Senior Director, Clinical Operations (Perioperative Services)
About The Position
This position is a senior nursing director responsible for the oversight and management of a number of patient care areas, including perioperative services in in-patient and out-patient settings. This position requires advanced progressive management/leadership experience in managing large programmatic & strategic responsibilities, including interdisciplinary collaboration internally and/or externally, financial, quality, and patient experience responsibilities over a number of areas. Responsible for supporting, mentoring, and coaching nurse managers and other nurse leaders following the core leadership competencies of AONL. Ensures shared governance and the foundation of the Magnet standards are enculturated throughout. At Stamford Health, we believe that every patient deserves compassionate, personalized, person-centered care. This commitment guides how we care for patients, support their care partners, and promote the wellbeing of our staff. In alignment with our Planetree philosophy, the individual in this role will foster a respectful, collaborative environment that honors the needs, values, and preferences of every person we serve and the colleagues we partner with.
Requirements
- Minimum of 8 years of progressive nursing leadership experience at the director level
- Registered Nurse with a Masters Degree in Nursing or Healthcare Administration, Doctorate preferred
- CT RN License required
Nice To Haves
- CNORA Certification highly preferred.
- ANCC acknowledged Nurse executive certification preferred
Responsibilities
- Responsible for more than 2 clinical departments or programs with greater than 150 FTE's including Nurse Managers and Assistant Nurse Managers
- Responsible for Organizational and or Nursing strategic plan development and execution
- Responsible for developing, monitoring, and adherence to annual operations and capital budgets for multiple units or departments
- Oversight and or Management of interdisciplinary projects and initiatives to meet strategic initiatives and goals
- Responsible for organizational clinical education and professional development across a number of disciplines and manages all clinical affiliations for Nursing
- Responsible for Patient experience, quality, regulatory and safety oversight over multiple departments
- Produce cogent & persuasive written materials to address nursing, health care & organizational issues.
- Resolve & Manage conflict
- Build trusting, collaborative relationships
- Collaborates with clinical and nonclinical administrative leadership to develop strategic & operational plans for assigned clinical service lines/departments
- Support shared governance by providing an environment conducive to opinion sharing.
- Maintain knowledge of current nursing practice in area of specialty & the roles & functions of patient care team members
- Ensure that written organization clinical policies & procedures are reviewed & updated in accordance with evidence based practice.
- Utilize research/EBP findings for the establishments of standards, practices, and patient care models of the organization
- Facilitate & or Participate in studies that provide outcome measures
- Identify, develop, monitor patient care quality improvement goals & objectives
- Knowledge of federal & state laws and regulations that impact the provision of patient care
- Knowledge of patient care standards as published by the Joint Commission, CMS, and professional Nursing literature
- Understand, articulate and ensure compliance with the State Nurse Practice Act, State Board of Nursing regulations, regulatory agency standards and the policies of the Organization
- Monitor clinical activities to identify both expected and unexpected risks
- Membership & Participation in Professional organizations
- Participate and encourage continued professional education
- Evaluate organizational assessments to identify succession planning opportunities and establish action plans
- Serve as a role model & mentor to future nursing leaders
- Hold self and others accountable for actions and outcomes outlined in our values and culture of Patient centered care
- Integrate high ethical standards and core values into every day work activity
- Develop, implement, and monitor operational and capital budgets
- Assist in the development of business plans
- Develop, monitor and are accountable for assigned nursing budgets
- Maintain current knowledge of patient care delivery systems and innovations
- Interpret and evaluate employee/nursing engagement/quality work surveys
- Manage performance through reward and recognition, counseling, and disciplinary action
- Develop and implement recruitment and retention strategies
- Participate in and monitoring of the Organizational and Nursing Strategic plan
- Conduct SWOT and GAP analyses as needed
- Formulate objectives, goals, and specific strategies related to mission and vision
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
