System Director - Perioperative Services

Overview

Job Category: Executive Leadership

Work Shift/

Schedule:

8 Hr Morning - Afternoon

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About the Role: Job Summary

The Director, Perioperative Services is responsible for providing oversight for designated operational and leadership activities in the following areas within the assigned departments: practice, quality, efficiency, operations, budget planning and management, project management facility interfaces, as ell as internal and external communications. The Director for Perioperative Services assists in the patient care delivery system development and operations across clinical enterprise, collaborating effectively with staff, physicians an other members of the health care team.

The positions provides cohesive management, supervision, and leadership in the assigned areas of services by closely communicating with staff, Medical Directors, Physicians and other system leaders, implementing the visions and directions provided by them and advising them of plans and initiatives based on clinical experience and knowledge in services and day to day observations in the areas.

The Director, Perioperative Services has strategic and executive responsibilities for perioperative and endoscopic operations. Organizationally, the Director, Perioperative Services is accountable to the Executive Director, Perioperative Services for assuring effective use of allocated resources in achieving institutional mission, goals, core values and strategic initiatives. The Director, Perioperative Services is charged with structuring and directing operational areas to assure effective service delivery and desired patient outcomes.

• Licensure or other certifications: Current RN license or temporary permit in Georgia. Certification in related Nursing specialty or ability to obtain within twelve (12) months of hire.

• Educational Requirements: Bachelors Degree.

• Minimum Experience: A minimum of five (5) to ten (10) years experience in practice of professional nursing with five (5) years experience in progressive Perioperative leadership is required.

• Other:

• Preferred Licensure or other certifications:

• Preferred
  
  Educational Requirements:
  
  MS degree in Nursing or related administrative field.

• Preferred Experience:

• Other:

• Demonstrated aptitude for, and interest in, nursing administration, including the ability to teach, to communicate and to work effectively with others

• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, direct and evaluate activities related to patient care and personnel functions

• Ensures that the areas within his/her space of control are meeting and/or exceeding external benchmarks of performance.

• Implements strategies collaboratively with direct reports to achieve objectives.

• Ensures the annual evaluation of current department objectives and participates in establishing objectives for the next fiscal year.

• Analyzed and monitors operational performance of assigned departments.

• In collaboration with staff, department and system leaders, leads, designs and implements efforts to improve operational performance.

• Provides project management leadership as needed and assigned.

• Ensures that the principles of patient and family centered care are incorporated into the operations and seeks opportunities to bring the voice of the patient info service designs.

• Ensures accountability and responsibility for quality nursing care delivery in the perioperative clinical areas according to established nursing standards of care.

• Enhances operational effectiveness, emphasizing cost containment without jeopardizing patient care priorities, improvement, innovation or quality of care.

• Analyzes and evaluates the delivery of nursing care in the perioperative areas to ensure compliance with nursing standards.

• Ensures targets for improvements in patient services, productivity and cost management are met.

• Assists in new program/service development from an operational perspective.

• Manages and provides status reports on a regular basis to the Executive Director, Perioperative Services regarding projects being considered or implements in the areas of responsibility.

• Participates in the implementation of the annual strategic plan for the Health System.

• Ensures that problems, complaints and policy violations are investigated and appropriate action taken to resolve the issue.

• Contributes to the establishment of a learning environment. Provides training and staff development through ongoing in-services. Maintains a formal course of development in perioperative and endoscopic trainees, technicians and support staff.

• Maintains knowledge of, observes and enforces safety measures in Environment of Care.

• Contributes to the institutional knowledge of the latest trends, practices and state-of the art technology as applicable to assigned areas of responsibility. Ensures…