Interim Director, Perioperative Services

HCT seeks an experienced nursing professionals to serve as Interim Director of Perioperative Services in California. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Manages and provides operational and nursing leadership and guidance, ensuring the quality of nursing care within preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative areas.
• Provides patient care and acts as a resource person to the staff and assures patient care needs are met in the department.
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills and, in collaboration with other disciplines, surgeons, anesthesiologists, is able to coordinate unit activities, staffing plans and contributes to resolving inter and intra departmental problems.
• Assesses the quality of care delivered and provides input for staff mentoring/evaluation, staffing, hiring, performance management and general daily operation of the unit.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required
• Experience: 5+ years of recent perioperative services management experience; Able to prioritize effectively according to department needs and ability to organize a large number of changing variables; Strong communication, diplomacy and persuasiveness, analytical ability, strong judgment and managerial skills
• License: California RN license required
• Certifications: AHA BLS, ACLS, PALS
• Computer Skills: Information systems experience (EPIC) and Microsoft Office suite

Expenses covered while on assignment including housing, airfare, and rental car.