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

Glendale, AZ
OPEN JOB: 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.


Jason Denmark
Recruiting Manager
INTERMEDIA GROUP, INC.
EMAIL: jdenmark@intermediagroup.com  
LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondenmark/