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Organization:

MPHS-Mills-Peninsula Medical Center

Position Overview:

Provides overall leadership, direction, and management of the operating rooms, post-anesthesia care unit, surgical pre-op area and sterile processing. The Director contributes to the goals of the organization by generating new surgical business for the demographic region; developing and controlling operational and capital budgets; solving potential and real problems which impede safe patient care; developing the personnel, physical environment, and organizational systems needed to provide competitive and cost-effective operating-room services; designing competitive fee structures for services and supplies; and controlling inventory of equipment and supplies

**Job Description** :

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES:

I. Directs the operations

• Ensues the overall quality of nursing care within the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative areas.

• Establishes the necessary monitoring and control techniques to ensure compliance with established standards, regulatory (JCAHO and Title XXII) and hospital guidelines.

• Directs, supervises, and motivates staff from operating room, post anesthesia care unit, outpatient/AM admit, sterile processing, surgical materials management, and anesthesia, providing supportive counseling as needed.

II. Provides department administration/leadership; new-business development; and ultimate problem solving/ decision making.

• Establishes, attains, and evaluates goals and objectives the department

• Demonstrates current knowledge of trends in the business and healthcare industry, continually analyzing how they impact the department’s operations.

• Proactively assesses the environment for changes in existing client needs; explores required resources and revenue impact of new business with potential clients (e.g., surgeons, anesthesiologists).

III. Demonstrates sophisticated management skills.

• Provides comprehensive systems analysis to identify workflow practices.

• Controls quantity and quality of nursing care by establishing performance standards, analyzing needs, and recommending and implementing changes.

• Ensures that working manuals policies and procedures are updated and maintained.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's: BS Degree in Business Management, Administration, or related field required

TYPICAL EXPERIENCE:

12 years of recent relevant experience

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

Advanced knowledge of nursing operations and workflows, and how department’s process/workflow impacts other department operations.

Understands business and operational requirements, demonstrating ability to design and establish goals to meet long and short- term objectives.

Demonstrates credible leadership presence, with the ability to respond to questions with logic, clarity, calmness and authority; and the ability to motivate and engage others.

Ability to build and establish effective working partnership with employees, peers and leaders to achieve business objectives.

Collaboration skills to facilitate open sharing of information and cooperation with various stakeholders.

Ability to handle difficult circumstances and make sound business decisions with little direction.

Working knowledge of wage and hour laws.

Demonstrates commitment to providing exceptional customer service and responding to customer needs/requests in a prompt, courteous manner.

Verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey concepts and communicate information or issues in a manner that is readily understood by management and employees.

Interpersonal skills with the ability to deliver presentations to a variety of audiences.

Understanding of the budgetary process and the healthcare financial environment.

Demonstrates effectiveness in achieving goals through individuals without having direct control of those resources.

Delegates effectively, with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects in a fast-paced environment with changing business priorities.

Demonstrates flexibility and is adaptable to change, and is able to inspire others to welcome change.

Demonstrates ability to work/interact with a diverse population while respecting cultural and linguistic differences and fostering an inclusive work environment.

Job Shift:

Days

Schedule:

Full Time

Days of the Week:

Monday - Friday

Weekend Requirements:

As Needed

Benefits:

Yes

Unions:

No

Position Status:

Exempt

Weekly Hours:

40

Employee Status:

Regular

Employees of Sutter Health and its entities may handle hazardous drugs in the course of their work, including patient care, which requires them to manage, store, prepare, receive, unpack, transport, dispose of, or administer drugs identified as hazardous or potentially hazardous by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and in accordance with the USP 800 guidelines.

Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.

Pay Range is $78.88 to $126.22 / hour

_The salary range for this role may vary above or below the posted range as determined by location. This range has not been adjusted for any specific geographic differential applicable by area where the position may be filled. Compensation takes into account several factors including but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure and certifications, department equity, training and organizational needs. Base pay is just one piece of the total rewards program offered by Sutter Health. Eligible roles also qualify for a comprehensive benefits package._