Medical Surgical Director

Introduction

Are you ready to manage in a new era as a Medical Surgical Director where building a healthier tomorrow is more than a job? Our TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center team is committed to partnership, innovation, legacy and improving more lives in more ways. Share your resume today.

Benefits

TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Our teams are dedicated to improving human life. Each year about five percent of all U.S. hospital services happen at an HCA Healthcare facility. Be an impact as a Medical Surgical Director where your passion for leading and creativity are valued? We want your knowledge and expertise!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Med Surg Director provides overall administrative and clinical leadership to his/her department. They are accountable and responsible for all departmental activities to ensure delivery of quality patient care in a safe and therapeutic environment. The Director will ensure effective administrative management of clinical functions related to personnel and policy in order to meet the mission of patient care, education and research within a fiscally responsible organization.

What you will do in this role:

• You will demonstrate knowledge of human growth and development, assessment, range of treatment, and care of patient appropriate to the ages of patients served.
• You will develop recommendations on policies and procedures for Clinical Operations.
• You will provide overall leadership and management of departments supervised.
• You will provide administrative and clinical supervision of staff within departments supervised.
• Your role assumes responsibility for clinical and resource management of unit (24 hrs/day)
• You will assume responsibility for employee, physician and patient satisfaction.
• You will assume responsibility for standards of practice and for quality of care.
• Your role promotes hospital customer service initiative.
• You will actively participate in the reduction/elimination of diversion and bed flow management and participation with Team and development of processes to increase throughput.
• You will assist with recruiting additional referrals and the development of the patient flow from ED to inpatient status.
• You will conduct periodic audits of essential clinical activities to ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
• You will participate in developing department goals/objectives and employee engagement action planning.
• Your role supports the facility’s Standards of Performance and ICARE values.
• Your role recommends new approaches, policies and procedures to effect continual improvements in efficiency of department and services performed.

What qualifications you will need:

• Current licensure by Tennessee Board of Nursing as RN
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited school of nursing is required, Master’s Degree strongly preferred
• Previous Clinical experience in area of responsibility
• Three to five years supervisory or management level experience required
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

Serving our community for the past 40 years, TriStar Southern Hills has been a leader for a wide range of healthcare services. These include emergency services, cardiology, orthopedics and rehabilitation. TriStar Southern Hills is an Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI and a Primary Stroke Center. There are more than 300 board certified physicians representing more than 20 specialties. Many have offices located on our campus.

HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for ten consecutive years (2010-2019). In 2019, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Across HCA Healthcare’s more than 2,000 sites of care, our nurses and colleagues have a positive impact on patients, communities and healthcare.
Together, we uplift and elevate our purpose to give people a healthier tomorrow."- Jane Englebright, PhD, RN CENP, FAAN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

If this is the kind of dynamic growth opportunity that compels you, apply for the Medical Surgical Director role. We are interviewing apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.