Director of Surgical Services

About the Role

Leads and develops nursing teams by cultivating a positive, inclusive culture where staff are empowered, professionally supported, and aligned with organizational values. Leads clinical and operational performance across assigned areas and serves as a liaison ensuring clear effective communication, collaboration with other departments to support seamless care coordination

Responsibilities

• Leads and develops nursing teams by cultivating a positive, inclusive culture where staff are empowered, professionally supported, and aligned with organizational values.
• Leads clinical and operational performance across assigned areas and serves as a liaison ensuring clear effective communication, collaboration with other departments to support seamless care coordination
• Exercises leadership, responsibility, and authority independently while investigating complaints and collaborating with other departments to ensure patient care continuity.
• Provides collaborative leadership to maintain consistent safety and service standards supporting the Patient Experience Model.
• Analyzes patient, physician, and employee satisfaction survey data to assist in developing unit action plans.
• Communicates effectively with patients, families, employees, physicians, and department leaders.
• Conducts and attends service line and unit meetings to foster staff communication and teamwork.
• Promotes a safe environment by supervising emergency actions, identifying hazards, and conducting routine unit rounds.
• Ensures adherence to regulatory standards and organizational policies and procedures.
• Develops and manages the annual budget in coordination with Finance, monitoring and adjusting to ensure effective use of resources.
• Utilizes hospital database management and decision support systems to access and analyze data for patient care planning.
• Develops and manages the implementation of department objectives and goals, evaluating processes and ensuring standardized policies are deployed.
• Oversees workforce performance, provides developmental guidance, and allocates decision-making authority to maximize effectiveness.
• Promotes strong frontline leadership, drives professional growth, fosters engagement, and builds high performing, accountable teams
• Recruits, retains, and develops a high-performing nursing leadership workforce, ensuring workforce stability, and developing strong leadership pipelines
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Demonstrates a broad clinical nursing knowledge
• Demonstrates competency in personal leadership abilities
• Demonstrates the ability to develop and mentor others to their optimum levels of skill and professionalism
• Demonstrates business and human resource skills as they relate to assigned areas of service
• Demonstrates competency in regard to communication and relationship building
• Demonstrates the ability to include evidence-based practice standards for care delivery in their area of specialty
• Is a role model for professionalism
• Demonstrates thorough knowledge of policies, procedures, regulatory standards, and departmental responsibilities
• Exhibits excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills, including clear and effective verbal and written communication
• Demonstrates leadership skills, empowerment principles, and the ability to work autonomously
• Possesses strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Capable of handling multiple priorities with independent discretion and decision-making
• Manages stress appropriately and works effectively in a high-stress, physically demanding environment
• Demonstrates computer literacy, including proficiency with Microsoft Office suite and healthcare software systems
• Ability to work irregular hours including call hours
• Maintains sound character and the highest ethical standards
• Demonstrates ability to solve practical problems and interpret a variety of instructions
• Demonstrates the capability of fluently speaking, reading, and writing in English, with additional languages [Preferred]
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients/clients/families served
• Bachelor's of Nursing [Required]
• Master's [Preferred]
• in Business Administration, in Nursing, or in Health Services Administration
• 2+ Circulator/Scrub nurse experience [Required]
• 2+ healthcare leadership [Required]
• 5+ experience [Preferred]
• Registered Nurse (RN) [Required]
• Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR) [Preferred]

Compensation

• Base pay: $117,377.21 - $218,316.07/yr

Benefits

• Benefits from Day One: Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off from Day One
• 403-B Retirement Plan
• 4 Weeks 100% Paid Parental Leave
• Career Development
• Whole Person Well-being Resources
• Mental Health Resources and Support
• Pet Benefits