Director, Surgical Services and Interventional Radiology- Children's and Women's Hospital

Overview

USA Health is Transforming Medicine along the Gulf Coast to care for the unique needs of our community. 

USA Health is changing how medical care, education and research impact the health of people who live in Mobile and the surrounding area. Our team of doctors, advanced care providers, nurses, therapists and researchers provide the region's most advanced medicine at multiple facilities, campuses, clinics and classrooms. We offer patients convenient access to innovative treatments and advancements that improve the health and overall wellbeing of our community.

Responsibilities

This position will be responsible for clinical, administrative, and operational activities of the Children’s & Women’s Hospital’s surgical programs; this role will be responsible for the development and implementation of periprocedural optimization, sterile processing, doctors preference harmonization, perioperative tray standardization, perioperative safety and quality as well as policy and workflow management, interventional radiology nursing practice & standards, and vascular access team; in coordination with the surgical committees, leads efficient administrative and day-to-day operational aspects of all perioperative and sterile processing department programs and activities; assists in the development of a governance mode, leadership structure, staffing levels for the perioperative programs at Children’s & Women’s Hospital; coordinates and communicates operational policies and procedures with all perioperative team members and across clinical practice sites at Children’s & Women’s Hospital; leads perioperative integration projects across the hospital including setting and meeting goals, capital planning for facilities and technology, and applicable reporting; coordinates within areas of accountability quality management programs and other regulatory requirements to ensure the provision of the highest quality patient care; responsible for leading and developing a culturally diverse staff, developing performance improvement indicators with variance explanations and implementation plans for needed improvements; ensures evidence based approach in surgical care and sterile processing department processes; this role monitors statistical data and develops tracking mechanisms for productivity standards for optimal support while creating an organizational climate built on mutual trust and transparency that encourages diversity of thought and teamwork; collaborates with and builds strong, effective partnerships with physician stakeholders and the academic training areas for USA Health; monitors and develops ways to improve throughout and efficient use of resources in the perioperative departments at Children’s & Women’s Hospital; collaborates with physicians to create optimal use of OR availability to support growth and patient access; regular and prompt attendance; ability to work schedule as defined and overtime as required; related duties as required.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in nursing and five years of supervisory or management experience in perioperative nursing in an acute care hospital setting. Current Alabama RN license or current Multi-State RN License in accordance with Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) for Alabama. Master's degree preferred.