Director, Surgery Unit

Description

Delta Health offers health care professionals and people from all walks of life an opportunity to find fulfillment in their jobs as part of a close-knit team. We pride ourselves on our positive work culture . Our team members understand our fundamental commitment to the community and rally around the motto "Excellence, Every Patient, Every Time." When you embark on a journey with us, you'll take pride in your work and the impact you have, while building a career with focus and purpose.

Under the general supervision of the Vice President of Hospital Services, the Director of Surgery assumes administrative, technical, and clinical responsibility for specified functions in Surgical Services, which may include Pre-op, Operating Rooms, Anesthesia Services, Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Outpatient Day Surgery, and Endoscopy. The Director will work closely with medical staff, including physicians, surgeons, nurses, and support staff . In collaboration with the Department Chair, the Director is responsible for the ongoing assessment of the quality of patient care services provided in these areas by practitioners.

• Responsible for directing and supervising the operations of the Surgery/PACU/Central Sterile/Endoscopy area.

• Assures that patient/family needs are met by providing necessary personnel and material resources.
• Will provide for education of staff/patients/families and self.
• Exercises operational control by maintaining a system of records and report analyses that assures goals is met.

• Makes and implements decisions regarding activities within these areas based on Hospital Policy Standards, Human Resource Standards, Department of Nursing Standards, and Surgical Services Standards in consultation with the VP of Clinical Services in unusual situations.
• Participates and actively contributes to strategies focused on improving the Patient Experience and preventing patient harm
• Supervises and assures that clinical practice is carried out according to hospital policies and procedures functioning within the limitation of the Nurse Practice Act.
• Acts as a clinical resource and nursing role model for unit personnel.
• Participates in the development of unit philosophy, goals, and objectives with staff input.
• Develops nursing care standards for unit and hospital with staff input.
• Assures individualized goal-oriented care on unit through use of the nursing process.
• Assures census management and staffing based on productivity goals Plans and coordinates work flow to ensure completions of assigned duties in a safe and timely manner.
• Accountable for monitoring care with department regarding:
• • safe medications administration,
  • proper treatment priorities based on medical and nursing diagnosis,
  • appropriate assessment from admission to discharge
  • patient and family teaching needs are identified, acted on, documented
  • patient and family are actively involved in plan of care
  • proper and consistent documentation of care
• Recognizes and assists staff with patient problems/complications and intervenes appropriately.
• Demonstrates the ability to function as leader during a Code Blue.
• Establishes continuous quality assurance and process improvement within department, with maintenance of statistical data for this purpose.
• Responsible for all overall managements of the department's daily operations to achieve quality improvement, fiscal, productivity, and patient satisfaction goals and objectives established through the strategic plan.
• Attends committee meetings such as UR, Meditech Clinical Team, Nurse Manager/House Supervisor, and Surgery and Anesthesia Committees.
• Monitors educational needs of staff, CEU's per hospital policy.
• Assures appropriate orientation of new staff and maintenance of skills for all staff in department.
• Assures scheduling and payroll are completed for department.
• Seeks opportunities for self-development.
• Responsible for duties outlined in Disaster Plan Policy S8001 .
• Acts as a liaison to the physicians, staff and administration.
• Assumes an active role in the implementation of technologies to meet the needs of professional nursing and patient care.
• Provides opportunities for consumer input into personal healthcare decisions and policy development.
• Eagerly seeks to expand knowledge base, through formal informal systems looking for opportunities to continuously learn and share new information with others.
• Manages departments to ensure operations are consistent with budget goals.

Requirements

• Minimum of Associates Degree in nursing from an accredited institution, BSN - Master's Degree preferred.
• Licensed as an RN in Colorado or possess a temporary work permit from the Board of Nursing.
• Minimum 5 years PACU/Surgery/Scopes experience with at least 2 years leadership/management responsibilities
• BLS required upon hire.
• ACLS within 6 months and remain current.
• Ability to coordinate activities, organize paper-work, communicate (written/verbal) effectively, and handle controversy.
• Must complete Introduction to Incident Command Systems (IS-100) and National Incident Management System (NIMS) an Introduction (IS-700) within the first 30 days of employment.

Job Relationships:

• Responsible to: VP, Hospital Services.
• Workers Supervised: Surgical Department staff.
• Interrelationships: Administrative and Hospital/Clinics Staff, Managers, Medical Staff, patients and visitors.

Summary

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Delta Health is a county-wide healthcare system that has been serving the Western Slope for over 100 years. We have grown to a 49-bed hospital with locations throughout Delta County. We proudly provide a wide range of medical services that meet the diverse needs of our community members. At all stages of life, we are here to provide remarkable care in a healing environment.

Employee Benefits: Medical, RX, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO, and Scholarships towards continued education.

Medical: Low monthly premiums; 100% coverage for all services provided within our Delta Health System without a deductible or co-payment. We offer alternative coverage to include massage, acupuncture, and chiropractic care. Employer paid Life and Disability coverage.

Paid Time Off: 4 plus weeks of vacation (CAL) a year for Full-Time employees including sick pay and personal time off.

Retirement: 403B Plan -Up to a 3% retirement match.