Director of Surgical Services – Surgery - Sharp Metropolitan Medical Campus - Variable Shift – Full Time

Sharp HealthCare•San Diego, CA

12d•$100 - $157

About The Position

Responsible for the strategic planning, business development and growth of surgical services for the Sharp Metropolitan Medical Campus (SMMC). The Director develops collaborative relationships with medical directors, medical groups, and the community to enhance the image of SMMC and Sharp HealthCare and who will demonstrate exemplary leadership skills in surgery by being identified as an expert within both Sharp HealthCare and the community. The Director of Surgical Care develops and supports the integration of surgical service line utilization across Sharp HealthCare through the development of systems and programs to ensure quality outcomes for the community we serve; and evaluates and coordinates clinical research studies for the surgery population in conjunction with the medical directors. Coordinates the integration of financial, clinical and quality issues for all Operating Rooms, Business Services, and Sterile Processing, providing services for high level disinfection and sterilization throughout SMMC.

Requirements

Master's Degree in Nursing
5 Years Clinical experience in surgical/perioperative services.
5 Years Management experience.
California Registered Nurse (RN) - CA Board of Registered Nursing -REQUIRED
AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED
Graduate degree is required upon hire or completed within six months of hire date. If candidate has BSN, then MSN or related graduate degree (MHA, MBA, MPH) is acceptable. If candidate does not have BSN, then graduate degree must be MSN.

Nice To Haves

Doctorate in Nursing
Union environment experience.
Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR) - Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI) -PREFERRED
Six Sigma Green Belt Certification - Various-No accreditation board -PREFERRED
Lean Certification - Various-Employee provides certificate -PREFERRED

Responsibilities

Coordinates and directs the strategic planning and marketing process for surgical services within the SMMC.
Determines direction, goals, and objectives of assigned areas and links to appropriate hospital and medical group personnel for implementation of strategic plans.
Directs planning for multiple product lines, inclusive of financial planning, and clinical quality care for appropriate integration of SMMC.
Coordinates the appropriate use of resources for service line development throughout the system.
Develops and coordinates the monitoring of quality outcome for the surgical patient population and ensures timely performance improvement activities to ensure optimal quality outcomes.
Ensures organizational compliance with legislation and regulations as they impact assigned areas.
Develops programs that address the community health care needs for the surgical field.
Ensure high level of quality care and services for patients by coordinating and communication operational procedures to staff and physicians. Evaluate and modifies processes.
Directs and implements the administrative processes and resources of an inpatient medical or specialty services facility.
Ensures quality care and services for patients by implementing systems and operational procedures to coordinate service delivery.
Directs and implements the administrative processes and resources of an outpatient medical or specialty services facility or clinic.
Ensure high level of quality by coordinating and communication with reprocessing of surgical instruments, to include, water quality, equipment, and staff workflow adherence to practice standards and collaborates with diagnostic and procedural units performing High Level Disinfection (HLD) to ensure campus standardization of practices in order to meet regulatory requirements.
Holds self and others accountable for the meeting of customer satisfaction goals for assigned units or departments.
Holds self and others accountable for the quality of patient care delivered and for operational excellence for assigned units or departments.
Establishes and holds self and others accountable to meeting goals related to developing an effective workforce within assigned departments or units.
Accountable for unit(s) financial goals as agreed upon with supervisor (e.g. expense per unit of service, productivity, salary dollars, supply costs, etc.)
Contributes to Sharp Healthcare's organizational vision, mission and values related to being a San Diego community partner.