REGISTERED NURSE DIRECTOR - SURGICAL SERVICES

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES-

Registered Nurse Director - Surgical Services

RN DIR - OR

Full-Time

Registered Nurse Director candidates for the Surgical Services Department will have the following job responsibilities:

• Cultivates a superior clinical identity by identifying and implementing evidence-based practices to advance patient safety and quality outcomes. Ensures adherence to standards of care.
• Manages variation in clinical practice to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and cost. Ensures a culture of accountability and transparency in the provision of care.
• Stays abreast of internal/external benchmarks, accreditations, and designations and actively pursues efforts to achieve.
• Stays abreast of legal and regulatory standards and ensures compliance. Develops and implements policies, procedures, and practices in compliance with all legal/regulatory standards.
• Ensures equipment maintenance is performed regularly and according to regulatory and/or accreditation standards.
• Ensures efficient patient throughput and delivery of high quality, patient-centered care through volume forecasting, patient flow coordination, and admission/discharge planning.
• Develops care coordination policies and procedures to promote improved quality, safety, and efficiency in care. Fosters interdisciplinary communication and collaboration within and across departments and ensures staff with appropriate clinical competencies are assigned to meet patient care needs.
• Directs nursing practice and unit operations. Develops policies, procedures, and nursing standards to ensure patient and family needs are assessed, met, and evaluated.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS-

Registered Nurse Director - Surgical Services

RN DIR - OR

Full-Time

Registered Nurse Director candidates for the Surgical Services Department must meet the following minimum job qualifications:

• Looking for at least 1-2 years+ of RECENT (within the last year) ACUTE CARE Director of Surgical Services experience with at least 8 ORs oversite and complex service lines. (Would consider a very high preforming manager from a very large facility with complex service lines)
• Bachelor's Degree or other approved education plan Required
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing Preferred
• Master's Degree Preferred