Manager, Surgical Services

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is a family that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience defines us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

 

We offer a competitive salary and benefit package, including medical, dental, vision, disability, retirement, health savings account (HSA), pet insurance, paid time off, continuing education and professional development opportunities. Other considerations include team-approached interdisciplinary care, friendly environment and the satisfaction that our patients are receiving the best care available.

Job Overview

Shriners Children's is the premier pediatric burn, orthopaedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate, and pediatric subspecialties medical center.  We have an opportunity for a Manager of our Surgical Services department.  Join a team of professionals committed to improving children's lives. Our top healthcare professionals excel in their practices and provide compassionate, family-centered care to children who need it most.   

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership in working cooperatively with pre-op, post-op and surgical standards for professional nursing practice in the clinical setting.

• Organizes, directs, assesses, plans, evaluates, assists in the delivery of surgical services nursing care / services to inpatients and same day surgery patients in the Perioperative Area and in compliance with the Standards of Practice of the American Operating Room Nurse Association and the American Association of Post-Anesthesia Standards and AABB Standards.

• Works in a leadership role by assisting with staffing, scheduling, patient flow, unit management, performance improvement opportunities, projects, education and handles day-to-day family or patient issues as they arise.

• Incumbent is well versed in clinical knowledge of Surgical Services, demonstrates clear and professional communication, works as a collaborative teammate and leader who takes the initiative to successfully address problems and improve departmental efficiencies.

 

Note: This is not an all-inclusive list of this job’s responsibilities. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned. 

Qualifications

Required:

Bachelor’s degree (BSN)

Active RN license in state of practice

5 years’ experience as a clinical nurse

5 years’ experience charge nurse / team lead

Critical care experience

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

 

Preferred:

5 years' of pediatric and/or orthopedic experience

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification