Job Summary
The facility
Major
- Director
- Surgical Services
- Full
- Time – Days – No Weekends
- The facility, one of the largest and most comprehensive healthcare systems in the Rocky Mountain region, offers more than 170 care sites in the Denver metro area. Offering services across the continuum of care to meet patients' total healthcare needs, the facility includes seven acute care hospitals, a dedicated flagship pediatric hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, CareNow urgent care clinics, mental health campuses, imaging and surgery centers, physician practices, home and hospice care, and AirLife Denver, which provides regional critical care air and ground transportation. Among the facility's acute care hospitals is Sky Ridge, the first hospital to open in Douglas County in 2003. A Level II Trauma Center and an acute care hospital with 284 licensed beds, the facility is a destination hospital with a reputation for clinical excellence offering patient-centered programs such as comprehensive cancer care, an award-winning Birth Place, a dedicated Robotics
- Center, and a state-of-the-art Spine and Total Joint Center. Consistently among the Denver Business Journals' list of top corporate philanthropists in the Denver-metro area, the facility was named as one of the most community-minded organizations by The Civic 50 and contributed more than $1 million through cash and in-kind donations last year alone, along with more than $400M in federal, state and local taxes.
- Job
- Summary and Qualifications
- The Director of Surgical
- Services ensures high quality, patient-centered care through oversight of the overall function and staffing of the unit(s)/department(s) in addition to forecasting, planning, and budget monitoring. The Director fosters a culture of accountability and collaboration and supports the development and implementation of strategies, policies, and procedures in support of facility objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Quality
variation in clinical practice to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and cost. Ensures a culture of accountability and transparency in the provision of care.
of internal/external benchmarks, accreditations, and designations and actively pursues efforts to achieve.
of legal and regulatory standards and ensures compliance. Develops and implements policies, procedures, and practices in compliance with all legal/regulatory standards.
equipment maintenance is performed regularly and according to regulatory and/or accreditation standards.
efficient patient throughput and delivery of high quality, patient-centered care through volume forecasting, patient flow coordination, and admission/discharge planning.
coordination policies and procedures to promote improved quality, safety, and efficiency in care. Fosters interdisciplinary communication and collaboration within and across departments and ensures staff with appropriate clinical competencies are assigned to meet patient care needs.
nursing practice and unit operations. Develops policies, procedures, and nursing standards to ensure patient and family needs are assessed, met, and evaluated.
Service
- Cultivates a
- superior clinical identity by identifying and implementing evidence-based practices to advance patient safety and quality outcomes.
- Ensures adherence to standards of care.
- Manages
- Stays abreast
- Stays abreast
- Ensures
- Ensures
- Develops care
- Directs