Job Summary and Qualifications

• Assures the delivery of professional nursing care within the Operating Room by assessing, planning, organizing, directing and evaluating nursing care provided to all surgery patients.
• Collaborates with the OR Educator in education and training of all department staff both in the initial implementation phase and on an ongoing basis.
• Develops staff by department specific needs assessment.
• Develops goals and objectives, implementation methods, evaluation measures.
• Develops, maintains and interprets policy and procedures; maintains fiscal responsibility for department.
• Responsible for implementation of professional nursing care for all patients.
• Acts as liaison between OR staff and administration, medical staff and other hospital departments.
• Performance appraisals, in collaboration with clinical unit leadership.
• Participates in facility management team meetings.
• Works collaboratively with director, administration, finance department and unit leadership in both operating and capital budget processes.

What qualifications you will need:

• Must have 2 years of Operating Room acute care leadership experience with a minimum of 5 years of RN staff level operating room experience.
• Strong clinical knowledge in surgical nursing.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Current State of Texas RN license or compact state license required.
• Current Healthcare Provider BLS issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross is required.
• CNOR preferred.