Director of Surgical Services – OR PeriOp – Full Time Days Thomas Jefferson University Hospital – Center City
4 days ago
Philadelphia
Job Details Director of Surgical Services OR / PeriOp Full Time Days - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Center City Job Description Director of Surgical Services OR / PeriOp Full Time Days - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Center City Join the mission of Improving Lives as a Director of Surgical Services at Jefferson Health. With more than 42000 employees were the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in the Philadelphia region. And our work to improve lives is never done. The Director of OR / Surgical Services is responsible for the oversight of the OR PACU & PreOp for our Level 1 Trauma Centers at TJUH Methodist Hospital and Jefferson Health Neurosciences. Position Responsibilities: • The Director of Surgical Services is responsible for planning organizing and directing the operations and staff (clinical and non-clinical) of the Surgical Services Department., • Serves as a key member of the leadership team and will participate in strategy goal setting and is responsible for overall operational effectiveness of the areas of responsibility., • Operates as a key member of the hospital leadership team developing and implementing strategy to deliver optimal nursing care., • Directs and ensures continuous quality and safety of staff and patients and improvement of all clinical practices services and operations by managing the design and implementation of systems processes and methods to evaluate and improve safe patient care across the continuum., • Interacts with co-workers visitors and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson., • Operate as a key member of the hospital leadership team developing and implementing strategy to deliver optimal nursing care., • Directs and ensures continuous quality and safety of staff and patients and improvement of all clinical practices services and operations by managing the design and implementation of systems processes and methods to evaluate and improve safe patient care across the continuum., • Builds focus on analytics to enable the clinical area to monitor and sustain excellence in performance as well as identify continuous improvement opportunities., • Directs and manages the delivery of nursing services and safe patient care standards which are integrated with business plans to meet or exceed quality service clinical and utilization standards while remaining cost effective., • Serves as a clinical lead and coordinates/executes project plans for new departmental growth opportunities., • Ensures compliance with all licensing requirements for all site locations and all departmental clinical and admin staff., • Maintains an ongoing state of regulatory readiness, • Accountable for staffing training and hiring of departmental resources., • Manages and resolves human resource labor relations employee and department safety and risk management issues., • Responsible for maintaining a management team with the education experience and skills to lead their respective areas of responsibility in an effective manner., • Develops future leadership teams through coaching and mentoring., • Directs budget management and resource allocation, • Manages financial performance and identifies and implements strategies to reduce cost and improve quality and safety of care and service., • Building an Environment of Partnership and Collaboration, • Work collaboratively with the clinical support and ancillary departments and leadership that support daily functions in the acute care hospital., • Build strong collaborative partnerships with all staff as well as physicians and other care team partners. Qualifications for this position include: • Bachelors degree in nursing required Masters preferred, • Leadership certification preferred (for example CEN NE-BC other) within 2 years of hire, • 4-5 years healthcare leadership experience required, • Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of Pennsylvania, • Operating Room RN experience strongly preferred Work Shift Workday Day (United States of America) Worker Sub Type Regular Employee Entity Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals Inc. Primary Location Address 111 S 11th Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States of America Nationally ranked Jefferson which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65000 people strong dedicated to providing the highest-quality compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrows professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic clinical and applied research. _________