Location: Elsworth, Maine, United States
Industry: Acute Care
Pay: Up to $3,608 weekly
Start: ASAP
Shift: 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Position Summary
Seeking an Interim Surgical Services Manager to provide hands-on leadership for perioperative services in an acute care setting. This interim role is responsible for ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant operations across the surgical continuum, supporting staff performance, and maintaining high-quality patient outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day operational oversight for Surgical Services (OR, PACU, Pre-Op, and Sterile Processing as applicable).
- Coordinate staffing, assignments, scheduling, and on-call coverage to meet surgical volume and patient needs.
- Ensure compliance with infection prevention standards, regulatory requirements, and accreditation expectations.
- Monitor quality indicators (patient safety events, turnover times, case delays/cancellations) and implement corrective actions.
- Partner with surgeons, anesthesia, nursing leadership, and ancillary departments to optimize workflow and communication.
- Oversee inventory, supplies, and equipment readiness; address vendor coordination and case cart accuracy.
- Support staff engagement, coaching, competency validation, and orientation for new or cross-trained team members.
- Participate in budget awareness, productivity monitoring, and cost containment initiatives.
- Maintain documentation, policies, and procedures; lead audits and performance improvement activities.
Required Qualifications
- Active, unrestricted RN license in the United States (state license requirements may apply).
- Minimum 3–5 years of recent perioperative nursing experience; prior leadership/management experience required.
- Demonstrated knowledge of OR workflows, sterile technique, instrumentation, and perioperative patient safety practices.
- Experience with staffing/scheduling, conflict resolution, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Familiarity with regulatory and quality standards relevant to Surgical Services (e.g., Joint Commission expectations; AORN-aligned practices).
- Current BLS required; ACLS preferred based on facility needs.
- Strong communication, organization, and decision-making skills; ability to lead during change and high-acuity situations.
Preferred
- BSN preferred; CNOR or similar perioperative certification preferred.
- Prior interim/travel leadership experience in acute care surgical services.
- Experience with EMR and perioperative scheduling systems.
