Nursing Supervisor Surgical Operating Theater

Job Description

• Accomplishes nursing human resource objectives by selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising job contributions; adhering to policies and procedures.
• Meets nursing operational standards by contributing information to strategic plans and reviews; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; identifying system improvements.
• Meets nursing financial standards by providing annual budget information; monitoring expenditures; identifying variances; implementing corrective actions.
• Identifies patient service requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand service requirements.
• Maintains nursing guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures.
• Assures quality of care by developing and interpreting hospital and nursing division’s philosophies and standards of care; enforcing adherence to national nursing practice requirements and to other governing agency regulations; measuring health outcomes against standards; making or recommending adjustments.
• Completes patient care requirements by scheduling and assigning nursing and staff, following up on work results.
• Resolves patient needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by designing and implementing procedures, rules, and regulations, calling for assistance from other health care professionals.
• Protects patients and employees by developing and interpreting infection-control policies and protocols; enforcing medication administration, storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Maintains nursing supplies inventory by studying usage reports; identifying trends; anticipating needed supplies; approving requisitions and cost allocations.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.
• Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Skills

• In-depth knowledge of hospital procedures.
• Thorough knowledge of legal regulations and best practices in healthcare.
• Team management skills.
• Great communication and people skills.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.