Nurse Manager - Perioperative Services

Nurse Manager I - Perioperative Services

Are you looking for a rewarding career with family-friendly hours and top-notch benefits? We're looking for qualified candidates like you to join our Texas Health family.

Work location: Texas Health Azle

Core work hours: Monday - Friday; 8:00a-5:00p

Texas Health Azle has proudly served the tri-county area of North Texas since the 1950s. Our 36-bed, community-based hospital delivers high-quality care to residents in Azle, Lake Worth, Springtown, and surrounding communities. We specialize in outpatient surgery, rehabilitative therapies-including physical, hand, lymphedema, and pelvic health-and advanced imaging services such as mammography, CT scans, and MRI. As a trusted provider of emergency care, we serve one of the largest land areas in the DFW Metroplex, spanning parts of Tarrant, Wise, and Parker counties. Texas Health Azle is accredited by The Joint Commission for disease-specific Chest Pain care and designated by the Texas Department of Health & Human Services as a Level IV Trauma Center and Level IV Support Stroke Facility. We're also recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Pathways to Excellence® hospital-highlighting our commitment to a supportive, high-performing workplace and quality-driven patient care.

Job Qualifications

OPERATIONS: Plan, organize, and delegate activities as required for safe, efficient, and effective operation of the unit including active participation with other hospital departments and leadership to accomplish this purpose. Provide resources and guidance to support the utilization of evidence based practice standards. Identify and utilize processes and resources that support optimal delivery of data and information to staff. Facilitate activities that prepare unit, environment, and staff to meet credentialing bodies requirements. Identify key drivers in throughput process, evaluate areas role, and develop solutions to barriers.

QUALITY PATIENT CARE OUTCOMES: Plan, manage, patient care processes to improve performance. Facilitate delivery of quality patient care. Require documentation that meets hospital and credentialing standards/policy/guidelines. Demonstrates positive supportive role in change process.

HUMAN RESOURCES: Responsible for staffing based on patient care needs. Responsible for personnel functions including staff, performance reviews and corrective action. Promote professional growth and development of all employees. Recognize and reward individual and team accomplishments. Promote staff retention. Facilitate new staff orientation. Supports shared decision-making through the unit-based council.

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION: Incorporate customer needs and expectations into daily operations and business planning strategies. Promote team building strategies and principles of group process in interaction with staff.

BUDGET: Prepares operating and capital budgets for areas of responsibility. Manages approved operating and capital budgets effectively and adjusts strategies as needed to meet budget expectations. Identifies and evaluates patient care requirements and outcomes based upon patient acuity, system and budgetary guidelines.

PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY: Demonstrates involvement in professional organization. Participates in hospital/department/system committees. Stays current with professional activities. Alerts appropriate individuals regarding ethical and legal concerns (i.e. Risk Manager, Compliance Officer, Director). Educates, promotes and evaluates appropriate use of chain of command by staff. Acts as a role model/mentor. Adheres to ANA Code of Ethics. Complies with hospital policies and with Nurse Practice Act. Active in Reach Out THR and other community activities. Makes appropriate referrals to Peer Review. Participates in 360 degree evaluations. Creates development plan that identifies and addresses areas of needed growth. Completes reports in a timely manner. Utilizes various resources for development.

Education

Bachelor's Degree Nursing Required

Masters Degree in Nursing, Business or Administration a Plus

Experience

3 Years Experience as a registered nurse with previous experience as a charge nurse or similar leadership role (i.e., charge nurse, committee chair, preceptor, supervisor) Required

2 years OR Experience Strongly Preferred

Supervisory or Managerial Experience Strongly Preferred

Licenses and Certifications

RN - Registered Nurse Upon Hire Required

And BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly Required

CNOR is a Plus

ACLS with in 90 days of Hire

Skills

Knowledge of industry standards:organization, theory, principles, and research processes, quality improvement and change management techniques, financial analysis, budget process and planning, accreditation and regulatory standards, strategic planning principles, ability to assess nursing care requirements based on nursing principles, scope of practice, and regulatory standards.

Why Texas Health? At Texas Health Resources, our mission is 'to improve the health of the people in the communities we serve'. As part of the Texas Health family and its 28,000+ employees, we're one of the largest employers in the Dallas Fort Worth area. Our career growth and professional development opportunities are top-notch and our benefits are equally outstanding. Come be a part of our exceptional team as we improve the health of the people in our communities every day. You belong here.