Assistant Nurse Manager, OR Tech Support

Company Description

The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is an academic private health system, focused on delivering compassionate, high quality care and putting discovery and innovation into practice at the bedside. Partnering with the University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Nursing and University of Maryland, Baltimore who educate the state’s future health care professionals, UMMS is an integrated network of care, delivering 25 percent of all hospital care in urban, suburban and rural communities across the state of Maryland. UMMS puts academic medicine within reach through primary and specialty care delivered at 11 hospitals, including the flagship University of Maryland Medical Center, the System’s anchor institution in downtown Baltimore, as well as through a network of University of Maryland Urgent Care centers and more than 150 other locations in 13 counties. For more information, visit www.umms.org.

Job Description

I. General Summary 
 
Under general direction, assumes a supervisory role for assigned UMMC Operating Room Support Technician team members and responsibility for daily operations of the team. Serves as a resource for questions and problem solving as appropriate.  Identifies areas of improvement, cost savings and works with staff to facilitate the necessary changes.  

 
II. Principal Responsibilities and Tasks 
 
The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification.  They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified. 

• Oversees and is responsible for the assigned Operating room Support Technician members and supervisors to include performance appraisals, mentoring, and coaching. 
• This role will have a provide input into the development of continuing education initiatives and onboarding educational and orientation programs.
• Provides overall supervision, training and evaluation in accordance with system and  departmental policies and procedures. 
• Interviews and recommends hiring of staff. 
• Conducts annual performance evaluations of assigned staff, recommends disciplinary measures and implements when directed. Serves as a staff resource. 
• Promotes professional development of staff. 
• Ensures policies and procedures are understood and followed.  
• Acts as a liaison with nursing, quality management, applicable hospital departments and other related services or committees. 
• Actively participates in and leads discussion of purchasing needs, quality results and feedback, problem solving and development to improve quality of care and service as assigned.  Follows up and supports efforts of colleagues to implement improvement action plans. 
• Takes a proactive approach to addressing potential problems with operational management in the operating room.
• Collaborates with leadership on long- and short- term planning. Facilitates change within department/unit to meet organizational goals. 
• Creates, implement, and/or lead performance improvement projects. 

Patient Safety 

Ensures patient safety in the performance of job functions and through participation in hospital, department or unit patient safety initiatives. 

1. Takes action to correct observed risks to patient safety. 
2. Reports adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority. 
3. Reviews adverse events and near misses and creates appropriate action plans with leadership collaboratively.
4. Identifies possible risks in processes, procedures, devices and communicates the same to those in charge. 

Qualifications

Education and Experience 

1. Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of Maryland

2. Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree preferred. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 

• Demonstrated ability to independently manage and lead programs, staff, and projects. 
• Demonstrated leadership abilities, including collaborative, consultative and coaching skills. 
• Knowledge of policies and procedures related to emergency situations, discipline and disaster plans as needed for resolving administrative and clinical matters. 
• Ability to deliver various educational programs to the off-shift staff members related to operating room operations, etc.
• Ability to respond, investigate, identify and problem-solve regarding issues related to administrative and clinical matters that require immediate and decisive action. 
• Ability to manage staff related to personnel issues such as absenteeism, tardiness, performance standards and to take the a