, and ensuring high clinical standards. Ideal candidates are supportive of our mission, collaborative, and possess strong leadership skills. A Registered Nurse license and relevant experience in acute settings are required. This role offers a salary range of $79,000 - $85,000 and allows remote working.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required - Bachelor's Degree in relevant field preferred.
• Registered Nurse with active license.
• Minimum two years full-time experience in an acute hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Plan and support surgical services in the Operating Room departments.
• Ensure staffing and equipment are in place for the department.
• Develop policies and procedures for clinical governance.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Teamwork

Problem solving

Detail-oriented

Leadership

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor's Degree in relevant field

Registered Nurse with active license

Tools

Operating room standards

Job description

Mercy Ships is a global faith-based charity that uses hospital ships to bring life-changing surgeries and transformational medical training to people in some of the most challenging contexts along the African coast. For over 40 years, Mercy Ships has been delivering lasting hope and healing through safe surgical care, while working alongside partners and stakeholders to strengthen local healthcare systems in more than 55 countries. Since the inception of this dream by founders Don and Deyon Stephens in 1978, Mercy Ships has served more than 2.7 million direct beneficiaries without regard for race, gender, or religion.

The Opportunity

Do you have a heart for the hurting and a desire to invest your talents and experiences into a mission with eternal significance? For every transformative surgery that takes place onboard one of our Mercy Ships, there are dozens of men and women being used of the Lord to prepare the way through their vocational gifts and talents!

The Operating Room Resource Manager plans and supports the provision of surgical services in the Operating Room (OR) departments onboard Mercy Ships vessels.

Responsible for staffing, and for ensuring equipment and resources required for the department are in place. Ensures the highest standards of clinical practice are upheld. She/He develops policies and procedures as needed and ensures documents are current, comprehensive, and effective. Provides centralized clinical and operational support to both the AFM and GLM OR departments.

How You’ll Contribute

Clinical

• Support the execution of hospital, programmatic, and organizational objectives in a systematic and structured way.
• Develop policies and procedures as needed and ensure documents are current, comprehensive, and effective.
• Provide clinical and operational support to both the AFM and GLM OR departments.
• Create a departmental plan to ensure hospital objectives are met.
• Utilize monitoring tools to track and report on the performance of the service line. Create tools if none exist.
• Regularly identify growth initiatives, advocate for best practices and integrate them into a continuous improvement plan.
• Coordinate with the biomedical team for equipment preventative maintenance, repair, and replacement.
• Provide input for the annual budget of the Hospital.
• Act as the Operating Room subject matter expert for:
• Clinical matters related to quality, safety, clinical performance and effectiveness (clinical governance)
• Project work (e.g., electronic health record development, annual maintenance periods, etc.)

  Staffing

• Review applicants for OR position qualifications (except surgeons and anesthesia providers)
• Document needed positions in the staffing formation for each vessel.
• Select candidates to fill staffing plans.
• Assist with the development of recruitment strategy for OR positions.
• Attend industry conferences as appropriate.
• Provide remote or onboard training for team members as needed.

  Equipment and Resource Management

• Provide clinical perspective related to OR equipment procurement.
• Liaise with vendors to ensure optimal use of equipment.
• Coordinate with procurement, supply, and pharmacy teams to ensure required resources are available for the OR departments.
• Other duties as assigned.

  The Ideal Candidate Is

• Supportive of Mercy Ships mission and vision and committed to its core values.
• Understand and apply servant leadership, work collaboratively with integrity and demonstrate accountability.
• Written and oral fluency in English is required.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to be a team player and work well with others
• Able to be a self-starter, detailed-oriented and organized.
• Able to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• May require occasional travel to the International Support Center and to the vessels.
• Knowledge of operating room standards and equipment.

  Education & Experience

• High school diploma required - Bachelor's Degree in relevant field or equivalent working experience preferred.
• Registered Nurse with active license in home country.
• Minimum two years full time experience following license in an acute hospital setting
• Mercy Ships operating room department experience is strongly preferred but not required.
• Successful completion of Mercy Ships Entry Training will be required within the first year.

This is a paid position $79,000 - $85,000, working remotely.**Compensation range listed is for U.S. hires only. Actual compensation may vary dependent upon location of hire.

To explore our many Mercy Ships volunteer opportunities, please visit us at: https://www.mercyships.org/get-involved/volunteer/