Director, Perioperative Nursing Services

Role Overview

Alameda Health System offers outstanding benefits that include:

• Generous paid time off plans
• Unique benefit offerings that are partially or 100% employer paid
• 100% employer health plan for employees and their eligible dependents
• Rich and varied retirement plans and the ability to participate in multiple plans.

Alameda Health System is hiring! The Director of Perioperative Services directs, supervises, coordinates, plans, and evaluates department functions and activities to provide cost-effective care of high quality according to the standards set at Highland Hospital. The director assumes total responsibility for overall operations of Surgery, Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), Same Day Surgery (SDS), Anesthesia, Pre-op, Sterile Processing, and the Perioperative Business Office. Functions include organization, planning, and supervising to insure the delivery of safe effective nursing care. Other functions include strategic business unit growth, budgeting, staff development, physician engagement, and optimization of Perioperative Services. Consults with and advises the Vice President of Patient Care Services, Chief Administrative Officer and the Chairs of Surgery and Anesthesia on activities related to clinical operations, quality improvement and risk management activities of the unit; implements changes in policy, programs and physical resources required to achieve hospital objectives. Ensures compliance with regulatory and governing agencies and established hospital standards, practice and procedures. Develops tactical strategies working cooperatively with Medical Staff in pursuit of quality of care, financial and operational objectives.

DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: NOTE: The following are the duties performed by employees in this classification. However, employees may perform other related duties at an equivalent level. Not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual in the classification.

• Ensures that Perioperative Services has sufficient orientation program/process for all new and/or contract staff.
• Evaluates Perioperative Services personnel performance annually.
• Collects and analyzes data related to quality and safety to inform performance improvement initiatives and staff education.
• Oversees management of Perioperative Services operationally and fiscally.
• Evaluates clinical nursing practice to ensure that personnel provide safe and effective patient centered care in Perioperative Services.
• Creates and conveys the operational and fiscal goals of Perioperative Services with the assistance of the management team.
• Evaluates and selects educational resources to ensure clinical competence with regulatory standards, AHS policies and procedures, and departmental policies and procedures.

• Collaborates with departmental shared governance councils to inform and improve departmental practice, employee engagement opportunities, staffing, patient acuity systems.
• Evaluates and analyzes risk data to identify trends or opportunities for improvement.
• Oversees patient care-related information technology activities.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Serves as co-chair for Perioperative Services Operations Committee.
• Responsible for planning, implementing, coordinating and evaluation of patient care delivery systems.
• Oversees collaboration with the quality department on CALNOC/NDNQI data collection evaluation and dissemination related to Perioperative Services.
• Serves as a member of the AHS Value Analysis Team (VAT).
• Ensures department compliance with GPO for supply chain management and cost containment.
• Oversees management and activities related to supply chain and equipment contracts and vendors/sales representatives.
• Ensures Perioperative Services is in a state of continuous survey readiness.
• Investigates, evaluates, and recommends problem-solving methodologies where outcomes would necessitate corrective actions.

Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities as well as possession of any required licenses or certifications is qualifying.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Required Licenses/Certifications: Valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of California; BLS - Basic Life Support Certification issued by the American Heart Association.

Required Education: Graduate of an accredited Nursing program required; Master’s degree in Nursing, Health Administration, Business or Public Health Management required.

Required Experience: Five years of recent progressive management and quality management experience within a clinical/specialty area as a director or higher position.

Preferred Experience: Recent experience at a Trauma Center or Teaching Hospital.