Nurse Services Supervisor 2 - Irvine Operating Room - FT, Days

Who We Are

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary:
The Nurse Supervisor is responsible for managing the daily delivery of patient care, as well as the quality of nursing practice and the standards of care in the Main Operating Room. Ensures continuity and congruity of services through coordination of the overall surgery schedule, supervision and direction of staff, facilitation of responses to physician orders and the acquisition of equipment & services. Serves as a role model and clinical resource to colleagues, staff, and patients. Additionally, incumbent reviews data and devises effective control mechanisms to ensure the environment fosters safe patient care.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications:

• Strong customer service orientation as well as written and oral communication skills
• Proven ability to work independently and follow through with minimal direction
• Demonstrated ability to lead by influence as well as authority, manage conflict and negotiate successfully.
• Ability to work variable shifts including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays
• Ability to problem solve, think critically and creatively
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and organize daily responsibilities
• Ability to manage staff and resources consistent with goals and in keeping within the organizational vision and values. Ability to delegate and empower staff and build strong employee morale
• 5 years Operating Room experience or 2 years Operating Room experience with additional experience as a service coordinator, charge nurse or other supervisory experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of Joint Commission and other applicable regulatory requirements
• Demonstrated supervisory experience working in an acute care setting
• ANCC recognized RN certification uniquely applicable to this specific unit, (general certifications, such as WCC, will not be acceptable for meeting this requirement).

Licenses and Certifications:

• Registered Nurse
• Basic Life Support
• Certified Nurse Operating Room

Education:

• Bachelor of Science, Nursing