Director, Perioperative Services

Located in beautiful Northern California, Adventist Health Clear Lake has been a leading healthcare provider in Lake County since 1968. We are comprised of a 25-bed critical access hospital and provide primary and specialty care services at clinics throughout the area to best serve our community. Lake County is home to Clear Lake, California's largest natural freshwater lake, surrounded by charming small towns, beautiful mountains, vineyards and orchards.

This area is perfect for outdoor enthusiasts, with some of the best bass fishing, rural trails for hiking and biking, all the while being only two hours from the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento Valley or Pacific Coast.

Directs 24-hour management of assigned nursing units and departments to ensure delivery of quality nursing care. Plans, organizes, leads and evaluates nursing services within areas of specialty. Provides leadership and oversight to achieve strategic and operational objectives within the nursing department. Provides strategic direction for nursing and business operations. Supervises and directs the activities of various levels of assigned personnel using both professional and supervisory discretion and independent judgment.

Education and

Work Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education/related experience:
  Required
• Master's Degree:
  Preferred
• Seven years' technical experience:
  Preferred
• Five years' leadership experience:
  Preferred

• Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice:
  Required

• Oversees and directs administrative services for Surgery, Outpatient Surgery Unit, Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Medical Ambulatory Care Unit, GI Labs and Central Sterile Processing. Develops and promotes professional growth and performance improvement activities. Participates in development and presentation of programs related to all of the above areas. Demonstrates the ability to meet the needs and provide service to all age groups-infancy through geriatrics.
  
  Directs, delegates and oversees work efforts to ensure delivery of quality service, quality outcomes and patient satisfaction. Projects anticipated volume and demand for resources, conducts cost analyses and analyzes and monitors budget reports and variances. Evaluates human and material resource utilization, makes necessary adjustments and collaborates with finance and other business personnel to develop new program initiatives.
• Consults senior management to set priorities and goals. Provides leadership to staff, giving direction and guidance to managers and staff, as appropriate. Plans, budgets, organizes and manages the department to ensure operational and strategic objectives are met. Analyzes and interprets complex data sets and reports, like variance analyses, financial and quality information and population specific reports.
• Establishes strategic and tactical plans for clinical services, new programs and human resource allocation. Monitors personnel performance within patient care and activities to ensure adequate patient care and work quality.
• Directs and implements hiring processes, counseling, discipline and performance management for unit staff. Establishes staffing and scheduling systems and hires and develops staff to ensure sufficient competencies to provide optimum patient care.
• Maintains 24-hour accountability and authority for decisions regarding patient care, unit operations and personnel management. Provides leadership for areas involving fiscal control, quality service, staff development and physician relations.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

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Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 100 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 440 sites of care, including 27 acute care facilities. Founded on Adventist heritage and values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and talented team of more than 38,000 includes employees, physicians, Medical Staff, and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope.