Director Surgical Services

About the role

The Woman's Hospital of Texas is seeking a Director of Surgical Services to lead the unit(s)/department(s) in ensuring high quality, patient-centered care. This role also involves forecasting, planning, and budget monitoring.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Fosters 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.
• Stays abreast of legal and regulatory standards and ensures compliance.
• Develops and implements policies, procedures, and practices in compliance with all legal/regulatory standards.
• Ensures equipment maintenance is performed regularly and according to regulatory and/or accreditation standards.
• 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.
• Provides leadership in attaining and sustaining an unparalleled patient experience.
• Leverages various feedback mechanisms to benchmark performance and identify opportunities to improve customer/patient satisfaction.
• Develops and implements strategies to elevate the patient experience.
• Collaborates with subject matter experts and patient experience leaders to ensure compliance with evidence-based practices that enhance patient experience and customer service.
• 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.
• 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.
• Participates in the annual budget process, including input into department revenue and expense forecasts, staffing, and supply and equipment needs.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or other approved education plan Required
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing Required
• Master's Degree Preferred
• 1+ years applicable experience Required
• 3+ years applicable experience Preferred

Skills

• Leadership
• Quality Improvement
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration
• Financial Management
• People Management

Benefits

The Woman's Hospital of Texas offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive medical coverage
• Prescription drug and behavioral health coverage
• Free telemedicine services
• Free AirMed medical transportation
• Dental and vision benefits
• Life and disability coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• Supplemental health protection plans
• Auto and home insurance
• Identity theft protection
• Legal counseling
• Long-term care coverage
• Moving assistance
• Pet insurance
• Free counseling services and resources
• Tuition assistance
• Dependent scholarships
• Preferred banking partnerships
• Employee Health Assistance Fund

Pay

Commensurate with experience

Schedule

Nightly Shifts

Equal Opportunity Employer

HCA Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.