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OCTOBER
2024
Volume 40
Number 10
Education and information for OR decision makers
SALARY/CAREER SURVEY
IN THIS ISSUE
INDUSTRY BEATS
Why nurse travelers are more
friends than foes ..........................7
On-demand staffing reduces
costs, boosts efficiency ..............10
Reader's choice: OR am top
read stories ...............................12
SPECIALTY STORIES
Survey: ASC leaders report
increased satisfaction, little
change in compensation .............28
How perioperative staff can
combat human trafficking-
Part 2 ........................................33
BY CYNTHIA SAVER
Survey: Job satisfaction, earnings trend
positive
O
R leaders are more satisfied in
their work compared to a year
ago, and their earnings have increased
slightly, according to the 2024
OR Manager Salary/Career Survey. The
favorable rating for " satisfaction with
current job " rose from 64% in 2023 to
75% this year. In fact, nearly all satisfaction
ratings improved.
On the money side, the percentage
of those earning a salary of $100,000
or more increased from 80% last
year to 85%, and the percentage of
those whose total compensation was
$150,000 or more increased from 50%
STAFFING
BY CYNTHIA SAVER
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Traveler tightrope: OR leaders balance
best practices, reduction strategies
A
s early as last
year, travelling
OR nurses accounted
for half of the
staff managed by Kristy
Hemingway, MS, BSN,
RN, NE-BC, administrative
director of nursing
for surgical services at
Orlando Regional Medical
Center. As of June,
Kristy
Hemingway,
MS, BSN, RN,
NE-BC,
the number stands at 13%, she says,
noting that the percentage was even
lower before the hospital expanded
from 26 to 32 total ORs.
Tammy Straub, MSN, RN, APRN,
CNOR, tells a similar story. As administrator
of perioperative
services at Lehigh Valley
Health Network, she has
overseen a dramatic
reduction in travel staff
over the past 2 years as
her organization moves
toward the goal of zero
travelers.
Both leaders' testo
60%. The average raise was 5.6%,
up from 3.8% in 2023.
However, responsibilities increased
as well. The average number of full-time
equivalent (FTE) employees whom OR
leaders supervise is 124, compared to
114 last year and 113 in 2022. The
percentage of respondents who manage
more than 20 ORs increased from
last year's 19% to 31%, although most
manage one to 10 (48%).
Other key survey findings include:
* More than half (51%) of respondents
plan to stay with their current emContinued
on page 16
Tammy
Straub, MSN,
RN, APRN,
CNOR
timony fits within the broader context
of hospitals reducing the use of travel
nurses and other staff, such as surgical
technologists (STs) and sterile processing
technicians. Among other evidence,
the decline is apparent in the 2024 OR
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