Director Nursing - Operating Room

HonorHealth•Scottsdale, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director Nursing provides clinical management and operational direction for the assigned areas, incorporating the organization’s vision, values, mission, and critical goals into job performance. The position provides leadership and coordination for patient care, staff development, physician relationships, quality initiatives, program development, and system-wide success. It promotes evidence-based patient care and an environment that supports excellence in personalized care and service. The Director is accountable for department operations, staffing, budgets, strategic planning, policies, patient satisfaction, quality outcomes, education, regulatory compliance, service-line goals, and planning for future programs, space, facilities, and equipment. This role works collaboratively with medical staff, organizational colleagues, educational institutions, external organizations, and the community. The role is based at Shea Medical Center in Scottsdale, Arizona, in the Main Operating Room department. The stated schedule is Monday through Friday, days. Required education includes a bachelor’s degree from an accredited NLN institution. A master’s degree in nursing or another healthcare-related field is preferred. Required experience includes five years in nursing and one year as a supervisor. Required credentials include BLS training and state or compact-state RN licensure. Certification must be obtained within one year of hire or promotion; national certification for the unit’s specific patient population is preferred.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited NLN institution.
Five years of nursing experience.
One year of supervisory experience.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)/Basic Life Support (BLS) training course.
Registered Nurse license through state licensure and/or compact-state licensure.
Must obtain the specified certification within one year of hire or promotion.
Staff with direct responsibility for stroke patient care must meet the stated stroke-specific education requirements.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in nursing or another healthcare-related field.
National certification for the unit’s specific patient population.

Responsibilities

Lead implementation of a nursing leadership model and collaborative practice delivery system to support quality, clinical care, and service.
Build collaborative partnerships with medical staff, organizational colleagues, and the community; use evidence-based knowledge to improve and maintain high-quality, cost-effective patient care.
Develop and be accountable for annual capital and operational budgets, and create short- and long-range strategic plans covering material, fiscal, and human resources.
Identify ways to strengthen the organization’s financial health and maintain financial integrity through department budget development and oversight.
Oversee staffing, hiring and onboarding, performance evaluation and management, coaching, employee development, productivity, quality of work, and alignment with organizational goals.
Monitor staff competence, direct and evaluate assigned personnel, ensure policy compliance, and promote decision-making, autonomy, and accountability.
Develop and assure strategies for excellence in patient satisfaction.
Participate in formulating and designing policies, considering consumer needs, market demands, and quality-of-care issues; implement and manage applicable policies and procedures and advise directors on their impact.
Create, implement, and evaluate Balanced Scorecard outcomes; modify patient-care delivery systems to improve results.
Develop, facilitate, and support management infrastructure and unit-based structures, and promote collegiality, communication, and operational effectiveness and efficiency.
Facilitate nursing and other educational opportunities for staff and students, foster a culture of development, and build relationships with schools of nursing and external organizations.
Develop and maintain clinical and management records and reporting systems that comply with state and federal regulators, accreditation agencies, and other legal and regulatory bodies.
Support service-line initiatives and help ensure organizational and operational service-line goals are met.
Plan for future program development and the use of space, facilities, and equipment in assigned areas.
For staff with direct responsibility for stroke patients, ensure knowledge of stroke symptoms and warning signs, identification and management protocols and pathways, NIHSS, Stroke Alert activation and protocol, stroke quality indicators, and available stroke patient resources.