Nurse Supervisor Operating Room

Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

Essential Functions Our Trinity Health Culture: Knows, understands, incorporates & demonstrates our Trinity Health Mission, Values, Vision, Actions & Promise in behaviors, practices & decisions. Colleague Experience & Well-being: Fosters a continuous learning & development environment; Stimulates & adopts innovative practices; Cultivates caring by encouraging a work environment that is respectful of colleague well-being; Understands & embraces change through the active encouragement of innovation & provisioning teams with tools & resources necessary for successful transformation; Leads others through change process. Environment of Care: Facilitates a healing environment, reverentially encouraging and supporting basic needs as sacred acts, sustaining human dignity; Practices in an environmentally safe, professional manner; Values & advocates for the patient’s cultural beliefs & faith; Monitors & initiates corrections or evidence-based practices; Promotes optimum physical & psychological behaviors; Influences effective, judicious & financially responsible use of resources (people, equipment, supplies, materials). Maintains a working knowledge of applicable federal, state & local laws / regulations, Trinity Health Integrity & Compliance Program & Code of Conduct, as well as other policies, procedures & guidelines in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical & professional behavior & safe work practices. Compassion & Communication: Incorporates colleague well-being dimensions throughout the colleague experience as an essential component of leading nursing practices; Actively participates in building community by fostering trusting relationships; Visible and accessible to the team; Facilitates development of interpersonal relationships & use of effective & respectful written, verbal & nonverbal communications; Demonstrates authentic listening by forgiving & accepting positive & negative feelings; Encourages & models communication that respects diversity & divergent opinions; Employs communication strategies that shows the value of patient & family participation in care. Professional Nursing Process (NL): Knows, understands, incorporates & demonstrates (document, teach, coordinate, advocate) standard elements of professional practice: Assess, Diagnose, Outcomes Identification / Solutions, Plan, Implement, Evaluate (ANA); Participates in the development of clinical standards that are collaborative, collegial & supported by current & relevant evidence-based practices, science, trends & data (clinical & administrative) & patient care (AONL). Professional Nursing Practice: Acts independently & appropriately within license, scope of knowledge & experience in practice area. Supports safety by adhering to standards & acting as a champion role model. Accountable for personal learning & development by participating in knowledge, skill & competency enhancing activities.

Position Summary:

Oversees the shift operations of a single patient care department; supervises employees directly and is responsible for solving most of the problems arising for assigned shift or clinical specialty (surgery). Supervises the planning,

directing, and evaluating of clinical operations in collaboration with Manager and/or Clinical Service Director, including but not limited to staff development, daily staff assignment of patient care, ensuring adequate equipment

and supplies inventory control, quality assessment and improvement, customer service strategies, assistance with performance evaluations, implementing the strategic and operational plans, and intra- and inter-departmental

communication as well as liaison with medical staff and sales representatives. Follows Trinity Health’s professional nursing standards of care. Direct reports include Registered Nurses and support staff on assigned shift.

What the Nursing Supervisor Operating Room will need:

Education

• Minimum: For Nursing areas - Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN). For other clinical areas – Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a clinical discipline appropriate to the clinical area.
• Preferred: For Nursing areas - Masters in Nursing (MSN) or plan to complete Master’s degree strongly preferred.

Credentials/Licensure

• Minimum: Licensed Registered Nurse in state of Michigan.
• Preferred: Certified in Specialty; ACLS/PALS/NALS as per specialty.

Related Experience

• Minimum: Three years acute care nursing experience for similar patient populations. Progressive experience in health care including involvement in direct patient care, educating staff, supervising personnel and problem solving of unit or organizational issues.

What the Nursing Supervisor Operating Room will do:

• Communicates and collaborates with staff, clinical managers/directors, medical staff, clinical resource coordinators and other hospital personnel regarding clinical operations, patient flow and staff development opportunities.
• Manages day-to-day operations of a single clinical area, specialty or shift or oversees the operations across units. Resolves problems within area of specialty.
• Supervises staff from an operations perspective. Collaborates with Manager and Clinical Service Director to facilitate hiring, and performance management responsibilities. Completes performance reviews and mentoring of all staff assigned to shift.
• Facilitates scheduling, staffing and daily adjustments based on patient needs, budgetary parameters, and resources available.
• Facilitates patient flow which includes but is not limited to identifying problems, suggested needed changes, working with CRC, etc.
• Assists managers, other clinical leaders, and clinical resource coordinators, in matching human resources, clinical skills and patient needs with bed assignment

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.