Perioperative RN Management

Perioperative RN Management - San Diego

Please note, this position posting is exclusively intended to determine interest in future Perioperative RN Management opportunities in the San Diego area. Should you meet the posted qualifications, we invite you to submit your interest. Actual position, status, and shift will vary depending on the needs of the medical center. As a result of growth and expansion in 2011, a number of management opportunities exist throughout California for experienced Perioperative managers. If you have a California RN license, three to five years clinical experience and at least two years leadership, supervisory, or management experience, we invite you to consider joining our team. Please see below for the qualifications to our upcoming management opportunities. Essential Functions: - Through department assistant managers and staff, manages the delivery of nursing services and patient care which meet or exceed cost, quality, clinical and utilization standards and performance measures. - Ensures that services meet members', physician and internal clients needs in a changing, competitive health care market. - With Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and SCPMG staff, develops strategic/business plans to achieve integrated services across the continuum of care. - Manages and ensures continuous improvement of all clinical practices, services and operations by designing and implementing systems, processes and methods to evaluate and improve patient care within assigned department and across the continuum of care. - Ensures staff provide the highest quality of care and are in compliance with the Nursing Practice Act, JCAHO, federal, state, and local requirements; establishes, implements, and maintains patient care and service standards to meet members and internal clients expectations. - Designs and evaluates processes to improve systems and patient care results across the continuum of care. - Develops and monitors department's budgets for the appropriate use of human and material resources. Monitors financial performance and identifies and implements strategies to reduce costs and improve quality of care/service. - Determines the appropriate staff mix for department and develops processes to screen, interview, hire, train, and maintain the competency of all department staff. - Ensures on going staff development. - Develops, implements, and monitors departmental policy and procedures which support the organization's goals and business objectives and ensures they are met. - Develops standards of care and standards of practice, directs fiscal management, and quality improvement activities. - Manages and resolves human resource, employee and department safety and risk management issues. - Patient Safety: Accountable to promote an organizational culture of safety and ensure appropriate patient safety standards and guidelines are implemented consistently in the delivery of health care to our patients, including but not limited to: JCAHO, National Quality Forum, and Leapfrog. - See Patient Safety Management Accountabilities Addendum for job specific accountabilities. Qualifications: Basic Qualifications: Nursing Department Assistant Manager, RN - BSN or Bachelor's degree in a relevant field required or completion of a relevant Bachelor's degree within 2 years of hire. Master's degree preferred. Graduate of accredited school of nursing. Current California RN license required. Current CPR certification required. Clinical nursing experience in Peri-Op Services/Operating Room required (usually 3-4 years) including 2 years of leadership experience. Demonstrated knowledge of quality improvement and clinical care delivery processes, staffing, and budgeting. Knowledge of Nursing Practice Act, JCAHO and other federal, state and local regulatory requirements interpersonal and communication skills. Nursing Department Manager, RN - BSN or BA/BS in health care or closely related field required. Master's degree preferred. Graduate of accredited school of nursing. Current California RN license required. Current CPR certification required. Clinical nursing experiencein Peri-Op Services/Operating Room required (usually five (5) to six (6) years), including management experience (usually three (3) to four (4) years). Knowledge of Nurse Practice Act, TJC, and other local, state, federal regulations. Demonstrated interpersonal and management skills.