Nursing Director Surgical Services - Glendale AZ (relo avail) to $150,000

Nursing Director Surgical Services

Location: Glendale, Arizona ***Relocation Assistance Available

Base Salary: $97,000 to $150,000

Hospital: large acute care hospital

Position Summary:

• Nursing Director Surgical Services
• Department Administrator.
• Establishes and enforces policies, procedures, standards and objectives.
• Directs and supervises staff as well as workflow.
• Position has budgetary / fiscal accountability.
• Responsible 24 hours a day for the ongoing effective operation of the Surgical Services Nursing department by exerting a leadership role which supports the hospital's mission, vision, goals and objectives, while focusing on the patients, physicians, employees, volunteers and the community as customers.
• Ongoing accountability for the continuous assessment, improvement, coordination and integration of the department services and standards of care into the hospital's primary function.
• Position is responsible for approving timekeeping, employee evaluation, meeting applicable regulatory standards, approving supply orders and department strategic planning.

Responsibilities:

• People:
• Complete timely 30 day stay interviews and 90 days and annual evaluations
• Hires, terminates, trains, evaluates performance and supervises staff to provide professional, courteous and timely services
• Review turnover trends and develop action plans to address unanticipated variances
• Promotes employee engagement thru staff participation in department operations and activities as measured thru employee engagement tools
• Appropriately manages staff to ensure compliance with applicable standards, adheres to organization's policies and procedures, including standards of behavior and safety guidelines
• Enhances communication between various levels of staff, departments and customers to promote a caring and respectful work environment
• Provides direction and delegation in a positive, professional manner and ensures follow-through
• Cultivates and promotes staff expertise and knowledge relevant to the needs of the specific environment.
• Assists with the formation, implementation, and maintenance of policies and procedures, job descriptions, and competencies
• Performs the necessary edits for Kronos time management system and payroll
• Finance:
• Responsible for Budget preparation and adherence based on volume
• Responsible for Supply Chain Management for Department needs
• Monitor productivity/cost per unit of service on a regular basis to meet established budgetary guidelines. As necessary establish and implement action plans when variances occur
• Plans work assignments and resource allocation with full consideration of timeliness and financial impact
• Service:
• Engage physicians to promote physician's relations as measured by physician satisfaction survey
• Assists and/or promotes positive patient experience thru various stages of care as measured by patient satisfaction survey
• Develops and implements actions plans to improve the overall patient satisfaction scores
• Promotes excellence in patient experience
• Interacts effectively and efficiently with management and staff to ensure issues are resolved in a timely manner
• Assures proper function, maintenance and repair of all instrumentation and equipment, including repair records, service contracts, and preventive maintenance schedules
• Serves as hospital representative on medical staff committees.
• Quality:
• Maintains and monitors JCAHO and other regulatory requirements
• Gathers and reports quality indicators generated by department activity
• Support organization strategies to meet core measure goals
• Develops and implements action plans to improve patient experience
• Growth:
• Support organization strategies to increase volumes
• Mentors and develops staff

Mandatory Requirements:

• Current Arizona Registered Nurse License.
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Business Administration, Management or related field, or equivalent minimum experience requirements.
• At least 5 years or more of progressive MANAGEMENT experience in the OR

Preferred Requirements

• Education: MSN
• Certifications: For Wound Care WOCN

If you are interested in pursuing this opportunity, please respond back and include the following:

• MS WORD Resume
• required compensation.
• Contact information.
• Availability

Upon receipt, one of our managers will contact you to discuss the position in full detail.