Director of Surgical Services

Major Tasks, Duties, and Responsibilities: 

• Delegate responsibilities within the scope of personnel abilities.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate the medical center’s mission, vision, and values, as well as departmental goals to all staff.
• Provide leadership and guidance to staff in goal setting, problem solving, resources management, and outcome achievement.
• Define performance objectives and competencies for the department and assess the level of competence of staff in a timely manner.
• Demonstrate a commitment to a healthy work environment by modeling the desired behaviors and encouraging those in others.
• Demonstrate the ability to cope with and manage change, as well as help others do the same.
• Collaborate with other departments to create systems and problem solve ongoing issues that impact departmental/organizational goals and/or patient care delivery.
• Demonstrate fiscal responsibility for department resources and the ability to achieve outcomes within allocated resources.
• Incorporate quality improvement data and/or patient satisfaction data into departmental goals.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of regulations applicable to patient care and/or other department functions.
• Responsible for development and review of policies, procedures, standards of care in the surgical department.
• Establish and communicate to the staff specific patient care goals related to surgery and consistent with the medical center’s role as a provider in the healthcare community.
• Serve as liaison between medical staff, surgery staff, and medical center administration on matters related to surgical care.
• Ensure that care is delivered to each patient in accordance with quality standards and is documented in clinical records.
• Conduct monthly staff meetings to share information regarding medical center goals, plans and initiatives, encourage open communication among surgical staff members, and review/resolve issues.
• Fully orient, train, and monitor progress of all new employees.
• Establish and monitor work performance standards within the department and ensure adherence of departmental and medical center standards in all surgical department staff.
• Conduct progressive disciplinary functions, as necessary, to correct performance and/or behavioral issues that may be present in staff. Recommend termination of staff members who do not adhere to required performance standards and/or behaviors as outlined in the Standards of Performance and Behavior signed by each employee.

Skills, Education, and Experience:

• State licensure as a registered professional nurse.
• Demonstrates current competency in those clinical responsibilities for which the candidate applies.
• Previous clinical experience in the operating room necessary (3 years).
• Experience in supervision, training, and performance evaluations.
• Principles and practices of work safety, especially as related to communicable diseases.
• Knowledge of pertinent local, State and Federal laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing is required.

We are now offering a Clinical Recruiting Bonus of $25,000 dollars for new employees! Rehires are not eligible for this bonus. This bonus will be paid out over four years. You will remain eligible for payments after hire so long as there is no drop below full-time in employment status.

Each payout is forgiven on the anniversary date that it is paid, giving you the freedom to earn as much or as little as you would like! This is our way of thanking you for choosing Greater Regional Health, and we hope you continue choosing us!

The bonus will be paid out as follows:

6-month anniversary               $5,000.00

1-year anniversary                  $5,000.00

2-year anniversary                  $5,000.00

3-year anniversary                  $5,000.00

4-year anniversary                  $5,000.00

Did you know Greater Regional Health is a National Health Service Corps (NHSC) practice site? Being an NHSC practice site is a great way for us to attract the talent we need while providing patients with premiere access to the care they deserve.

Primary care, mental health, and dental health providers have access to a suite of loan repayment and scholarship programs such as NHSC, Nurse Corps, and Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment programs. More information: https://bhw.hrsa.gov/

For the 7th year in a row, Greater Regional has been named one of the Top 50 Workplaces in Iowa, which we credit to our employees shared cultural values. We are also proud to announce Greater Regional is one of the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals in the nation 6 years running. Greater Regional offers an outstanding benefits package to all full-time employees which includes IPERS, tuition reimbursement, wellness screenings, wellness reimbursements, and more. Patients have a choice in health care, they choose Greater Regional Health. You have a choice in employment, choose Greater Regional Health! Apply online or call Jade Wilbourne at 641-782-3679 if you have questions regarding your application. 

***In order for current employees to be eligible to receive a referral bonus, the applicant cannot have worked at GRH previously and the applicant must include the full name of a current GRH employee on their UKG application in the blank provided. New hires must be hired for a regular, non-casual position to be eligible for bonus. New hires must not drop status for two years after hire for referring employee to get the full bonus. Managers will not be eligible if referring a new team member to their respective department.***