Do you strive to continually exceed expectations?

Do you demonstrate respect and concern for all individuals?

Are you willing to care for our community with honest, positive, and ethical behavior?

If yes, you might be the team member we are looking for!

At Chadron Community Hospital, we are driven by our Mission Statement, “Provide and support health care and community service programs of excellence in the communities we serve”.

Position Details:

Surgery Supervisor

Full-time, Permanent, Salary, Benefited position

On-call required & weekends.

Sign on bonus available!

Position Summary:

Surgical Nurse Supervisor who participates in all aspects of the hospital surgical department and regularly provides patient care.

Job Duties:

• Coordinates assignments of staff, instrument set-ups and lay-out of tables for various operations.
• Anticipates surgeons’ requirements and ensures supply availability.
• Prepares general procedures and lists requirements of each operating surgeon for each type of operation performed.
• Standardizes packs and draping of patients for each operation.
• Informs staff of new procedures, special instruments or sutures required for scheduled operations.
• Regularly provides coaching and leadership with clinical staff.
• Coordinates with Clinical Nurse Educator to ensure staff orientation and identify ongoing in-service programs following evidence-based practice in the delivery of quality patient care.
• Demonstrates clinical proficiency, including providing efficient aid to surgeons and ensures strict observance of aseptic techniques.
• Acquaints personnel with proper methods and techniques before participating in operative procedures.
• Ensures that operating room and delivery room suites are kept meticulously clean.
• Cooperates with purchasing department in selection of new instruments, supplies and equipment.
• Participates in formulating administrative and personnel policies pertaining to surgical room staff and procedures.
• Directs maintenance of required records and reports, including work performance.
• Directs the central supply area in requisition, storing, preparing, and issuing packs, trays and equipment to doctors and the entire hospital
• Supervises professional and non-professional nursing personnel assigned to Operating Room, Recovery Room and Central Sterile ensuring safe and appropriate patient care.
• Coordinates with Surgical Services Nurse Manager to meet any departmental nursing service’s needs.
• Cooperates with all department heads to coordinate continuity of care.
• As needed, teaches courses in operating room techniques for CCH staff.
• Effective patient teaching, pre and post operatively.
• Ability to work with vendors to keep good quality, up to date supplies available at reasonable prices.
• Knowledge of prior-authorization requirements and ability to communicate with physicians, patients and 3rd party regarding these.
• Resource person for Infection Control Committee
• May perform other duties as necessary.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:

Education/Licensure/Certification — Mandatory:

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
• Current registered nurse licensure in state of employment
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
• Basic Cardiovascular Life Support (BLS)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) (within 6 months of hire)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification (within 6 months of hire)

Experience:

Required:

• One year varied perioperative nursing services
• Basic computer skills (eg, Microsoft® Word)

Preferred:

• Two years of specialty or team leader experience
• Advanced computer skills (eg, Microsoft® PowerPoint, Excel)

For full job description, please contact Human Resources.

We would like to welcome you to our team!

Excellent benefit package, employee benevolent fund and employee recognition program. For more information regarding benefit information, please contact Human Resources.

Pre-employment drug screen and background check upon conditional job offer required.