Unit Manager-Operating Room

Modified: February 21, 2020 11:19am

COUNTY OF ERIE - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL
invites applications for the position of:

Unit Manager-Operating Room

#68-040 - Open Competitive (open to the public)

Salary: $83,451- $97,272 Annually
Opening Date: February 21, 2020
Closing Date: March 18, 2020
Application fee: $20.00

********************Amendment Issued 2-21-2020********************

See Revised Application due date March 18, 2020 and Examination date April 25, 2020 and updated salary.

NOTE: Candidates that previously submitted applications by the November 2019 deadline will now be processed and do not need to resubmit another application or fee.

Residence Requirements:

THERE ARE NO RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THIS EXAMINATION. There is one anticipated vacancy at the Erie County Medical Center Corporation.

Examples of Duties:

Unit Manager-Operating Room performing registered professional nursing duties in the Operating Room on a twenty-four hour basis; 

CLINICAL:

Oversees the delivery of patient care in the Operating Room;

Directs the overall professional practice of nursing, including but not limited to assessment, care planning, health teaching, discharge planning and Quality Improvement activities;

Coordinates with medical staff to coordinate efficient and effective care;

Provides input into the formulation of patient care standards;

Serves as a resource person to nursing personnel and students;

Maintains proficiency in clinical area;

Completes a minimum of sixteen (16) hours clinical time in the Operating Room per month.

MANAGERIAL:

Establishes goals and objectives for the unit that are consistent with the Erie County Medical Center strategic plan;

Ensures compliance with standards and policies of the Department of Nursing, hospital administration and accrediting agencies;

Ensures appropriate follow-up of identified educational needs and/or job performance issues;

Oversees the staffing and scheduling of personnel on the unit;

Develops and monitors unit budget to ensure the delivery of quality patient care in a cost effective manner;

Ensures development and implementation of an effective quality improvement plan in conjunction with the quality improvement coordinator;

Provides input into the development of productivity standards;

Evaluates productivity at the unit level;

Conducts meetings with unit staff on all shifts at least once per month to provide information, discuss problems and facilitate problem solving;

Participates in inter and intra departmental committees;

Participates in the interviewing and hiring of prospective employees;

Takes corrective action with personnel assigned to the unit, including implementation of progressive discipline process;

Promotes a positive image of the Erie County Medical Center and professional nursing in thecommunity.

Qualifications:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  Candidates must meet one of the following requirements on or before the date of the written test:

Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor's degree in nursing, health or human services or administration and three (3) years of clinical nursing experience (see Note 1) and in addition, two (2) additional years of clinical nursing experience in an operating room.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
Possession of a license to practice as a registered nurse in the State of New York.

Notes:

1. Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Master's degree in nursing or administration may be substituted for one (1) year of the required non-specialized clinical nursing experience.

2. Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer experience will be pro-rated toward meeting the experience requirements.

3. Your degree and/or college credit must have been awarded by a regionally accredited college or university or one recognized by the New York State Education Department as following acceptable educational practices. A grade of "D" or better is necessary for a course to be credited as successfully completed. If your degree and/or college credit was awarded by an educational institution outside of the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. You can write to this Department for a list of acceptable companies providing this service; you must pay the required evaluation fee.

Notice to Candidates: Transcripts will now be accepted by the Department of Personnel ONLY at time of application.
All subsequent transcripts must be submitted at time of interview.

Examination date:

April 25, 2020

Applications Must Be Postmarked or Hand Delivered By:

March 18, 2020

The New York State Department of Civil Service has not prepared a test guide for this examination. However, candidates may find information in the publication 'General Guide to Written Tests' helpful in preparing for this test. This publication is available on line at: https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm.

Subjects of Examination:

SUBJECTS OF EXAMINATION: A written test designed to evaluate knowledge, skills and /or abilities in the following areas:

Preparing written material
These questions test for the ability to present information clearly and accurately, and to organize paragraphs logically and comprehensibly. For some questions, you will be given information in two or three sentences followed by four statements of the information. You must then choose the best version. For other questions, you will be given paragraphs  with their sentences out of order. You must then choose, from four suggestions, the best order for the sentences.

Understanding and interpreting tabular material
These questions test your ability to understand, analyze, and use the internal logic of data presented in tabular form. You may be asked to perform tasks such as completing tables, drawing conclusions from them, analyzing data trends or interrelationships, and revising or combining data sets. The concepts of rate, ratio, and proportion are tested. Mathematical operations are simple, and computational speed is not a major factor in the test. You should bring with you a hand-held battery- or solar-powered calculator for use on this test. You will not be permitted to use the calculator function of your cell phone.

Administrative supervision
These questions test for knowledge of the principles and practices involved in directing the activities of a large subordinate staff, including subordinate supervisors. Questions relate to the personal interactions between an upper level supervisor and his/her subordinate supervisors in the accomplishment of objectives. These questions cover such areas as assigning work to and coordinating the activities of several units, establishing and guiding staff development programs, evaluating the performance of subordinate supervisors, and maintaining relationships with other organizational sections.

Interviewing
These questions test for knowledge of the principles and practices employed in obtaining information from individuals through structured conversations. These questions require you to apply the principles, practices, and techniques of effective interviewing to hypothetical interviewing situations. Included are questions that present a problem arising from an interviewing situation, and you must choose the most appropriate course of action to take.

Principles and practices of staff development and training
These questions test for the knowledge and abilities used to develop and deliver training. They address topics such as the assessment of training needs; instructional design; training methods and techniques; the use of training aids, materials, and technology; motivation; learning theory; classroom management; the evaluation of learning outcomes; and the usage of training-related data.

NOTICE TO CANDIDATES: Unless otherwise noted, candidates are permitted to use quiet, hand held, solar or battery powered calculators. Devices with typewriter keyboards, "Spell Checkers", “Personal Digital Assistants", "Address Books", "Language Translators", "Dictionaries", or any similar devices are prohibited. You may not bring books or other reference materials.

**IMPORTANT APPLICATION FEE - READ CAREFULLY**

A $20.00 filing fee is required for this exam. The required fee must accompany your application. Send or bring check or money order made payable to Erie County Personnel Department and write the examination number(s) on your check or money order. Do not send or bring cash, as the County cannot be responsible for cash payment. As no refund will be made, you are urged to compare your qualifications carefully with the requirements for admission and file only for those examinations for which you are clearly qualified.