Tag: OR Managers

Stable benefits but lower salaries noted in annual survey

Operation Desert Storm begins. Tim Berners-Lee introduces the web browser. Thelma & Louise light up movie screens. All these events—and many more—happened in 1991, the first year of the annual OR Manager Salary/Career Survey. Twenty-five years later, the survey continues to reflect nationwide trends in OR nurse leaders’ salaries and…

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By: OR Manager
September 22, 2015
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ASC survey respondents stepping up to meet challenges

What were you doing in 1991? OR Manager was launching its annual Salary/Career Survey, and in reporting results of this year’s survey, we have included some “fun facts” from the past. One fact is that the average salary for ASC managers has risen from $43,887 in the survey’s first year…

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By: OR Manager
September 22, 2015
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Survey marks 25 years with rise in volume and open positions

After several years of stability, primarily a result of the 2008 economic downturn, there are signs that OR nurses are once again on the move, according to the 25th annual OR Manager Salary/Career Survey. The percentage of respondents reporting an increase in RN open positions compared with 12 months ago…

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By: OR Manager
August 17, 2015
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Find your community within the OR Manager Conference closing session

The annual OR Manager Conference gives OR directors and managers an opportunity to gain wisdom and inspiration while enjoying a change of scene. Regardless of whether they have attended the conference for many years or they are newcomers, it's always an occasion when they can connect with peers who truly…

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By: Elizabeth Wood
August 17, 2015
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Editorial

For many, the arrival of this issue of OR Manager may coincide with summer vacation—typically a good time to catch up on reading and decompress before the busy fall season begins. In the publishing world, however, things hardly ever seem to slow down. This year has been exceptionally fast-paced as…

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By: OR Manager
July 22, 2015
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Master five key concepts to sharpen financial management skills

Most OR leaders are talented nurses who have risen through the ranks. They have strong clinical expertise but usually little background in financial management. And only about a third of OR directors have a business manager on staff. Recently, senior leaders at Surgical Directions discussed the question, “What financial concepts…

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By: OR Manager
April 17, 2015
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Conference equips OR leaders with critical management skills

More than 1,500 registrants from the perioperative nursing community representing 49 states and 10 countries gathered in Long Beach, California, in September for the 27th annual OR Manager Conference. Attendees chose from an education menu of preconference seminars, general sessions, and breakout sessions, as well as numerous company-sponsored CE programs.…

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By: OR Manager
October 15, 2014
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Little change seen in salaries despite greater case volume, responsibility

OR directors and managers in hospitals continue to see stable salary patterns, even though volume is increasing in many areas of the US and leaders have more responsibilities, according to the 24th annual OR Manager Salary/Career Survey. One-third of respondents said surgical volume has increased in the past year, compared…

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By: OR Manager
September 22, 2014
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OR staffing holds steady while ground shifts in healthcare delivery

In the face of a changing healthcare landscape, staffing levels are stable, according to the 24th annual OR Manager Salary/Career Survey. Nearly two-thirds of respondents say staff turnover and the number of open RN and surgical technologist (ST) positions have stayed the same in the past year. When those positions…

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By: OR Manager
August 15, 2014
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OR Manager of the Year sets--and meets--high bar

Increasing case volume, physician satisfaction, and patient safety are goals every OR leader strives to achieve. The 2014 OR Manager of the Year, Nancy Daughety, RN, has bragging rights to all three. Daughety is administrative director of perioperative services at St Francis Hospital, Inc, a 376-bed community hospital in Columbus,…

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By: OR Manager
August 15, 2014
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