OR Throughput & Flow Leader

Brigham and Women's Hospital; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary & benefits

Growth opportunities

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

MBTA pass discount

Free parking

Childcare resources

Retirement plan

Event discounts

Job summary

The Brigham and Women's Hospital is seeking an Operating Room Nurse Flow Manager to maximize patient flow across 46 operating rooms, overseeing scheduling and staffing to support perioperative care.

You will collaborate with anesthesia, surgeons, and nursing leadership to maintain efficient OR utilization, monitor delays, and ensure cost-effective operations in a high-volume environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's of Science in Nursing degree required.
• Previous Operating Room Charge Nurse experience required.
• Master's Degree in related healthcare, Operations, engineering preferred.

Responsibilities

• Directs the efficient flow and movement of perioperative patients from pre-op, ED, or inpatient unit, to the operating room, and then to PACU or inpatient unit.
• Establishes effective communications with nursing management, clinical support, anesthesia floor leader, surgeon, and hospital administration to ensure efficient utilization of theOperating Room.
• Ensures that optimum utilization is maintained with minimum use of overtime and additional staff. Impact of errors could result in major revenue losses and increased personnel expenses.
• Track and communicate any actual or potential delays and trends to support institutional goals.
• Align nursing staffing numbers and skill set with surgical cases and volume at all times, paying particular notice to 3:00pm, 5:00pm, 7:00pm, and 9:00pm.
• Utilizes clinical knowledge and judgement to adhere to OR schedule and minimize delays which can result in loss of revenue, increase personnel expenses, and impact patient outcomes.
• Establishes and maintains an environment conducive to high morale and job satisfaction, fulfillment of staff goals, and delivery of optimum performance.
• Implements and monitors adherence to personnel and departmental policies.
• Abide by organizational structure escalation pathways for support as needed.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal communication

Analytical abilities

Organizational skills

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor's of Science in Nursing

Master's Degree in related healthcare, operations, or engineering

Tools

EPIC

Job description

The Brigham and Women's Hospital is seeking an Operating Room Nurse Flow Manager to maximize patient flow across 46 operating rooms, overseeing scheduling and staffing to support perioperative care.

You will collaborate with anesthesia, surgeons, and nursing leadership to maintain efficient OR utilization, monitor delays, and ensure cost-effective operations in a high-volume environment.