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OCTOBER
2023
Volume 39
Number 10
Education and information for OR decision makers
SALARY/CAREER SURVEY
IN THIS ISSUE
INDUSTRY BEATS
Postpandemic applicability,
usage of UV disinfection
technology ...................................6
Technology addresses OR workforce
shortage, supports staff ...............9
Reader's choice: OR am top
read stories ...............................11
SPECIALTY STORIES
Survey: Compensation rises slightly
for ASC leaders amid ongoing
pressures ..................................26
FINANCES
Minimizing wasted 'In-OR'
minutes at start of day at a
pediatric AMC ............................31
BY CYNTHIA SAVER
Survey: Dip in satisfaction with
little change in compensation
n an era where the changing landscape
of healthcare is placing enormous
strain on OR leaders, compensation
has increased only slightly,
according to the 2023 OR Manager Salary/Career
Survey. More than one-third
(36%) of respondents earn $150,000
or more, up from 27% last year, but
only slightly higher than 2021's 31%. In
addition, only 18% of respondents earn
$200,000 or more in total compensation,
comparable to last year's 17%. For
most OR leaders, it is unlikely that any
increase has kept pace with inflation.
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That may be part of the reason why
satisfaction dipped this year. Nearly
two-thirds (64%) of respondents view
their current job favorably, but that is
down from 72% in 2022 and equals
2021's figure.
Other key survey findings include:
* Only 39% of respondents plan to
stay with their current employer 5
years or more, down from 45% in
2022, and more than a third (36%)
plan to stay 2 years or less, up from
27% last year.
Continued on page 15
BY CYNTHIA SAVER
Maximizing productivity measurement:
Part 2
IMPORTANT
DATES
Oct 31 - Call for Presentations for
OR Manager Conference closes
Feb 6-8, 2024 - OR Business
Management Conference in
Phoenix, AZ
Oct 28-31, 2024 - OR Manager
Conference in Las Vegas, NV
easuring productivity can be a
burden for perioperative leaders
and their staff, but it also
can serve as a means for obtaining
needed resources. Part 1 of OR Manager's
two-part series on productivity measurement
focused on the value of measuring,
challenges, and deciding what
should be assessed (see September
issue, pp 1, 23-27). Part 2 discusses
data analysis, the role of technology,
communicating findings to senior organizational
leadership, and future directions
for productivity measurement.
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Analyzing productivity data
Questions to consider when analyzing
productivity data include: What level of
productivity should perioperative leaders
target? What are the comparison
data?
To answer the first
question, Lydia Casteel,
MSN, RN, CCRN, director
of nursing for surgical
services at Wellstar
Paulding Medical Center
in Hiram, Georgia,
uses benchmarking reports
from Vizient, which
Lydia Casteel,
MSN, RN,
CCRN
notes that scores below the 40th percentile
correlates with effective productivity.
" You want to be sure you're in
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