$20,000 SIGN ON BONUS WITH A 3 YEAR COMMITMENT!
JOB SUMMARY:
Oversee the daily operations of the surgery department. Responsible for the procurement and maintenance of equipment and supplies, staffing and training employees, and budgeting. May oversee pre-and post-operative care of patients. May require a masters degree in a related area and at least 10 years of experience in the field. Familiar with a variety if the fields concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on extensive experience and judgement to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of complex tasks. Leads and directs the work of others. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is required. Typically reports to an executive.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Integrates the department(s) and its services into the organization's primary mission
Promotes a positive work environment which enhances employee and patient satisfaction
Assumes a leadership role in professional activities through public speaking opportunities and participating in hospital and community activities
Provides a written annual report, evaluating both personal and department objectives with plans for the next year
Coordinates and integrates services within the department(s) and with other department
Collaborates with other department leaders to design and deliver integrated patient care
Directs, supervises and supports the on-going programs at SRMC
Develops and implements policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of services
Ensures all policies and procedures are current and relevant
Ensures that care is delivered to each patient in accordance with the PA Nurse Practice Act, appropriate clinical standards, regulatory agencies and hospital policy
Recommends a sufficient number of qualified and competent persons to provide care.
Employs progressive discipline for attendance problems and provides supportive documentation for direct reports
Ensures review and update of position control within required time frame
Develops, Justifies and maintains fiscal plan for departments
Review monthly operating reports, submits financial analysis and justification for negative monthly expenditures with recommendations for solutions
Determines the qualifications and competence of department personnel who provide care services and who are not licensed independent practitioners
Provides daily feedback as necessary to individual staff members regarding to their performance
Participates in the interviewing, hiring, and termination of employees as neededPerforms employee performance appraisals within the HR policy requirements
Reviews employee performance appraisals within scope of responsibility
Continuously assesses and improves the department's performance
Makes daily rounds to assess the status of the patient and the quality of care delivered
Conducts and/or attends monthly staff meetings and documents those meetings according to policy
Utilizes monitoring tools to measure customer service and fiscal performance
Demonstrates the ability to collect and analyze numerical and written data to reach logical conclusions
Maintains appropriate quality control program
Keeps leaders appraised of critical patients/patient care issues
Participates in performance improvement activities, including data collection, development of indicators, chart review and evaluation criteria
Provides for orientation, in-service education training and continuing education of all persons in the department(s)
Ensures staff participation in mandatory in-service programs as evidenced by Competency Data Records.
Ensures staff receive proper orientation prior to assuming patient care responsibilities. Meets regularly with the new employees to monitor progress and maintain orientation documentation
Develops and maintains leadership capabilities of clinical managers, supervisors and charge nurses
Recommends a space and other resources needed to by the department(s)
Participates in the fiscal and strategic planning and marketing of services within the scope of responsibility
Participates in selecting outside sources for needed services
Maintains and recommends use of outside resources
Education:
Preferred: Bachelors of Nursing
Certification/Licensure: CPR Certification
Clearances: Required: As required by federal and State Law
Equal Opportunity Statement
Tenor Health Foundation is an equal opportunity employer committed to maintaining a
respectful, inclusive, and mission-driven workplace. Employment decisions are based on
qualifications, merit, business needs, and applicable law
