Director of Surgical Services — Cardiac

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work shift: please see job description for details.

time type: full time

department: cc013200 cardiovascular surgery

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works in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to implement, evaluate, and enhance patient care service delivery within the assigned departments. The director has 24-hour accountability for the assigned departments (cvor, cath lab, cardiovascular recovery unit, atomic modeling unit, and heart transplant) to deliver family-centered care, demonstrate evidence-based professional practice, and achieve excellence in care.

• bachelor's degree, bachelor's degree nursing, bachelor's degree or equivalent or nursing diploma

• master's degree, master's degree nursing

• nursing - 7 years with 5 years of leadership experience

• registered nurse (rn) license - arkansas or compact state

• certified nurse operating room (cnor) - competency & credentialing institute

• 1. Plans, develops, and fosters a culture or care delivery characterized by a strong shared vision and expectations for excellence in patient and family centered care, patient safety and quality, evidence based professional practice.
• 2. Plans and implements care delivery models and strategies to achieve excellence in care for assigned population in assigned departments.
• 3. Identifies, plans, and utilizes key indicators and measures of quality, safety and customer satisfaction for assigned patient populations and services.
• 4. Establishes clear departmental goals for ongoing clinical care delivery related to evidence based monitoring, evaluation, and improvements in quality and safety.
• 5. Develops, implements, reviews and revises policies, procedures, and practices which are consistent with ac and regulatory requirements.
• 6. Hires, terminates, evaluates, develops, counsels and trains staff.
• 7. Assures accessibility of essential materials, equipment and supplies necessary for patient care. Determines best use of resources.
• 8. Participates in short and long-term planning, budget development, capital needs identification, information systems planning, and identification and management of equipment and other resources.
• 9. Advances professionalism, citizenship and effective community partnerships of staff members.
• 10. Develops quality improvement processes that include goals and performance targets.
• 11. Prepares, justifies and administers departmental and program budgets.
• 12. Performs other duties as assigned.

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