Sr. Nursing Director - Perioperative Services

Job Summary

Responsible for providing clinical, administrative and operational direction in the areas of responsibility. Provides leadership and coordination for the Perioperative Services departments. Serves as the strategic point person for areas of responsibility as it relates to daily operations, patient care, program development, physician relationships, quality initiatives and system-wide initiatives. Using the system balanced scorecard as a framework, in collaboration with the Vice President of Operations, Clinical Service Lines, Finance, Ancillary Department Directors and Medical Directors, develops strong operational processes, clinical program plans, strategies, and goals for the perioperative services division. Participates as departmental representative at Anesthesia Committee, Surgery Committee and Perioperative Services Committee meetings. The incumbent communicates the vision effectively to the interdisciplinary team and staff and effects change by setting a strong and effective operational model, program planning implementation, coaching, mentoring, directing, supporting, and teaching.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for the assigned perioperative services division’s quality of care, resource utilization, and educational programs. Develops organizational policy, including strategies based on an awareness of patient needs, market demands, and quality of care issues relevant to the health care system. Accountable for implementation and administration of organizational policies and procedures as they relate to the delivery of services and advises key leadership on impact. Uses evidence based knowledge in decision making to improve and maintain high quality, cost effective patient care. Focuses on ways to manage risk in the highly volatile area of perioperative service.
• Directs and supervises personnel / subordinate managers, supervisors assigned to the division. Plans, establishes and revises work flow to enhance throughput, patient, staff and physician satisfaction. Promotes organizational climate of decentralized decision making, autonomy and accountability. Provides clinical oversight to contracted physician services and agreement. Develops and oversees quality parameters for contractual arrangements that involve clinical care.
• Provides direction and oversight for establishing and maintaining systems for clinical and administrative records and reports, manages physical plant requirements, and staffing levels to satisfy state licensure and federal regulatory and accreditation requirements. Supports systems to provide data reporting for areas of responsibility to quality, medical and executive leadership, and finance.
• Develops and implements programs that promote an environment of excellence in patient care by leading and directing a nursing leadership model and collaborative practice delivery system to commit to absolute quality, clinical care and service. Fosters collaborative partnerships with multiple stakeholders. Develops strategies for excellence in patient satisfaction.
• Facilitates and supports nursing and other educational opportunities to provide innovative learning experiences for staff and students. Creates a culture of caring, learning and development. Establishes external relationships to enhance quality and supports involvement in professional organizations and evidence based care to elevate capabilities for patient care.
• Develops and is accountable for annual capital and operational budgets for areas of responsibility. Develops short and long term goals within the established financial parameters. Collaborates with medical directors and executive leadership to develop business plans and identifies ways to strengthen the systems’ financial performance.
• Supports management team in the interviewing, selection, and hiring of personnel. Initiates changes in classification, salary actions, promotion, demotions, transfer and termination. Reconciles employee problems and administers appropriate disciplinary action when necessary.

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