Director Of Med Surg and Med Surg Telemetry

Position Summary

Responsible for financial management and accountable for all departmental functions: formulates and executes departmental/divisional budgets, conducts periodic budgetary reviews, evaluates cost management strategies, and develops strategic departmental/divisional plans.

Responsible for the administration, coordination, and evaluation of clinical services provided by the department/division: Formulates staffing model for department/division. Cultivates staff development for the core missions of the organization through leadership and mentoring. Participates and guides in performance improvement activities to facilitate effective use of resources to manage quality of care. Accepts responsibility for regulatory compliance of federal, state and JCAHO standards. Facilitates and develops productive working relationships with system management, physicians, staff and the community. Ensures that patient/ family satisfaction is a top priority in providing clinical services. Exemplifies leadership and concern for health care as a representative of St. Mary’s in the community and health care settings.

What the Director of Med Surg and Med Surg Telemetry will need:

• Licensure/Certification/Registration: Maintains current Georgia professional nursing license, professional certification (as applicable). Active membership in professional organizations is recommended. ACLS preferred.
• Education: RN required, BS in nursing, business, or health related field. Master’s degree highly preferred.
• Experience: Minimum of 3 years in management/ administration in a health related occupation required. Five or more years’ clinical experience required.

Responsibility

• Directly responsible to the Vice President of Nursing.
• Ability to work with management, staff, and other professions from all areas of healthcare.
• Captures, manages, supervises, and evaluates all clinical patient care services provided by the department/division.

Skills

• Computer proficiency preferred, excellent written and oral communication skills, must be highly organized and able to meet deadlines, ability to empower staff, accounting skills, ability to coach, educate, and create a team spirit.
• Initiative And Judgment: Required Must exhibit a high degree of initiative and decision-making qualities, in coordinating and evaluating services provided. Must exercise sound judgment in carrying out duties and dealing with various personalities/ cultures/ age groups. Must have the ability to analyze data and make intelligent decisions. Should be versatile and enjoy the challenge of a variety of duties.

Relationships

• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with other departments and staff, in providing effective patient care.
• Develop collaborative working relationships with physicians and other community health care providers.