RN PACU Manager

United Surgical Partners International, Inc; Warrington Township (Bucks County); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Life and AD&D coverage

Disability coverage

401(k) retirement planning

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

Bucks County Surgical Suites is seeking an experienced RN PACU Manager to lead nursing care in the Pre-op and PACU areas, ensuring patient safety, quality care, and compliance with state standards and center policies.

You will develop and implement nursing philosophy, schedules, and staffing plans, oversee infection control, and collaborate with the Director of Nursing and Administration on quality initiatives and budget controls.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
• Licensed to practice nursing in the state.
• CPR and ACLS certification required.
• At least 1 year of intra-operative setting experience.
• Demonstrates clinical competency, leadership, and teaching capabilities.
• Physically and emotionally capable of performing responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Formulates and implements nursing philosophy aligned with Center goals.
• Develops policies, procedures, and staffing to achieve Center objectives.
• Evaluates programs and patient care activities.
• Ensures compliance with HIPAA and accrediting standards.
• Maintains documentation of patient care per legal and health standards.
• Develops organizational structure to enable safe, effective care.
• Provides leadership and supports relations with staff and medical staff.
• Establishes standards of nursing care in Pre-op and PACU areas.
• Prepares weekly and monthly nursing schedules.
• Initiates cost-control activities and budget awareness.
• Delegates administrative responsibilities during absence.
• Directs infection control and environmental safety practices.
• Holds staff accountable via performance evaluations.
• Oversees quality control studies in cooperation with Nursing Director and Admin.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Patient care

Infection control

Education

Nursing degree

Job description

Bucks County Surgical Suites is hiring a RN PACU Manager

Eligible for a Sign-on Bonus up to $10,000.00

RN PACU Manager atBucks County Surgical Suites

Provides nursing care within state standards of practice and the policies of the Surgery Center. Makes decisions regarding direct patient care needs and communicates appropriate information to other team members. Helps maintain equipment, supplies, and cleanliness of unit as a whole. May have additional responsibilities as designed by the Director of Nursing/Administrator, which include, but are not limited to, providing patient care in other departments (after being oriented and educated), serving on committees, participating in quality improvement audits, and projects.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Formulates and implements nursing philosophy and objectives consistent with the stated goals of the Center.
• Assists in developing policies, procedures, and staffing essential to the achievement of the philosophy and objectives of the Center. Reviews and revises these in collaboration with the Administrator, the nursing staff and the professional staff, keeping up to date on current trends in nursing practice and patient care.
• Evaluates programs and patient care activities.
• Ensures continued compliance with government regulatory agencies, i.e. HIPPA, the facilities accrediting organizational standards, and AAAHC.
• Assures documentation of patient care meets criteria dictated by legal practice, state, and federal health standards.
• Develops an organizational structure, assigning responsibilities and delegating authority that shall facilitate safe, effective, and efficient care for the patient.
• Provides leadership and support in developing and maintaining effective relationships with the center staff and the medical staff.
• Establishes, maintains, analyzes, and evaluates standards of nursing care within the Pre-op and, PACU areas in compliance with professional nursing standards.
• Prepares weekly and monthly nursing schedules.
• Initiates and / or supports activities to control costs.
• Delegates administrative responsibilities to another staff R.N. in his / her absence with notification to the Administrator.
• Reduces chance of nosocomial infection by directing attention to infection control and environmental safety practices.
• Holds individual employees accountable for assigned responsibilities, individual goals, and performance expectations through annual performance evaluations and conferences.
• Establishes, maintains, and evaluates quality control studies within the pre-operative and PACU areas in collaboration with the Director of Nursing and the Administrator to improve the services these departments provide to others.
• Oversees the EDGETM responsibilities of direct reports and maintains own EDGETM requirements.
• Assists with environmental hazard and infection control surveillance, and participates in emergency preparedness drills.
• Maintains patient, physician, and employee privacy and confidentiality per policy and HIPPA regulations.
• Follows the Center's professional code of conduct and dress code policy.
• Communicates effectively and courteously with visitors, physicians and their office staffs, patients, and employees.
• Attends all mandatory in-services and meetings.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
• Currently licensed in the state.
• CPR required, advanced life support certification required.
• One year experience required intra-operative setting.
• Demonstrates clinical competency, leadership, and teaching capabilities.
• Physically and emotionally capable of performing responsibilities of position.

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
• Life and AD&D coverage
• Availability of short- and long-term disability
• Flexible financial benefits including FSAs and HSAs
• 401(k) and access to retirement planning
• Paid holidays and vacation

Who We Are

At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and healthcare systems to provide first-class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.

USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.