OR Manager - October 2020 - 1

OcTObeR/nOvembeR
2020
Volume 36
Number 10
The monthly publication for OR decision makers
In thIs Issue
OR business
Think 'outside the blocks' to
shore up balance sheets
OR business
Consider a PSH as a postpandemic
strategy
Sterilization & infection
prevention
Timely delivery needed to
ensure safety of loaned
instruments
Performance improvement
Incentive payments push staff
to reach productivity goals 27
Ambulatory
Surgery Centers
Survey: COVID-19 is a worry,
but compensation remains
stable
Successful supply chain
management in an ASC
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35
23
19
16
P
reventing infection transmission
has been a chief concern
of healthcare leaders and staff
striving to protect their patients and
themselves from SARS-CoV-2, the virus
that causes COVID-19. The virus poses
an insidious threat that includes the
possibility of bronchoscopy-associated
transmission of COVID-19.
Long before the pandemic, epidemiologist
and researcher Cori L. Ofstead,
MSPH, had found high bronchoscope
Salary/career Survey
Most OR nurse leaders find jobs
rewarding despite COVID-19
R
esults from the 2020 annual
OR Manager Salary/Career Survey
show that despite the turbulent
times, most OR leaders view their
work favorably; 77% are satisfied with
their jobs, with nearly a third describing
themselves as " completely satisfied. "
This might seem surprising in light of
COVID-19, but many nurse leaders are
well compensated and are meeting the
challenges related to the pandemic.
Nearly a third (30%) of respondents
say they earn $150,000 or more annually
as a salary, up from 19% in 2019,
and 17% report total compensation of
$200,000 or more, compared to 11%
who reported that amount last year.
Other highlights from the 2020 survey
include:
* Nearly half (49%) of OR leaders expect
to be retired by 2029, with 24%
planning retirement by 2024.
* OR leaders supervise an average of
96 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees,
down from last year's 139.
* Nearly two-thirds (63%) of respondents
manage an annual operating
budget in the $2.5 million to $49.9
million range, comparable to last
year's 65%.
* The percentage of those identifying
Continued on page 11
contamination rates during routine use
in multisite studies conducted by her
and her colleagues at Ofstead and Associates,
St Paul, Minnesota. The risk
of contamination has only been magnified
during the pandemic, her research
shows.
Although high-level disinfection (HLD)
should eliminate these risks when
bronchoscopes are well maintained
and reprocessed according to manuContinued
on page 6
Patient safety
Faulty bronchoscope reprocessing raises
risks of infection transmission

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