Title: Director of Surgical Services – Dallas, TX

# of Positions: 1

Schedule: Full time – Days

Position Director of Surgical Services Department leads the perioperative team by focusing on safe patient care while effectively managing operations. The Director Surgical Services has 24/7 responsibility for their departments.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Education

•Bachelor's degree required – Magnet facility

•Master's degree MHA, MSN, MBA, or related field preferred

Minimum Work Experience

•3+ years of experience in Surgical Services, preferably OR nursing required

•3+ years of experience in a leadership role preferred

•MUST have acute care experience

•MUST have BIG facility experience with 20+ OR's

Required Licenses/Certifications

•Currently licensed as a registered professional nurse in the state in which practices, in accordance with law and regulation required

•Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR) preferred

•Certified Surgical Services Manager (CSSM) preferred

Additional Information:

Types of Services: Biggest case mix – is general, then ortho, BMT, transplant – have big kidney transplant program, do a lot of robotic womenx procedures….very lengthy cases, do everything

# of Cases per year / Annual Volumes: Volume – average on weekday around 60 cases a day, had record high year with 103 cases last year, never cleared 100

Yearly Inpatient Surgeries - 11,298

Yearly Outpatient Surgeries – 8,495

Yearly Births - 3700

# of OR’s: 31 - 4 lytho procedure rooms

#FTE overseeing: 120

Is there Managers/Supervisor: 2 Managers

Who does the Director report to: It will report to a VP Surgical Services. Just added that position, so for now it will report to VP Operations, & then all of Surgical ultimately reports the COO.

Dallas, TX

· 31 OR’s, 4 lytho procedure rooms - MUST have BIG facility experience

· This role will have: main OR’s, lytho, & anesthesia tech call center.

· FTE’s - 120.

· Have 2 managers reporting up to this role. One is OR business manager.Historically had 2 clinical managers

· 2nd Director has all outpatient surgery endo & recovery, 3rd Director has Sterile processing. They would collaborate with both of those peer directors, but do not have operational oversight for those areas

· It will report to a VP Surgical Services. Just added that position, so for now it will report to Nick Johnson, VP Operations, & then all of Surgical ultimately reports the COO, Ben Coogan

· Someone that can be very relational with staff & the physicians.

· Have had Magnet status since 2003. Must have BSN, prefer Masters Prepared

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

Major Responsibilities:

Service

• Accurately identifies real/potential problems affecting the service and implements solutions with follow through and communication.

• Actively participates in service, departmental and hospital wide committees as assigned, providing ongoing communication to those one represents.

• Advances the customer experience in Surgical Services.

People

• Coaches subordinates providing feedback; constructive critique of work; facilitates individual development plan; and documents their job performance.

• Adheres to all Human Resource policies.

• Effectively communicates departmental, organization and industry information to staff.

• Facilitates evidence-based employee engagement practices.

• Effectively builds strong relationships and networks to deliver upon organizational and department goals.

• Participate in employee and patient rounding Identifies and mentor potential future leaders

Quality

• Enforces standards of care for surgical services and develops processes to measure and ensure consistent compliance.

• Develops, implements, and evaluates an ongoing surgical services program which assures quality patient care consistent with the Hospital mission.

• Monitors compliance with regulatory, accrediting and hospital policy, environmental, patient, and personnel safety

• Oversees a PI program that consistently monitors and evaluates critical aspects of care.

• Responsible for department’s operational excellence by ensuring delivery of quality services in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, and professional standards.

• Follows the Hospital Exposure Control Plans/Blood borne and Airborne Pathogens.

• Enforces safe procedural site and patient verification policy

• Monitors and responds to quality event reporting

Finance

• Supports new program strategies and/or program enhancements which would expand patient services.

• Develops, prioritizes and defends a capital equipment requests.

• Is responsible for the fiscal management of department; assures proper utilization of organization’s financial resources.

BENEFITS

Medical, Dental, Vision, Vacation Time, Sign on Bonus