Perioperative Director Exempt

Job Summary

Coordinates and directs the operations of the OR/PACU/ASC/GI, and SPD. Ensures quality patient care is given across the continuum with appropriate level of care. Directs performance improvement and continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Develops, implements and evaluates policies and procedures for appropriate department(s).
• Maintains adequate staff levels that meet unit requirements and state law.
• Determines staffing requirements and patterns, based on scope of services, complexity of patient acuity and fiscal resources.
• Directs hiring, performance management and development of staff within department(s).
• Directs patient care to ensure patients' needs are met and the facility's policies and procedures are followed.
• Absorbs responsibility for coordination and delivery of 24 hour nursing care on the assigned Departments.
• Ensures quality care is delivered to patients in timely and effective manner.
• Ensures the performance of all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
• Maintains performance improvement and quality control activities. Providing education and guidance to staff on performance improvement.
• Able to plan, organize and participate in orientation and in service training for staff.
• Ensures participation of facility personnel in the formulation of the standards of nursing practices. Implementing standards, annually reviewing and revising, as necessary, to reflect changes in nursing practice.
• Maintains OR with the most up to date AORN and ASHRE guidelines.
• Runs operations in accordance with CMS standards.
• Works actively with infection prevention and environmental services to ensure OR is cleaned to an appropriate standard.
• Adheres to National Patient Safety Goals.
• Financially develops and recommends department operational and capital budgets. Initiating corrective action for budget variances.
• P Practices good stewardship of department resources.
• Actively seeks cost savings opportunities.
• Participates in identification and selection of alternatives, when negative outcomes require corrective action.
• Ensures timeout and consent process is consistently followed.
• Works collaboratively with physicians.
• Drives change when needed.
• Develops and implements strategy for new surgical service offerings.
• Safeguards appropriate scheduling and use of the Operating Room suite.
• Maintains a safe, therapeutic operating room environment for patients and healthcare providers.
• Supervises and oversees the sterilization process.
• Supervises care of OR suite and equipment to ensure cleanliness, sterility and operational ability of all items.
• Provides leadership for research and development activities in outpatient surgical care.

Job Qualifications

• Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree of Nursing required.
• Preferred Education: Master's degree preferred.
• Specialty Board Certification: Minimum Work Experience: Five years recent experience in similar position in acute healthcare setting.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrates familiarity with Microsoft Office Software as well as Outlook.
• Highly developed organizational skills.
• Licensure, Certification, Registration or Designation: Current RN license. BLSCurrent Fire CardARC (Required within 30 days of employment).
• Shift: Days Type: Exempt FTE: 1.0