Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Uptown is a joint venture surgical hospital between Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH), United Surgical Partners International (USPI), and local physicians. Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Uptown provides a wide range of medical and surgical services for to the greater North Texas area across 8 ORs, 24 private Inpatient rooms, a full-service ED. The hospital specializes in both inpatient and outpatient procedures in Orthopedics, Joint Replacement, Spine, General, Bariatrics, Surgical Oncology, ENT, Reconstructive Surgery, and other surgical specialties.

Job Summary:

The Director is responsible for the direction and leadership, operational, financial, programmatic and personnel activities for Sterile Processing, Anesthesia and Operating Room. This includes establishing, meeting and continuously monitoring the goals and objectives while maintaining alignment with the strategic goals and objectives of the organization. While the range of duties and responsibilities is broad and varied, the position’s major responsibilities are directing the day-to-day operations, financial management and human resource management. The director works with a variety of leaders, coordinating activities across the organization. 

Responsibilities

• Provides and experience and environment of patient and family centered care including incorporation of the organizations mission and values.
• Creates and maintains a satisfying workplace that fosters professional growth and job satisfaction for all members of the healthcare team.
• Develops and implements recruitment and retention strategies that support a culture of leadership.
• The determination of the qualifications and competencies of the personnel who provide patient care services.
• Directing the quality assurance and process improvement activities and ensures compliance with patient care practice standards.
• Continually assess and improves the performance of the services provided
• Collaborates with hospital personnel and physicians to ensure optimal patient care
• Promotes a positive working environment in the department and hospital
• Ensure services maintain compliance with the standards of practice for the departments as well as regulatory and/or accreditation agencies
• Identifies cost-effective systems needed to support the business of the department taking into account business trends, resource availability and changes in customers. This position establishes effective working relationships with all constituencies including patients, physicians, employees, volunteers and vendors.
• Collaborates with Senior Management in meeting facility goals.
• Takes patient assignments as needed to meet census demands and fluctuations. 

Requirements:

• Graduate of professional school of nursing
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing Required
• Master’s in Nursing or other related field preferred
• Five years acute medical surgical or critical care nursing required
• Three years progressive leadership experience required
• Current licensure in Texas as Registered Nurse
• Current BLS through American Heart Association required
• Board Certification in leadership or operating room preferred

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.