OR Manager September 2023 - 1

SEPTEMBER
2023
Volume 39
Number 9
Education and information for OR decision makers
SALARY/CAREER SURVEY
IN THIS ISSUE
INDUSTRY BEATS
Nurse leader key to
ASC success ...............................6
Supplementing staff with travelers
helps reduce burnout ....................8
Reader's choice: OR am top
read stories ...............................11
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT
Transformation as a service:
What hospitals can expect
from LeanTaaS ...........................13
SPECIALTY STORIES
Survey: ASC volumes continue to
rise amid staffing challenges .......30
Market forces affecting the
ambulatory surgery industry ........34
BY CYNTHIA SAVER
Survey: Surgical volumes surge in midst
of staffing woes
s COVID-19 becomes an endemic
rather than pandemic force, surgical
volume is surging, according
to the 2023 OR Manager Salary/Career
Survey. More than two-thirds (67%) of
respondents reported increased volume
over the past 12 months, up significantly
from 48% last year.
OR leaders typically welcome higher
volume, but that welcome is now tempered
by continued staffing woes. Although
the percentages of those reporting
the number of open full-time
equivalent (FTE) positions for RNs and
surgical technologists (STs) increased
FINANCES
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in the past 12 months has declined
compared to last year, they remain high
(45% and 48%, respectively). Similarly,
reported percentages for increased
turnover rates for RNs and STs were
lower than last year, but are still concerning
(44% and 42%, respectively).
Other key survey findings include:
* Recruiting challenges persist, with
70% of respondents reporting that
it has been more difficult to recruit
experienced OR RNs over the past
year (vs 75% in 2022), and 65%
have found recruiting STs to be
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BY CYNTHIA SAVER
Maximizing productivity measurement:
Part 1
IMPORTANT
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Conference opens
or most perioperative leaders,
discussions about productivity do
not top the list of enjoyable parts
of the job. For many, productivity is
not even a topic area where they have
much experience.
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Yet perioperative leaders must frequently
answer questions from those
in senior leadership positions who consistently
look to boost productivity as
a means for achieving financial goals.
Too often, the answers these leaders
provide are not well received by senior
leadership.
Brian Dawson, MSN, RN-BC, CNOR,
CSSM, points to one main reason for
the disconnect: " Perioperative services
is not like any
other nursing location,
so there are no national
benchmarks for productivity
in OR areas. "
Dawson, who is system
vice president for perioperative
services at
CommonSpirit Health in
Chicago, adds that given
this gap, senior leaderBrian
Dawson,
MSN,
RN-BC,
CNOR, CSSM
ship frequently turn to consultants for
advice on benchmarks, but that advice
might not be valid. In many cases, consultants
do not have evidence-based
data to back up recommendations, yet
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