Director, Perianesthesia Services, 40 Hours, Days

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This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

I. Major Responsibilities:

1. Oversees patient care management and ensures that professional nursing is practiced in accordance with established standards of regulatory and nursing standards of practice at UMMHC.
2. Ensures the delivery of quality services for customers. Investigates service expansion, recommends new programs, and oversees implementation as opportunities present themselves.
3. Provides administrative and financial accountability for planning, directing, staffing, coordinating, and controlling functions and activities of all phases of the surgical services departments.
4. Manages the overall operations of Medical Center Perioperative Services in accordance with hospital policies, standards of nursing practice, and governmental regulations providing excellent care for all perioperative patients.
5. Plans, develops, and implements strategy for operational/marketing management and development to meet organizational performance plans within budgets and time frames.

II. Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:
Required:
1. Master's degree in Nursing or related field.
2. Licensed to practice nursing in the State of Massachusetts.

3. Member of the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN).

4. Professional certification in area of specialty (CNOR, NEA-BC). If not currently certified, obtains within 18 months of hire and maintains for entirety of tenure in position.

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1. Minimum of 3 years of previous management experience.
2. Minimum of five years of progressive and directly relevant experience in hospital or healthcare environment.
3. Recent experience in area of specialty.
4. Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and evaluate programs and to analyze fiscal data and develop departmental budgets.
5. Strong working knowledge of principles and practices of Perioperative Services.
6. Excellent communication skills and proven track record of fostering teamwork.
7. Must be knowledgeable in LEAN techniques and utilize those principles in process improvement activities.

8. Proficient with Microsoft Office products.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.