SURGICAL CLINICAL SUPERVISOR (Registered Nurse - RN)

The Surgical Clinical Supervisor is a leadership role responsible for the coordination and supervision of daily operations in the Operating Room. This position ensures optimal patient care, staff performance, and adherence to protocols in a surgical environment.  The supervisor acts as a clinical resource, facilitates communication among surgical teams, and supports a safe, efficient, and effective patient care experience. Provide administrative support to the Clinical Surgical Manager and Director of Surgery.

Schedule: Full Time, Monday-Friday

Location: Muncie, IN 

Responsibilities:

•  Supervise and coordinate the operating room nursing staff during assigned shifts. Assign Operating Room personnel based on patient acuity, staff competency, and surgical schedule. 
•  Monitor workflow and adjust staffing needs as necessary to maintain patient safety and efficiency.
•  Serve as a liaison between surgical teams, anesthesiology, surgeons, sterile processing and management.
• Provide backup surgical nursing support, relieve Operating Room nursing personnel as needed, and function effectively in emergency situations.
•  Assist in coordinating functions of patient care areas to ensure smooth and timely patient flow, including developing and implementing staffing plans to ensue all required responsibilities are performed at a superior level.
•  Routinely monitor procedures and patients being scheduled to ensure adequate equipment, supplies and staffing are available for planned cases.
•  Evaluate issues and determine and implement solutions in a logical, reasonable, and timely manner.
•  Assist with conflict resolution, staff concerns and escalated clinical issues. Communicate this with Surgery Clinical Manager and Director of Surgery. 
•  Assume administrative responsibility in the absence of the Surgical Clinical Manager and/or Director of Surgery.
•  Evaluate equipment and supplies, ensuring adequate stocking levels for center operation; oversee and manage plans for safe storage and distribution of equipment and supplies; and work with sales representatives to ensure proper equipment is available for center when needed.
•  Communicate with employees, Director of Surgery, Surgical Clinical Manger, and physicians in a timely manner and maintain effective public relations with physicians, patients, patient families, and employees.
•  Places a high priority on and maintains strict confidentiality in all situations.
•  Participates in professional development activities and maintains applicable professional affiliations and certifications as required.
•  Attends and participates in required organizational meetings and committees as requested.
•  Perform additional related duties as assigned.

Education, Experience and Certification/License Requirements: 

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and must hold a current Registered Nurse license to practice in the State of Indiana. Minimum of five years’ experience as a Registered Nurse required. Experience as a surgical, perioperative, or critical care nurse preferred. Must maintain CPR and ACLS certifications.

Working Conditions/Physical Demands:

Working environment is in a surgical environment. Exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, ionizing radiation, medicinal preparations, bodily fluids, and other conditions common to a surgical environment. Work requires standing and walking or other means of mobility for extended periods of time. Position requires full range of body motion including reaching, handling and lifting/assisting patients, handling of instruments and equipment, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination. Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 100 pounds. Requires normal visual acuity and hearing must be in normal range for telephone contacts and to interact directly with patients. Requires working under stressful conditions or working irregular hours. Regularly interacts with the staff, physicians, and the public.