Director PeriOp Service

Responsibilities:

• Oversight of all nursing and ancillary support personnel involved in Scheduling, PAT, Admitting, Operating Room, Pain, Endoscopy, and SPD.
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills when dealing with staff, physicians, patients, and vendors.
• Establishes policy and standards of nursing care and practice and coordinate with the Policy Committee. Works closely with the CNO to review and revise current facility policies and procedures.
• Maintains current knowledge of new procedures, products and equipment used in acute care nursing. Provides resources and guidance to support the utilization of evidence‑based practice standards. Supports new service lines.
• Maintains personal clinical competence and assists with care of high‑acuity patients; assists with patient assignments and care as needed.
• Communicates closely with the Scheduling Coordinator regarding approved procedures. Checks the draft of each operating schedule in advance and makes necessary corrections.
• Facilitates efficient flow of procedures by monitoring surgeon availability, on‑time arrival, and informing surgeons of any delays.
• Coordinates closely with the PAT team regarding upcoming appropriate review and communication of scheduled procedures.
• Interviews candidates for employment, oversees new‑hire orientation and onboarding, assigns work schedules, and conducts annual performance evaluations.
• Recognizes and rewards individual and team accomplishments to promote staff engagement and retention.
• Implements agreed staffing patterns. Modifies staffing patterns based on patient care needs.
• Responds to complaints and/or concerns from patients, families, physicians, or employees through active listening, thorough investigation, and, when necessary, corrective action.
• Incorporates customer needs and expectations into daily operations and business planning strategies to achieve high patient satisfaction results.
• Effectively navigates conflict resolution when necessary.
• Oversees payroll approval responsibilities to ensure accurate timekeeping.
• Conducts regular staff meetings to ensure timely communication of information.
• Participates in departmental auditing responsibilities. Identifies areas of opportunity for improvement in delivery of patient care and leads quality improvement initiatives.
• Reviews and revises departmental policies and procedures to ensure up‑to‑date, evidence‑based practices.
• Makes appropriate referrals to peer review.
• Completes required reports in a timely manner.
• Attends and participates in committee meetings as required.
• Monitors sterilization procedures for instruments and supplies and storage of the same.
• Assists with arranging maintenance and repair of medical equipment.
• Ensures appropriate resource allocation with supplies and equipment.
• Monitors efficient ordering of supplies and forwards purchase requests for capital equipment to Executive Suite.
• Serves as a member of the Surgical Oversight Committee and other various hospital committees as they relate to the overall quality of the delivery of care for the perioperative patient.
• Reviews variance reports filed by staff members. Completes investigative documentation as appropriate.
• Ensures regulatory and compliance standards are met and aligned with governing bodies.

• Current RN licensure in the State of Texas.
• Certification in area of specialization preferred.
• Current BLS/ACLS/PALS certification at time of hire.

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