General Description:

Under the general direction and in communication with the CNO, the Director of Surgical Services is a registered professional nurse who is responsible for developing, implementing, evaluating and improving the processes for patient surgical services, and for providing safe, prudent and economical nursing care according to regulatory standards. S/he coordinates all patient care and safety activities in Surgical Services, manages the department routines, caregivers, and serves as a member of the leadership team. She/he serves as a positive representation of Gila Regional Medical Center within GRMC and out in the community.

Essential Functions:

• Works in all ways to positively support and improve the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of GRMC’s approach to patient-centered care and safety, and in serving our caregivers, customer’s and community.
• Works as a positive, change oriented, transformational leader in alignment with, and as a model for GRMC’s Organizational values, and leadership culture and approach.
• Is accountable for the achievement of assigned objectives, goals, projects and outcomes.
• Demonstrates strategic direction, operational and fiscal oversight to assigned Departments, and ensuring accountability with goals and directives.
• Facilitates patient care services, and safety, develops and implements policies and procedures and standards of nursing care, ensuring safe and efficient care. Participates in Quality Improvement activities to improve key measures and outcomes.
• Functions as a member of the management team; participates in the planning and development of hospital policies and procedures most pertinent to the perioperative setting.
• Participates in strategic planning as it relates to Surgical Services, the hospital, and the healthcare industry.
• Serves as a liaison between the medical and nursing staff as well as Gila Regional’s clinical services. Collaborates with medical staff to best use limited resources and to ensure the best patient care. Fosters physician and staff satisfaction.
• Works with medical staff to develop and implement staffing patterns and ratios to meet patient care, safety and the organization’s block scheduling integrity.
• Maintains strong interdepartmental relationships in order to collaboratively achieve positive outcomes in providing excellent patient care and safety.
• Provides orientation and ongoing education, and serves as a resource, to ensure competency of nursing staff.
• Analyzes and reports on the quality of patient care and safety according to regulatory agencies, such as The Joint Commission, CMS, GRMC Peer Review, GRMC nursing clinical Peer review.
• Prepares and manages the department operational and capital budgets. Anticipates long-range capital needs. Monitors productivity.
• Manages department staff, including scheduling, payroll, hiring, evaluation, discipline, recognition, and conflict resolution, according to Human Resources policies.
• Reports on dash boards, quality efforts and projects to the Surgical Section committee.
• Conducts staff meetings.
• Investigates errors, complaints and process opportunities.
• Conducts documentation reviews.

Education and Training Requirements:

• BSN preferred
• Current New Mexico or multi-state RN license
• Current CPR (AHA), ACLS
• CNOR preferred
• Minimum 5 years progressive experience in perioperative nursing
• Minimum 3 years Nursing management experience preferred
• GRMC’s Essentials of Execution when first available after hire date
• GRMC’s Advanced Essentials of Execution when first available after achieving Essentials of Execution

Note: Job description available upon request 

**All required documents must be presented at time of hire.** 

EXTERNAL APPLICANT: Employment is contingent upon successful completion of pre-employment drug and alcohol testing. 

GRMC is an Equal Opportunity Employee