Children's Surgery Program Manager

M-F 8am-430pm no weekends or holidays

Pay Range

Major Responsibilities:

• Directs quality implementation and oversight of the CSV Program throughout the continuum of hospital care in coordination with American College of Surgery NSQIP Pediatric Program.  
• Ensures children's surgery safety reports are collected appropriately and ensures staff are adequately trained and performance is monitored  
• Coordinates management across the continuum of children's surgical care, which includes planning and implementation of clinical protocols and practice management guidelines, monitoring care of in-hospital patients, and serving as a resource for clinical practice.  
• Provide intra-facility and regional professional staff development, participate in case review, implement practice guidelines, and direct community education programs.
• Monitor clinical processes and outcomes and system issues related to the quality of care provided; develop quality filters, audits, and case reviews; identify trends and sentinel events; and help outline remedial actions while maintaining confidentiality.
• Manage, as appropriate, the operational, personnel, and financial aspects of the children's surgery program. Serve as a liaison to administration and represent the children's surgery program on various hospital and community committees to enhance and foster optimal care management.  
• Supervise collection, coding, and developing processes for validation and analysis of data. Design and oversee data collection to facilitate performance improvement activities, trend reports, and research while protecting confidentiality.
• Stabilize the complex network of many disciplines that work in concert to provide high-quality children's surgical care. Serve as an internal resource for staff in all departments and act as an extended liaison for other system entities.
• Be involved in research projects, analysis, and distribution of findings. Facilitate protocol design for accurate data collection, feedback and analysis, and understand the requirements of research oversight.  
• Participate in the development of children's surgical care systems at community, state, provincial, or national levels. 

Minimum Job Requirements 

Education

Masters of Science in Nursing  

Certification / License 

Registered Nurse 

Experience

Minimum 3 years of work experience in nursing field 

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities 

• Proficiency in oral and written communication  
• Knowledge and understanding of pediatric and surgical services.  
• Healthcare planning, business, and management skills, including analytical skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively as a team leader.  
• Ability to prioritize work activities to achieve goals in a timely manner.  
• Problem solving, teamwork, consensus building, and negotiation skills.  
• Ability to extrapolate and apply current principles in the art and science of nursing to the practice of nursing.  
• High degree of discretion and flexibility  
• Knowledge of research and methodology   
• Ability to be flexible accommodating clinician’s schedules when early or late meetings are necessary  

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

The physical requirements include: must be able to sit, stand, speak, read/write and walk throughout the workday. Exposed to normal office environment.  

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program