UMass Memorial Health · 1 month ago
OR Control Desk Manager, 40 Hours, Days
Worcester, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$111K/yr - $200K/yr
3+ years expUMass Memorial Health is a premier health system in Central Massachusetts, committed to exceptional patient care and academic excellence. They are seeking an OR Control Desk Manager who will oversee the daily activities of the Operating Room schedule, ensuring high-quality service for perioperative patients and effective collaboration with medical staff.
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Responsibilities
Constructs assignments in conjunction with the OR Service Group Managers based on patient, surgeon, and anesthesiology requirements
Monitors on-time case starts for both elective and assigned urgent/emergent cases
Maintains active communication among surgeons, anesthesiology staff, nursing staff, sterile processing staff, and other ancillary departments, ensuring schedule progression and issue resolution
Works to maintain the daily elective schedule as planned by implementing accurate schedule plans and a pre-established means of addressing urgent and emergent schedule access
Proactively reviews future schedules (next day, three days, and one week in advance) with the scheduler to address the need for scheduling adjustments and coordinates advanced schedule situations with respective OR Service Group Managers and Anesthesiologists
Manages the day-to-day operations of the OR schedule, including practice standards, staffing, and quality assurance
Motivates and manages assigned employees, equipment and materials
Provides assignments to perioperative staff members in collaboration with OR Service Group Managers and ensures staff assignments are appropriate to the skill level of personnel
Participates in schedule preparation, taking into consideration team limitations, case types, urgent/emergent demands, and case start times and lengths
Collaborates with the anesthesiologist in charge to ensure that the schedule runs efficiently in accordance with policies and procedures. Serves as a professional leadership role model
Communicates routinely with OR Service Group Managers regarding the status of cases
Makes rounds and maintains awareness of the level of patient care being performed in the Surgical Admissions Care Unit (SACU) and Post Anesthia Care Unit (PACU). Instructs and corrects policy or procedure errors, as necessary
Provides direct patient care as needed
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
Massachusetts Registered Nurse License
Current Certified Nurse in the Operating Room (CNOR) credentialing, or must obtain the certification within 12 months of date of hire
Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) certification
Minimum of 3 years of experience working in an OR
Has demonstrated leadership potential
Demonstrates excellent interpersonal and communication skills, decision-making and problem-solving skills
Understands and demonstrates the concepts of conflict resolution
Able to direct others and negotiate for desired results
Strong thorough knowledge of computer systems and software
Preferred
Membership and participation in professional nursing and community organizations
Benefits
This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.
Company
UMass Memorial Health
UMass Memorial Health is the health and wellness partner of the people of Central Massachusetts.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$4.7MKey Investors
Federal Emergency Management Agency
2022-12-01Grant· $4.7M
Leadership Team
Victoria L. McCandless
Senior Vice President, Chief of Staff, System CEO Communications Officer
Sergio Melgar
EVP & CFO
Recent News
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