SURGICAL SERVICES ASSOCIATE CLINICAL DIRECTOR

Overview

At Cooper, our dedicated nurses are the foundation of our commitment to exceptional care. As South Jersey’s leading academic health system and only Level I Trauma Center, we deliver compassionate care across the care continuum. With a vast geographic reach encompassing urban and suburban settings, Cooper offers a diverse environment for professional nursing practice.

Success Profile

• Achiever
• Adaptable
• Good Listener
• Helpful
• Results-driven
• Self-starter

Mission and Values

At Cooper University Health Care, we’ve built an environment where everyone is passionate about learning, healing, and service. Making this mission a reality means cultivating supportive, inspiration-focused conversations between our team members at every level. We’re proud of the purpose-driven culture our team shares, and the outcomes it produces for our patients.

Employee Voices

• Retirement: Cooper University Health Care offers a 403(b) retirement plan administered by Fidelity Investments that enables team members to save and plan for retirement through pre-tax and post-tax (Roth) contributions.
• Medical/Dental: Cooper’s medical plans are provided by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield. Each of the medical plans offers flexibility and freedom to use any Cooper or network provider in Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield’s PPO, Blue Card network. Each plan has a wide range of preferred providers and services that may have no out-of-pocket cost when using Cooper providers, depending on the plan chosen. Prescription drug coverage is included in each of Cooper’s medical plans. Dental benefits are provided through Delta Dental PPO plans and Sun Life DMO. Comprehensive vision coverage is offered through Eyemed.
• Tuition Assistance: Benefits eligible team members are able to take advantage of Tuition Assistance once 3 months of employment are completed. Cooper also provides annual assistance towards professional certifications and related organization memberships.
• Nursing Recognition and Excellence: Cooper is always looking to highlight the amazing work of our team members. Through-out the year nurses are recognized through Daisy nomination, unit awards, and rounding recognitions. For those nominated by their leaders and peers Cooper holds Annual Nursing Excellence Awards for their clinical abilities, leadership, mentorship and commitment to upholding the Cooper mission: To serve, to heal, to educate.
• Professional Development: Cooper is committed to nurses' professional growth and development. A variety of classes and courses are offered for learning new content and skills focused specifically on current and future career goals. Cooper nurses are provided with the opportunities to become involved in precepting, mentorships, research, interprofessional education, Grand Rounds and presentations.
• Professional Governance: Cooper nurses are encouraged to participate in our shared decision-making structure that gives them autonomy in defining and determining their practice. Professional governance allows for collaboration and communication across all levels of nursing to drive quality patient and workforce outcomes.
• Nursing Residency: Cooper’s Nurse Residency Program, a PTAP-accredited program with distinction, offers a unique opportunity for new-to-practice registered nurses to build confidence in clinical decision-making, foster meaningful connections with colleagues, and strengthen their professional practice.

Responsibilities

Assists the Clinical Director in leading the patient care team to meet the needs of the customers and to oversee clinical operations to achieve departmental objectives. Assumes responsibility and accountability for the direction, implementation and evaluation of patient care services within the Perioperative Setting at the direction of the Clinical Director and in their absence.

• Actively coaches and supports staff. Assists the Clinical Director in providing a supportive environment for each team member’s professional growth and development.
• Continuously assesses the competency of all staff in conjunction with the Clinical Director and assists with written performance reviews as directed by the Clinical Director in a timely manner.
• Fosters a culture of shared decisions making by encouraging staff input regarding nursing practice and unit polices
• Assists the Clinical Director with the provision of adequate, competent staffing levels on each shift.
• Assists the Clinical Director in the oversight of the delivery of patient care ensuring adherence to service, safety and quality standards.
• Assists Clinical Director in nursing clinical operational efficiencies, as well as monitoring and evaluating the use of supplies, equipment, materials and other resources to reduce costs and increase efficiencies.
• Ensures equipment monitoring occurs at the required frequency. This includes but is not limited to refrigerators, freezers, autoclaves, defibrillators, trauma cart.
• Ensures documentation is completed appropriately and in a timely manner, and that documentation is properly archived.
• Attends all meetings as designated by the Clinical Director.
• Demonstrates basic clinical competency as a nurse within designated specialty area.

Experience Required

• Minimum 2 years experiences in a Perioperative support services role with relevant experience and knowledge of OR equipment
• Communication – Ability to communicate with patients, visitors and coworkers required.
• Demonstrated knowledge and proficiency of the NDNQI database for nursing sensitive indicators and others as required.
• Strong level of confidentiality due to the sensitivity of materials and information handled required.
• Computer literacy required.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills required.
• Good organizational skills to handle multiple priorities while remaining professional and calm required.
• Ability to work with many diverse people required.
• Effective telephone skills required.
• Written and verbal communication and problem-solving skills required.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in the realization of performance objectives and previous experience in performance-based evaluations required.

Education Requirements

BSN preferred

Licenses/Certifications Required

Current NJ-RN License

Special Requirements

• 5 8s or 4 10s: 10A-8:30P or 12P-8:30P
• Weekend, holiday, and call rotation required

The New Jersey Pay Transparency Act

The New Jersey Pay Transparency Act requires disclosure of the pay range for this position.

Salary Offer

A salary offer will vary based on the job role, candidate experience, qualifications, internal pay equity and market data.

Career Equity

Cooper University Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to equal employment opportunity for all team members. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, or any other status protected by law or regulation. To request reasonable accommodation, contact talent-acquisition@cooperhealth.edu