RN Director-Surgical Services-Dell Children's Medical Center

Company: Ascension
Location: Austin
Posted on: August 3, 2020

Job Description:

We Are Hiring RN Dir-Surgical Svcs - Surgical Services Admin 001 - Full-Time, Rotating - Dell Children's Medical Center - Austin, TXDays, evenings, and callSign-On and Relocation bonuses available!As our new Director of Surgical Services, you will oversee 12 ORs, 2 procedure rooms and 2 sedation rooms. You will direct the development and implementation of policies, procedures and strategies for Surgical Services. In this role, you will Partner with Surgeon in-chief, Chief of Anesthesia and Chief Medical Officer to achieve outlined outcomes, satisfaction of families, associates and physicians, department metrics and capital purchases. You will continuously recruit and hire high functioning and efficient team members to mirror Ascension's Mission. You will grow surgical volumes and be a collaborative leader and partner with other departments, leaders and associates. This is a great opportunity to be a voice and make an impactful footprint within our Surgical Services.Why Join Ascension? Ascension Seton, based in Austin, Texas, is a faith-based non-profit healthcare system founded in 1902 by the Daughters of Charity. Called to be a sign of God's unconditional love for all, Ascension Seton strives to expand access to high-quality, low-cost, person-centered care and services. Ascension Seton operates more than 100 clinical locations, including four teaching hospitals which serve as training sites for Dell Medical School at The University of Texas.Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care. As one of the leading non-profit and Catholic health systems in the U.S., Ascension is committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, especially to those most in need. In FY2018, Ascension provided nearly $2 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs. What You Will Do As an Associate with Ascension Seton Family of Hospitals-TX, you will have the opportunity to direct the development and implementation of policies, procedures and strategies for Surgical Services.Responsibilities:

• Develops departmental goals, plans and standards consistent with the clinical, administrative, legal and ethical requirements/objectives of the organization.
• Plans, organizes and directs all activities related to staffing, including hiring, orienting, evaluating, disciplinary actions and continuing education initiatives.
• Prepares budgets and ensures compliance with allocated funding.
• Coordinate and directs internal/external audits.
• Directs and evaluates all clinical activities, including care plan development, service level determination, and complaint management to achieve performance and quality control objectives.
• Works collaboratively with physicians, administration and directors to develop streamlined operations where equipment, supplies and staff are utilized efficiently and resourcefully.
• Removes obstacles to achieving clinical quality, service excellence and financial effectiveness targets.What You Will Need Licenses/Certifications/Registration:
  • Required Credential(s):
    • Licensed Registered Nurse credentialed from the Texas Board of Nursing. Education:
      • Diploma
        • Bachelor's degree in nursing or diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing required Master's degree or combination of Bachelor's degree and experience preferred. Work Experience:
          • 5 years of experience required. 10 years of experience preferred.
          • 2 years of leadership or management experience required. 5 years of leadership or management experience preferred.
          • Surgical services experience strongly preferred.Equal Employment Opportunity Seton Healthcare Family is an equal employment opportunity / Affirmative Action employer and complies with all applicable federal, state and local equal employment regulations and laws. It is the policy of the Seton Healthcare Family to afford equal employment opportunities to all employees and prospective employees without regard to their race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic or status that is protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all personnel actions, such as hiring, promotion, transfer, demotion, termination, layoff and all other conditions and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Affirmative Action goes beyond the concept of equal employment opportunity. Affirmative Action policies and programs are required to overcome the present effects of past discrimination and to achieve equal employment opportunity for members of groups that are or have been formerly under-represented. Affirmative Action policies and programs are tools whereby additional efforts are made to recruit, employ and promote qualified members of formerly excluded groups, even if that exclusion cannot be traced to particular discriminatory actions. Through specific and result-oriented activities, Seton Healthcare Family's goals are to ensure that every person is given full consideration through equal employment opportunity policies and practices and to achieve a representative workforce through its affirmative action efforts. It is further the policy of the Seton Healthcare Family to encourage vendors, contractors, affiliate institutions and others doing business with the Seton Healthcare Family to observe the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action. Seton Healthcare Family is an EEO/AA employer: M/F/Disabled/Vet.For further information regarding your EEO rights, click on the following link to the "EEO is the Law" poster: EEO is the Law Poster Supplement Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

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