Director - Operating Room

Job Description Summary

Job Description Summary Directs one or more major functional areas of a department, a department, or a business unit. Manages two or more professional and support staff including subordinate managers. More discretion and greater financial authority than lower management levels. Directs the analysis, planning, implementation, and expenditures and budget tracking of major operational projects or initiatives. Provides recommendations to the leaders throughout the organization.

Leads in developing strategies and implementation plans to improve and standardize all aspects of operations. Collaborates with department/business unit leadership to support the budget process and meeting key operational goals. Collaborates with leaders to establish operating procedures, enhance clinical and non-clinical workflows, increase productivity, and improve overall quality outcomes and operational efficiencies within a variety of delivery settings. Establishes department policies and procedures.

This role will serve as the primary liaison for the department. Manages and influences relationships with senior management team, administrators, functional area managers and staff to achieve best in practice performance and business results.

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Employee

Regular

CC004759 ORBG - Operating Room

Salary

Health-34

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Is accountable for the delivery of high-quality nursing care and for the administrative management of the nursing unit on a 24-hour basis.

May be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases. Regularly exposed to the risk of blood-borne diseases. Contact with patients under a wide variety of circumstances. Exposed to unpleasant elements, (accidents, injuries and illnesses). Subject to varying and unpredictable situations. Handles emergency or crisis situations. May perform emergency care. Occasionally subjected to irregular hours. Occasional pressures due to multiple calls and inquiries.

Requires judgment/action, which could affect patient outcome.

May supervise anywhere from 5 to 100 direct reports.

To prepare and monitor a departmental budget

• Establishes and implements unit goals and objectives in keeping with nursing administration goals and objectives.
• Acts as a liaison between nursing administration and the medical staff.
• Consults with staff, physicians and vice president of nursing with problems and interpretations of MUSC policy to ensure patient and staff needs are met.
• Establishes and maintains communication between nursing unit and ancillary departments for the purposes of problem solving.
• Utilizes appropriate lines of communication within the nursing department.
• Maintains established departmental policies, procedures, objectives, quality assurance programs, safety and environmental and infection control standards.
• Develops organizational structure; selects, trains, orients and provides overall supervision of assigned personnel; develops, recommends and implements operating procedures, systems and policies; reviews and evaluates performance and recommends personnel actions such as merit increases, promotions and disciplinary actions.
• Develops and monitors departmental budgets and is responsible for financial accountability on the unit.
• Assures compliance with all regulatory requirements including all state, federal, and JCAHO regulations related to the specific unit and MUSC.
• Supervises, institutes and evaluates all nursing interventions.
• Performs other miscellaneous duties as required by the medical staff, vice president of nursing and hospital administration.
• Reviews and evaluates performance and recommends actions such as:
  Merit adjustments, promotions and disciplinary actions.

Physical requirements are primarily related to the essential functions of any job. In order to perform the essential functions of this position, you must be able to be mobile, to use hands, reach, talk, and hear.

Must be able to lift or exert energy up to 10 pounds 25% of the time and 25 pounds 50% of the time, 50 pounds 25% of the time.

Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less), color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors) and distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more).

Must possess the ability to read, analyze and interpret complex scientific, clinical or business journals, financial reports or legal documents. Ability to respond to sensitive inquiries or complaints from guests, regulatory agencies, staff and member of the business community. Ability to write persuasive correspondence, speeches and articles for publication. Ability to effectively present information to top management, large public groups and boards of directors.

Must possess the ability to work complex mathematical concepts related to probability,…