Nurse Manager - Operating Room (Sign-On Bonus Available)

The Impact You Can Make

Leadership opportunity is calling for you at Glens Falls Hospital! We are seeking a strategic, forward-thinking, and motivated Registered Nurse with perioperative experience to join as our next Nurse Manager of the Operating Room. In this role, you will lead within a dynamic surgical environment, driving operational excellence, supporting surgical teams, and advancing quality and patient safety initiatives across Surgical Services. If you are looking to make a meaningful impact on patient care while supporting and developing a high-performing OR team, this role is for you. 

Team Impact

As the Nurse Manager of the Operating Room, you will lead a 24/7 Surgical Services department with 16 operating suites supporting a wide range of procedures across all patient populations. You'll oversee a collaborative team of RNs, LPNs, Surgical Technologists, and PCAs in a fast-paced environment that balances scheduled and emergent cases while maintaining a strong focus on patient safety, quality outcomes, and operational efficiency. 

Some highlights about this opportunity include:

• Opportunity to become a critical part of a strong nursing leadership team
• Great opportunity for those with a passion for Nursing Leadership
• Generous sign on bonus
• Professional development and continuing education tuition reimbursement to further advance your clinical skills
• Mentorship programs and career growth pathways to further support your professional aspirations
• Opportunity to work in a Magnet recognized hospital

Glens Falls Hospital Nursing

Glens Falls Hospital is proud to be a Magnet designated organization, joining only 10% of all hospitals in the United States to currently hold this distinction. Magnet Recognition is the gold standard for nursing excellence. When you join Magnet Designated nursing excellence team, you will experience shared governance, engaged leadership, and skilled team members all in a patient centered care atmosphere.

Qualifications/Experience

Education/Accredited Programs

How You Will Fulfill Your Potential (Responsibilities):

Operational Management:

• Manages the clinical and environmental operations of the unit or service line   
• Develops, implements, and evaluates systems to support quality and safe patient care
• Develops staff schedules and peak census plans and communicates those to the staffing office
• Review patient surveys and feedback and creates action plans to address patient satisfaction issues
• Makes staffing decisions and adjustments on a shift-by-shift basis in collaboration with the Assistant Nurse Manager, Nursing Supervisor, and Nursing Director as needed
• Responsible for the planning, development and implementation of the annual budget
• Develops and implements action plans in response to variances
• Oversees the pay practices of staff and the systems that support payroll and benefits

Management, Leadership, and Development of Staff:

• Demonstrates principles of evidence-based leadership
• Manages all aspects of the staff to include hiring, supervising, counseling, professional development, discipline, and competency/performance evaluation, including clinical evaluations of nursing staff with matrix relationships
• Coordinates the orientation process of new staff in collaboration with the educator/CNS
• Develops staff and facilitates learning opportunities that meet staff and unit/service line needs
• Serve as a clinical resource and acts as a role model and mentor
• Develops the agenda and conduct monthly staff meetings
• Oversees the work of the unit-based council and acts as council advisor
• Ensures clinical staff are part of the Nursing Shared Leadership council structure
• Conducts timely performance evaluations

Other Management Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the coordination of performance improvement initiatives for the unit/service based on data from NDNQI for nurse-sensitive quality indicators and data from Press Ganey for patient satisfaction metrics
• Creates and initiates action plans to address gaps in quality or safe patient care
• Initiates investigations/reviews, and create action plans in response to incidents as well as patient and customer concerns
• Communicate significant information to Key stake holders and Staff in a timely and appropriate manner
• Responsible for the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies and procedures, protocols and standards of care, practice and performance
• Assist in planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs
• Develop, implement, monitor and evaluate policies, procedures, protocols, standards of care, practice, and performance
• Contribute to the efficiency and professional environment of the unit/service line through support of objectives and strategic initiatives, participation in unit/Nursing Services activities, meetings, continued education programs and quality improvements initiatives
• Utilizes the electronic medical record according to established standards. Offers system improvements as indicated
• Maintain clinical expertise by active networking, or with membership with professional and/or specialty organizations, and continuing education