Nursing Director Surgical Services

Prominent Career Solutions•Glendale, AZ

About The Position

The Nursing Director Surgical Services is the department administrator, accountable for the effective ongoing operation of the assigned nursing department. The position establishes and enforces policies, procedures, standards, and objectives; directs and supervises staff and workflow; and holds budgetary and fiscal accountability. The Director provides 24-hour leadership in support of the hospital’s mission, vision, goals, and objectives, focusing on patients, physicians, employees, volunteers, and the community as customers. The role is accountable for continuously assessing, improving, coordinating, and integrating department services and standards of care into the hospital’s primary function. Duties also include approving timekeeping and supply orders, conducting employee evaluations, meeting regulatory standards, and participating in department strategic planning. The Director oversees departmental finances and resources, including budget preparation and adherence, supply chain management, monitoring productivity and cost per unit of service, developing action plans for variances, and planning work assignments and resource allocation with attention to timeliness and financial impact. The role manages and develops staff by hiring, terminating, training, evaluating, and supervising employees; conducting stay interviews and evaluations; addressing turnover; promoting engagement and communication; ensuring compliance with standards and policies; delegating work and ensuring follow-through; and supporting staff expertise. The Director also helps maintain policies, procedures, job descriptions, and competencies, and makes necessary edits in the Kronos time management system and payroll. The Director promotes physician relations and positive patient experiences, addresses satisfaction results, resolves issues, maintains department instrumentation and equipment, and represents the hospital on medical staff committees. The role monitors regulatory requirements and departmental quality indicators, supports organizational core-measure strategies, and contributes to strategies for increasing volume while mentoring and developing staff.

Requirements

Five years of experience in nursing management in a hospital setting.
Three years of supervisory experience.
Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Business Administration, Management, or a related field, or equivalent minimum experience requirements.
Current Arizona Registered Nurse license.

Nice To Haves

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN).
WOCN certification for Wound Care.

Responsibilities

Establish and enforce department policies, procedures, standards, and objectives; direct and supervise staff and workflow.
Provide 24-hour leadership and ensure the ongoing effective operation of the assigned nursing department.
Prepare and adhere to the department budget based on volume; manage supply-chain needs and monitor productivity and cost per unit of service.
Develop and implement action plans when budgetary or productivity variances occur; plan work assignments and resource allocation with consideration of timing and financial impact.
Conduct timely 30-day and 90-day stay interviews and annual evaluations; hire, terminate, train, evaluate, and supervise staff.
Review turnover trends and develop action plans to address unanticipated variances.
Promote employee engagement, staff participation, effective communication, and a caring and respectful work environment.
Manage staff to ensure compliance with applicable standards, organizational policies and procedures, standards of behavior, and safety guidelines.
Provide direction and delegation professionally and ensure follow-through; cultivate staff expertise and knowledge.
Assist with forming, implementing, and maintaining policies, procedures, job descriptions, and competencies.
Make necessary edits to the Kronos time management system and payroll; approve timekeeping and supply orders.
Promote physician relations and positive patient experiences; develop and implement action plans to improve patient satisfaction.
Interact with management and staff to resolve issues in a timely manner.
Ensure proper function, maintenance, and repair of instrumentation and equipment, including repair records, service contracts, and preventive maintenance schedules.
Represent the hospital on medical staff committees.
Maintain and monitor JCAHO and other regulatory requirements; gather and report quality indicators generated by department activity.
Support organizational strategies for meeting core-measure goals and increasing volumes.
Mentor and develop staff.
Participate in department strategic planning and continuously assess, improve, coordinate, and integrate department services and standards of care.