Nursing Director Surgical Services - Glendale, Arizona Full Time (MK)

Nursing Director Surgical Services - Glendale, Arizona Full Time (MK)

Position Summary

• FINANCE 
  • Responsible for Budget preparation and adherence based on volume 
  • Responsible for Supply Chain Management for Department needs
  •  Monitor productivity/cost per unit of service on a regular basis to meet established budgetary guidelines. As necessary establish and implement action plans when variances occur 4. Plans work assignments and resource allocation with full consideration of timeliness and financial impact
• PEOPLE 
  • Complete timely 30 day stay interviews and 90 days and annual evaluations 
  • Hires, terminates, trains, evaluates performance and supervises staff to provide professional, courteous and timely services 
  • Review turnover trends and develop action plans to address unanticipated variances 4. Promotes employee engagement thru staff participation in department operations and activities as measured thru employee engagement tools 5. Appropriately manages staff to ensure compliance with applicable standards, adheres to organization's policies and procedures, including standards of behavior and safety guidelines 6. Enhances communication between various levels of staff, departments and customers to promote a caring and respectful work environment 7. Provides direction and delegation in a positive, professional manner and ensures follow-through 8. Cultivates and promotes staff expertise and knowledge relevant to the needs of the specific environment. 9. Assists with the formation, implementation, and maintenance of policies and procedures, job descriptions, and competencies 10. Performs the necessary edits for Kronos time management system and payroll
• SERVICE
  •  Engage physicians to promote physician's relations as measured by physician satisfaction survey 
  • Assists and/or promotes positive patient experience thru various stages of care as measured by patient satisfaction survey 
  • Develops and implements actions plans to improve the overall patient satisfaction scores 
  • Promotes excellence in patient experience 
  • Interacts effectively and efficiently with management and staff to ensure issues are resolved in a timely manner 
  •  Assures proper function, maintenance and repair of all instrumentation and equipment, including repair records, service contracts, and preventive maintenance schedules 7. Serves as hospital representative on medical staff committees.
• QUALITY 
  • Maintains and monitors JCAHO and other regulatory requirements 
  • Gathers and reports quality indicators generated by department activity 
  • Support organization strategies to meet core measure goals 4. Develops and implements action plans to improve patient experience
• GROWTH 
•  Support organization strategies to increase volumes 2. Mentors and develops staff

• Special Skills
  • Minimum Requirements
    • Experience: Five years experience in nursing management in a hospital setting with three years supervisory experience required.
    • Education: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Business Administration, Management or related field, or equivalent minimum experience requirements.
    • Certifications: Current Arizona Registered Nurse License.
• Preferred Requirements
  • Education: MSN
  • Certifications:  For Wound Care - WOCN