Director of Surgical Services

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DIRECTOR SURGICAL SERVICES | MEMORIAL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | MECHANICSVILLE, VA

Director of Surgical Services will have oversight of both the main operating room and the ambulatory surgery operating room team at Memorial Regional Medical Center.

Responsible for the overall direction and management of the main operating room and partial oversight of ASU. Responsible for managing personnel, preparing and monitoring operating and capital budgets, quality assurance, staffing levels, developing goals and objectives, as well as developing and implementing department wide policies and procedures. Works through subordinate supervisors to accomplish duties and responsibilities.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Manages, directs and coordinates the operation of Surgical Services assuring maximum utilization of available resources.

• Develops overall staffing patterns for Surgical Services. Selects, evaluates and disciplines departmental personnel.

• Responsible for efficient interdepartmental and intradepartmental communications.

• Develops various departmental reports as requested.

• Ensures high quality services by working with physician specialist including surgeons, anesthesiologist, radiologists, cardiologist, and gastroenterologist.

• Investigates and studies trends and developments in Surgical Services practices and techniques and develops new procedures to reflect applicable advances in the field.

• Evaluates and makes recommendations for purchase of operating room equipment in conjunction with physicians' input.

• Prepares project scope, financial forecast, volume projections and capital expenses for any new project.

• Markets and develops strategies to improve volumes and increase business.

• Provides information and input, and formulates recommendations into the development of patient charges, and current and new surgical services.

• Serves as an administrative resource person for specific projects and demographic data necessary to prepare CONs, special projects, etc.

• Establishes departmental objectives and annual budget in collaboration with physicians, the Vice President, and Fiscal Services staff. Reviews objectives monthly to ensure attainment and justifies expenditures. Prepares capital budget requests following hospital policy per acquisition.

• Provides guidance and assistance to staff with technical problems when necessary.

• Instructs Surgical Services employees in new techniques. Continually works to upgrade skills of all Surgical Services employees.

• Participates in programs, which explain and promote surgical services careers throughout the community.

• Completes budget variance reports and delineates reasons for variances. Manages business of the Department within budgetary guidelines. Responsible for fiscal profitability of Surgical Services.

• Serves as a member of various committees (hospital and medical staff).

REQUIRED

• Must be a Registered Nurse Licensed in VA. Work requires professional level of knowledge in finance, personnel management, budgeting, and planning at a level generally acquired through completion of a Bachelor's Degree Nursing.

• Work requires working knowledge of activities and services related to surgical services, as well as demonstrated managerial and leadership ability at a level generally acquired during five to seven years of progressively more responsible experience within Surgical Services.

• Work requires previous experience in Surgical Services that emphasized planning and directing the work activities of a large, complex area, developing and monitoring budgets, developing goals and objectives and supervising a large number of technical, clinical and clerical employees.

PREFERRED

• Graduate degree in business management, healthcare administration, nursing or equivalent is preferred.

Many of our opportunities reward* your hard work with:

Comprehensive, affordable medical, dental and vision plans

Prescription drug coverage

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance w/AD&D

Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible

Paid time off

Educational Assistance

And much more

*Benefits offerings vary according to employment status

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