Director, Perioperative Services 1.0 SA at Gig Harbor

Job Description

Job Summary:

This job is responsible for managing and coordinating the technical and management functions of the perioperative services at a specific work site. An incumbent has 24 hours administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability for the department and is expected to apply principles of leadership and human relations in the overall management, coordination, and supervision of the department. Responsible for developing and implementing professional policies and procedures that promote the highest level of surgical care for patients with the goal of improving patient outcomes. The director works cooperatively with the hospital departments and members of the healthcare team to develop, integrate, and evaluate all phases of patient care.

Essential Duties:

• Works independently under the administrative direction of the Regional Director-Periop Services. Maintains a collaborative working relationship with physicians.
• Manages department personnel, including determination of a sufficient number of qualified and competent persons to provide care or services. Selects staff and determines the qualifications and competence of department personnel, developing, counseling, evaluating, promoting, and terminating staff as appropriate.
• Establishes departmental goals and objectives in support of the overall goals of the hospital and the Department and implements methods for achieving those goals and objectives through the optimal utilization of resources.
• Provides for the orientation and continuing education of all persons in the department.
• Prepares operating and capital budgets and provides appropriate ongoing budget evaluation and analysis throughout the fiscal year. Seeks methods by which to improve revenues and decrease expenses.
• Manages the departments technical and clinical functions, including staffing, scheduling, and inservicing on new procedures and equipment. Plans and organizes delivery structure within the department to ensure safe and competent care of patient. Delegates duties within the department as appropriate to maximize departmental efficiency and to foster the personal growth and development of all staff. Establishes appropriate staffing patterns for the provision of safe, cost effective patient care. Assumes responsibility for 24 hour staffing of the department.
• Demonstrates competency in adjusting the delivery of care and or clinical techniques appropriately to address the age specific needs of the patient.
• Assumes responsibility for the continuous assessment and improvement of the quality of care and services provided and maintains quality assurance/improvement programs.
• Acts as a liaison to other hospital and medical staff departments.
• Manages departmental planning including the determination of appropriate space and other resources needed by the department. Determines new service development, implementation, and ongoing evaluation, always seeking the highest level of care for patients.
• Provides input to members of the Department of Nursing medical staff and other administrative staff in the area of long range planning, special projects and problem resolution for the department of responsibility, the overall department of nursing, and when appropriate, the hospital.
• Participates on hospital committees as appropriate, coordinates and integrates interdepartmental services, and integrates the department into the primary functions of the hospital.
• Develops, implements, and maintains policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of services.
• Assumes departmental compliance with City, County, State, Federal, J.C.A.H.O., and other applicable standards and requirement.
• Demonstrates professional communication, appearance, and conduct in accordance with all policies of FHS.
• Represents FHS at appropriate professional organization meetings and activities.
• Maintains knowledge regarding current developments in healthcare and perioperative services through education and professional growth and provides inservice education and training for staff to assure quality of care and improvement of patient outcomes.
• Maintains personal competency in the nursing process.
• Assures that the nursing process is consistently utilized and documented in the provision of care. Assures that care delivered is patient-centered, goal-directed and meets established standards. Facilitates integration with other services to meet patients needs; i.e., social services, pharmacy.
• Monitors ethical conduct of professional staff regarding substance abuse or other illegal practices, substandard practice (incompetent or unethical), absenteeism, and medication errors.

Job Requirements

Education:

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and/or Bachelors degree in nursing or related healthcare field

Experience:

• Minimum of six years recent work experience in Perioperative Nursing, including at least three years in a supervisory or management capacity

License/Certification:

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse by the Washington State Board of Nursing.
• Current Healthcare Provider BLS certification.
• Current drivers license valid in the state of Washington or other evidence of equivalent mobility

Additional Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates a commitment to service, organization values and professionalism through appropriate conduct and demeanor at all times.
• Adheres to and exhibits our core values:
  Reverence: Having a profound spirit of awe and respect for all creation, shaping relationships to self, to one another and to God and acknowledging that we hold in trust all that has been given to us.
  Integrity: Moral wholeness, soundness, uprightness, honesty and sincerity as a basis of trustworthiness.
  Compassion: Feeling with others, being one with others in their sorrows and joys, rooted in the sense of solidarity as members of the human community.
  Excellence: Outstanding achievement, merit, virtue; continually surpassing standards to achieve/maintain quality.
• Maintains confidentiality and protects sensitive data at all times.
• Adheres to organizational and department specific safety standards and guidelines.
• Works collaboratively and supports efforts of team members.
• Demonstrates exceptional customer service and interacts effectively with physicians, patients, residents, visitors, staff and the broader health care community.

Catholic Health Initiatives and its organizations are Equal Opportunity Employers.CB

Shift: Days

Scheduled Hours per 2-week Pay Period: 80

Weekends Required: Occasional

Status: Full Time
Country: USA, State: Washington, City: Gig Harbor, Company: Franciscan Medical Group.