Surgery Dept Head

Job Description

Job Description

!!!SIGN ON BONUS : $7,500 with a 2year commitment.

Job Title : Surgery Coordinator

Classification : Non-Exempt / Hourly

Reports To : Director of Nursing

Position Type : Full-Time

Hours Worked / Shift : Monday - Friday

Summary : Responsible for direction and management of surgical service patient care in surgery, post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) and central sterilization settings. Serves as a role model for professional nursing practice. Maintains appropriate staffing for day-to-day workings of the department and for procedure days, and responsibility in administration of personnel, fiscal, and material resources. Utilizes the hospital mission to implement system changes in health care delivery that maintain quality patient care and fiscal integrity. Creatively responds to changes in the work setting. Participates in program planning for new projects. Knowledgeable in clinical areas of supervision, using defined processes to establish goals and outcomes which reflect systems integration in today’s dynamic health care environment.

Essential Functions :

• Demonstrates behaviors consistent with organizational mission & goals.
• Demonstrates practices to keep all medical information confidential.
• Demonstrates behaviors that promote positive patient / staff relations.
• Comes to work as scheduled; arrives for work on time.
• Demonstrates proper safety practices in carrying out job duties.
• Appearance is appropriate to job duties, wears identification on duty.
• Demonstrates appropriate job competencies.
• Complies with organizational policies in course of duties.
• Demonstrates ability to safely assist patients with transfer, lifting, or rendering aid on the facility campus.
• Implements and monitors compliance to patient care and professional standards established by the department of nursing, state law and regulatory agencies.
• Provides effective visionary leadership in development of policies, procedures, and protocols that are to be used to integrate systems, coordinate tasks, and effectively change delivery systems to reflect current healthcare environment.
• Follows Association of Operating Room Nurses (AORN) Guidelines, Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) and recommended practices standards in collaboration with nursing staff, physicians, and other appropriate resources and monitors compliance with all.
• Assigns the nursing care of each patient to personnel in accordance with the patient’s needs and the specialized qualifications and competence of the nursing staff available.
• Evaluates the nursing care delivery system utilizing a variety of techniques such as consultation with patients and health care providers, efficient use of resources, perceived satisfaction of patients / families.
• Enforces regulatory standards in areas of supervision and implements in-service programs to support and comply with these standards.
• Collaborates with Director of Nursing to prepare and justify annual operating and capital budgets based on projected unit needs and departmental policies and goals.
• Maintains personnel and other direct expenses within unit budgetary expectations.
• Monitors monthly management reports and analyzes trends and takes action appropriately.
• Develops and implements cost containment strategies, educates unit personnel on their role in controlling costs.
• Develops unit staffing patterns and time scheduling practices which facilitate the delivery of consistent and efficient nursing care, complies with budgetary constraints and applicable policies according to individual patient acuity, and staff development and staff education.
• Participates on various committees established by the management plan.
• Demonstrates effective use of verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills.
• Establishes and maintains effective formalized communication systems for information sharing, planning and problem solving with unit staff, Director of Nursing, Medical Staff, and other departmental personnel.
• Communicates pertinent information to and from committees and / or groups to unit staff, peers, and nursing administration.
• In accordance with current employment practices (including the policies of the nursing and human resources departments and agreements) :
• Interviews and employs personnel.
• Supervises and evaluates personnel performance.
• Initiates corrective action and discipline, as appropriate, in collaboration with Director of Human Resources and Director of Nursing.
• Counsels and encourages staff in the pursuit of individual career goals, e.g., advanced education preparation, change in clinical area or preparation for promotional opportunities, etc.
• Develops, coordinates, and continually evaluates the department orientation programs.
• Monitors the progress of new employees throughout the orientation phase and assists in adapting the program as necessary to meet individual and unit needs.
• Creates an environment and culture that enables delivery of high-quality patient care.
• Develops and implements plans to meet staff learning needs, in collaboration with appropriate resources.
• Assumes responsibility for own professional development and practice. Develops professional goals to maintain and expand clinical and managerial competency.
• Participates in unit based, departmental, and hospital-wide committees.
• Utilizes direct patient care experiences to maintain clinical knowledge and skill, and to evaluate the quality of care, personnel, and administrative functioning of the unit.
• Participates in the development and implementation of unit, personnel, and departmental goals and objectives.
• Supports the goals, values, philosophies, and objectives of the Hospital and maintains compliance with the standards for service excellence.
• Promotes the image of nursing through professional, political and / or community activities.
• Directly manages Surgical, PACU and Central Sterilization staff.
• Consults staff, physicians and chief clinical officer on nursing issues and interpretation of hospital policies to ensure patient needs are met.
• Maintains performance improvement activities within the department and participates in hospital-wide quality improvement, infection control and monitoring, and activities.
• In coordination with the Director of Nursing, formulates and maintains budget for department.
• Provides direct patient care to neonate through geriatric patient populations, following the job descriptions of the Surgery Registered Nurse when needed.
• Responsible for the identification, investigation, reporting, prevention, and control of healthcare associated infections of cultures and initiate appropriate isolation precautions.
• Willingness to float to additional departments and work within scope of practice.
• Additional duties as assigned or requested.

Position Qualifications :

Minimum Education : Minimum of Associate’s Degree in Nursing, Bachelor’s degree preferred. Current Kansas Registered Nurse Licensure required.

Minimum Experience : Previous experience in healthcare or nursing management preferred. Minimum of five years hospital / acute care experience required, and a minimum of two years surgery experience required.

Certification or Registration if required : Active Registered Nurse (RN) License in the state of Kansas. Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Neonatal Resuscitation required on hire. Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum, Pediatric Advanced Life Support encouraged within two years of hire date.

Working conditions : Occasionally : Work near moving mechanical parts, fumes, or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals. Occasional Risk of electrical shock, and radiation. The noise level typical for environment is quiet to moderate noise.

This position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications which may be required of the employee assigned to the position. Depending on the size of the facility the job duties may vary. Receipt of the job description does not imply nor create a promise of employment, nor an employment contract of any kind; my employment with Goodland Regional Medical Center is at will.

Push / Pull :

10-20 pounds : Frequently

20-50 pounds : Frequently

50-100 pounds : Frequently

100+ pounds : Frequently

Lift / Carry :

1-10 pounds : Constantly

10-20 pounds : Constantly

20-50 pounds : Constantly

50-100 pounds : Frequently

100+ pounds : Frequently

Stand : Constantly

Walk : Constantly

Sit : Occasionally

Squat / Kneel : Frequently

Bend : Frequently

Physical Demands :

Job has special vision requirements : : Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less), Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more), Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors), Peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes fixed on a given point), Depth perception (three-dimensional vision; ability to judge distances and spatial relationships), Ability to adjust Focus (ability to adjust eye to bring an object into sharp focus).

Professional Requirements : Adheres to policies, procedures, and always maintains confidentiality. Attends annual in-services completes annual education in a timely manner. Represents GRMC in a positive, professional manner on the job, electronically and in the community. Complies with all hospital policies regarding ethical business practices; communicates the mission statement & core values of GRMC both on and off the job.