Periop Nurse Supervisor, Full-Time Evenings, 3p-11p, Operating Room, Overlook Medical Center

Job description

Responsible for ensuring that the department is staffed appropriately to ensure the effective delivery of nursing care/specialty needs of services are met. Maintains compliance with established quality standards. Manages unit staff productively and assists in budget development and maintenance. Assumes a leadership role in development of professional practice. Principal Accountabilities: 1. Coordinates daily staffing schedule. 2. Consults in a variety of patient care situations requiring advanced competency and knowledge. 3. Serve as a clinical resource for problem solving and assist staff with patient related issues and emergency situations. 4. Acts as liaison to other departments and multiple patient care services. 5. Serves as a role model to develop staff competence. 6. Assists in cost management, including product evaluation, prevention of waste and damage, room utilization, control of overtime, and appropriate staffing mix. 7. Facilitates unit-based QE program/projects. 8. Investigates and follows up on incident reports and patient complaints. 9. Evaluates and updates the quality and appropriate use of department and unit tools. 10. Acts as a manager in absence of the manager...