Director of Cardiopulmonary Services

Job Title : Director of Cardiopulmonary Services

Job Location : Ottumwa, IA

Job Type : Full-Time

Job Description :

• Serves as a role model in professional behavior, leadership skills, problem-solving ability, coaching guidance, risk-tasking behavior, and interpersonal skills.'
• Works with manager and team leaders in ongoing analysis and evaluation of patient care delivery to provide high quality patient care in a cost-effective manner.
• Continually evaluates with others, core processes for redesign and reengineering to improve operations, reduce cost, reduce cycle time, enhance service, and improve performance.
• Participates in budget preparation / monitoring and identification of workload variability to predict and plan for appropriate staffing to enhance productivity / efficiency and maintain quality care.
• Oversees all planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; approving / denying time off; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems
• Represents hospital in community and regional activities.
• Participates in, and seeks out, opportunities and activities that provide for continuing education skills development and self-improvement. Assists subordinates to make good decisions regarding their career development.
• Establishes and maintains effective communication and collaboration with hospital departments and medical staff to resolve problems, establish and implement policies, and coordinate activities within assigned department.
• Creates a working environment that promotes positive employee attitudes, effective communications, collaboration, creativity, optimal productivity, and continuous learning.
• Monitors quality of care and any problems / concerns that would impede quality care by interacting with patients / families and monitoring care provider's competency on an ongoing basis.
• Enables personal to make decisions at the level closest to the problem.
• Provide guidance, support, and constructive feedback to perioperative management team members and other team members as appropriate.
• Exhibits professional, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Ensure educational resources are available for members of the perioperative services department and hold staff members accountable for attendance.
• Effectively and efficiently uses manpower, material, and financial resources in accordance with hospital policies, and within established budget constraints.
• Achieves improved patient care outcomes / processes by continuously assessing and improving the departments' performance through organized process improvement efforts.
• Assist management staff members with incorporating evidence-based knowledge into decisions for the provision of safe, patient-centered care in the perioperative services department.
• Oversees the implementation of orientation and the continuing education of staff.
• Integrates the department / service into the primary functions of the organization and achieves, or exceeds, customer satisfaction goals.
• Remains current on management principles and patient care trends / models through continuing education, seminars, professional reading.
• Diligently maintains compliance with Joint Commission and other regulatory compliance requirements
• Develops and implements policies, procedures, accreditation standards, governmental regulations, and professional standards of care that guide and support the provision of services.
• Recommends a sufficient number of qualified and competent persons to provide care / service. Has the authority to hire, fire and counsel as outlined in personnel policies.
• Evokes in staff a sense of ownership of and responsibility for, their work, their coworkers, and continuous improvement of their performance.
• Communicates philosophy and goals to hospital employees and constituents, including medical staff, other departments, and community agencies in a manner that enrolls the recipient.
• Other duties as assigned.