Nursing Director - Surgical Services
General Summary:
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital is recruiting for a Nursing Director of Surgical Services. Reporting to the hospital Chief Nursing Officer, this leader will be responsible for providing the overall direction and administration of the inpatient and outpatient Surgical and Endoscopy Services departments across multiple sites in order to ensure same operates efficiently and effectively. This leader will regularly review and revise department standards and ensures procedures performed comply with all Hospital and regulatory agency standards. They will also develop and implement programs within department(s) based on needs assessments.
Education/Experience Required:
· Knowledge of overall nursing and surgical nursing skills, theories, and practices as normally acquired through completion of a nursing program.
· Perioperative nursing expertise and knowledge of management practices and theories at a level normally acquired through completion of a master’s degree in nursing, business, or closely related field.
· Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Michigan required.
· Approximately five to seven years progressively more responsible nursing experience, with at least two years in a supervisory role, in order to gain comprehensive knowledge of nursing services policies and operations as well as the ability to organize and direct work of technical and support staff.
· Interpersonal skills necessary in order to provide effective leadership to departmental personnel, negotiate with vendors and to develop and maintain a wide variety of internal and external cooperative working relationships.
· Analytical skills necessary to plan, develop, and administer department budgets, to evaluate and maintain standards of quality and safety, and to resolve complex technical and administrative problems encountered in the operation of a surgical services department.
Additional Details
This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.
Overview
Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford’s care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation’s most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers.
Benefits
The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is
committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to
race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,
weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,
or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.