Director Surgical Services Loxahatchee, FL
Director Surgical Services Loxahatchee, FL
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HCA Florida Palms West Hospital is a 204-bed facility in Palm Beach County. We offer preventative and elective programs and surgeries. We are an Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) Primary Stroke Center. HCA Florida Palms West Hospital has emergency services, a dedicated New Life Center and a Level II NICU. We have a full-service Children's Hospital. Services include outpatient rehabilitation, an aquatics center, orthopedic spine center, robotics, and interventional radiology. HCA Florida Palms West Hospital is located on a 94-acre campus in Palm Beach County. The surrounding areas include Wellington, Royal Palm Beach and Loxahatchee. Wellington is known for its parks and quality schools. Royal Palm Beach and Loxahatchee are known for their large acreage parcels, new homes, and equestrian community. We invite you to explore career opportunities with us at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital. Join our team of top healthcare professionals while enjoying all Palm Beach County has to offer.
Job Summary
The Director of Surgical Services ensures high quality, patient-centered care through oversight of the overall function and staffing of the unit(s)/department(s) in addition to forecasting, planning, and budget monitoring. The Director fosters a culture of accountability and collaboration and supports the development and implementation of strategies, policies, and procedures in support of facility objectives.
Major Responsibilities:
Quality
Cultivates a superior clinical identity by identifying and implementing evidence-based practices to advance patient safety and quality outcomes. Ensures adherence to standards of care.
Manages variation in clinical practice to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and cost. Ensures a culture of accountability and transparency in the provision of care.
Stays abreast of internal/external benchmarks, accreditations, and designations and actively pursues efforts to achieve.
Ensures efficient patient throughput and delivery of high quality, patient-centered care through volume forecasting, patient flow coordination, and admission/discharge planning.
Develops care coordination policies and procedures to promote improved quality, safety, and efficiency in care. Fosters interdisciplinary communication and collaboration within and across departments and ensures staff with appropriate clinical competencies are assigned to meet patient care needs.
Directs nursing practice and unit operations. Develops policies, procedures, and nursing standards to ensure patient and family needs are assessed, met, and evaluated.
People
Fosters a culture that inspires commitment to the vision/mission/values of the organization. Ensures employees are recognized, valued, and supported. Develops and implements strategies to elevate employee engagement.
Identifies development opportunities or training needs of individual employees and teams. Provides coaching, feedback, and training to improve performance.
Builds a competitively superior organization through attracting, developing, engaging, and retaining talent. Ensures people with the right skills and motivations are in the right role, at the right time, to meet business needs.
Growth
Collaborates with administrative team and physicians to enhance existing services or develop new service offerings.
Identifies opportunities for expansion or development of new services and product lines to promote growth. Identifies stakeholder engagement strategies, technological advances, and other opportunities to drive differentiation and increase volume.
Finance
Participates in the annual budget process, including input into department revenue and expense forecasts, staffing, and supply and equipment needs. Monitors department budget performance; identifies trends and evaluates variances in relation to established budget. Develops and implements actions to address performance gaps.
Ensures effective labor management, including position control, scheduling excellence, productivity management, and premium pay utilization. Maintains staffing to ensure appropriate patient care.
Manages operating expenses, including the utilization of supplies and equipment. Identifies cost reduction opportunities and implements actions to achieve savings.
Education & Experience:
Bachelor's Degree or other approved education plan Required
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing Required
Master's Degree Preferred
Min 3+ years Dir SS experience within the acute care setting Required
Overview
9 ORs; 1 of those is hybrid
5500 cases/year; volumes continue to increase
5 XI Robots; center of excellence for robotics
In process of getting Rosa robot
Women's & Children's Hospital a lot of GYN & pediatrics
Ortho
Bariatrics
Neurosurgery
Reporting Structure
Director reports into hospital COO
Direct Reports OR Manager, PACU Lead, Pre Op Lead, SPD Supervisor
All service lines also have a coordinator
~84 FTEs
GI does not report into surgical services