PreOp/PACU Charge Nurse

United Surgical Partners International Inc

Austin, TX

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Asepsis, CPR Certification, Communication Skills, Data Collection, Data Entry, EDGE (Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution), Geriatrics, Healthcare, Hospital, Knowledge Base, Kronos Products, Leadership, Maintain Compliance, Market Surveys, Medical Treatment, Nursing, Nursing Credentials, Organizational Skills, Orthopedics, Outpatient Care, Pain Management, Patient Care, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Performance Management, Postanesthesia, Prescription Drugs, Problem Solving Skills, Registered Nurse (RN), Retirement Planning, Surgical Procedures, Training/Teaching
LOCATION
Austin, TX
POSTED
18 days ago

PreOp/PACU Charge Nurse

Hyde Park Surgery Center is hiring a PreOp/PACU Charge Nurse

Welcome to Hyde Park Surgery Center

We have 3 OR rooms. We perform outpatient surgical procedures in ENT, Orthopedic, Pain Management, Spine. Position requires weekdays only -- no holidays, weekends, or call. Some early mornings and later evenings may be required; schedule subject to change based on surgical schedule and flow of the day.

PreOp/PACU Charge Nurse at Hyde Park Surgery Center

Supervises the Preop/PACU staff to provide a daily smooth flow of cases.

Prepares monthly schedules.

Prepare, coordinate and perform monthly staff meetings

Communicate effectively with physicians to resolve issues and provide efficiency and smooth case flow.

Assists with education by coordinating and/or giving in-services.

Prepare schedules in the afternoon for next day.

Communicate with vendors and representatives for supplies, equipment or instruments

Works closely with Materials and Sterile Processing Dept to coordinate supplies & instrument needs.

Preparing and administering annual evaluations

Works closely with manager with hiring and orienting Preop/PACU staff members

Helps in revising and preparing policies that relate to Preop/PACU functions

Assistance in maintaining compliance for Joint Commission surveys

Enters company data collections and observations with company EDGE

MIDAS data entry.

Enters data into Kronos time keeping program

Assistance with staff counseling as necessary

Coordinates and assists in Performance Improvement Projects.

Qualifications

  • Current Texas Nursing License
  • Current CPR, ACLS, and PALS
  • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, BSN preferred.
  • Minimum One year nursing leadership experience
  • Minimum of 2- 5 years' experience in Pre-Op/PACU
  • Ability to recognize, evaluate, solve problems and correct errors.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, hospital staff, physicians, vendors and the public.
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills.
  • Demonstrates accountability, professionalism, openness, receptive to change, creativity and innovative.
  • Ability to adapt to change quickly, strong knowledge base relative to surgery procedures and management of the surgical patient.
  • Understands principles of aseptic technique and their implementation
  • Ability to care for patients from infancy to geriatrics.
  • Excellent teaching skills
  • Basic knowledge of Performance Improvement ideology

What We Offer

As an organization, one way we care for our communities and each other is by providing a comprehensive benefits package that includes the following, subject to employment status:

  • Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
  • Life and AD&D coverage
  • Availability of short- and long-term disability
  • Flexible financial benefits including FSAs and HSAs
  • 401(k) and access to retirement planning
  • Paid holidays and vacation

Who We Are

At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and healthcare systems to provide first-class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.

USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.

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About the Company

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United Surgical Partners International Inc

Strength in Numbers
United Surgical Partners International (USPI) and Tenet have combined forces to create the nation’s largest ambulatory surgery provider. Our combined network of exceptional surgical and imaging facilities includes approximately 20 imaging centers, and over 265 short-stay surgical facilities. Together, our partnerships include 50 health systems and more than 4,000 physicians.

Nationwide Experience
Our partners deliver high quality ambulatory solutions in safe, efficient and caring USPI facilities in communities of every size across 29 states. Our physician partners are focused on providing quality patient care, in part because they are invested in their USPI facility. We provide the infrastructure and support they need to perform their best. This is one of the advantages of partnering with USPI.

Quality Patient Services
We share a vision with our physician and health system partners. Our goal is to provide the quality of healthcare services we would insist upon for our own families. Since our founding in 1998, this goal has helped us grow exponentially. Today, our strategic joint venture with Tenet establishes USPI as one of the nation's leading providers of ambulatory solutions.

Operating Excellence
Our size and experience in developing and operating ambulatory facilities and strategic vision allow our facilities to achieve both high patient satisfaction and solid financial results. Moreover, because we engage physicians in the governance and growth of the facility, we also achieve excellent clinical outcomes.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Healthcare Services
FOUNDED
1998
WEBSITE
http://www.uspi.com/