What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Perioperative Services position at White Rock Medical Center?
White Rock Medical Center is a community-based hospital located near the historic White Rock Lake community, that serves the Dallas, Garland, Mesquite and surrounding areas. We specialize in a wide range of services including comprehensive medical / surgical care, bariatric, cardiology, outpatient and emergency medicine.
Our mission is to deliver exceptional healthcare with compassion and excellence.
White Rock Medical Center is seeking compassionate, care-minded individuals to join our company and make a difference. As a member of the White Rock Medical Center team, you can advance your skills while working in a supportive and patient focused environment.
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Why join White Rock Medical Center?
Competitive salary and benefits
Employee programs and events.
Paid Time Off and 7 Company Holidays.
Employer paid life insurance.
Additional voluntary benefits such as STD, LTD, etc.
Job Summary
The Director of Perioperative Services provides leadership and oversight to all departmental employees. Ensures the delivery of optimal patient care through the coordination of clinical activities, staff supervision, personnel leadership, and department organization. Demonstrates a service excellence approach and communicates this expectation to staff. Demonstrates fiscal responsibility by achieving financial targets of designated department(s). Leads and coaches the development and growth of a safety culture in the organization. The Director must be able to prioritize work and duties well and must work well in stressful situations.
Essential Functions
- Assumes 24-hour accountability for staffing and quality of care of the Nursing Unit consistent with hospital standards.
- Develops annual nursing goals for the units, including plan of action, timetable and evaluation methodology, consistent with Nursing Department and hospital goals.
- Recruits, hires, orients, directs, supervises, and manages a staff development program for nursing staff;
- Evaluates prospective and active team members to maintain and develop optimal staff performance in recruiting and retaining top talent.
- Fosters a positive work environment by facilitating team motivation, employee growth, and team success.
- Reviews, recommends, and establishes nursing and unit specific practice standards and initiate changes as needed; assesses training, competency and educational needs of staff in coordination with Nursing Education for improved services and processes.
- Promotes the best practices of the nursing profession and encourages staff to continue to develop and acquire additional nursing skills. Serves as a mentor to encourage their continued education and certification in the nursing field as it relates to their career goals;
- Maintains clear, effective communication between nursing, medical, and ancillary staff and departments;
- Communicates and administers hospital policies and procedures and participates in development of new policies and procedures specific to nursing operations within the respective service line.
- Participates in the planning of change and manages the change within an interdisciplinary health care delivery system such as restructuring / streamlining workflow / processes, technological advances, the physical environment of the unit, and trends in the focus of health care delivery appropriate to perioperative services.
- Coordinates nursing care by reviewing hospital and employee notification reports, problem identification reports, and unit specific performance improvement projects.
- Prepares quarterly status and Performance Improvement ("PI") reports for the Performance Improvement Coordinating Council.
- Ensures nursing care is coordinated with prescribed multi-disciplinary plan of care and maintains effective communication for collaborative planning with the medical staff.
- Makes daily rounds to identify patient needs, assess quality of care and serves as a staff resource for resolving patient issues Responds appropriately, investigates patient complaints in a timely manner, and takes appropriate corrective action. Ensures complicated complaints are escalated appropriately to the Chief Nursing Executive and / or Medical Director.
- Ensures notification forms are investigated, completed timely, submitted into the notification system and Chief Nurse Executive informed, and appropriate action initiated.
- Participates in department and hospital committees; chairs assigned committees, guides and oversees progress toward goals and objectives, develops studies, participates in projects related to perioperative services; and
- Performs other related duties as required.
Behavioral Standards
Communication / Knowledge
Collaboration / Teamwork
Requirements
Experience
Education
Licensure / Certifications
