Job Summary

　　Are you a RN leader looking to support a dynamic team of Healthcare Heroes? Through professional growth, quality improvement, and interdisciplinary collaboration, we've built an innovative culture that allows nursing leaders to grow their skillsets, develop their practice, and leverage their years of experience to build a rewarding, lasting career with impact. Our Geisinger nursing leaders make a difference in the lives of the people they see everyday- our friends, neighbors, and family members. To join Geisinger as a Director of Surgical Services and start leading healthcare change, please apply now!

　　Job Duties

　　Benefits of working at Geisinger:

　　Comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance that starts day one of employment

　　Grow your career with up to $5000 in tuition reimbursement per year

　　Three medical plan choices, including options to save with a flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA)

　　Company paid Life Insurance and Long-term Disability

　　Competitive 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions starting day one of employment

　　PTO plan that allows you to earn more time fast

　　MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health and earn incentives

　　Family-friendly support to include adoption assistance, paid parental leave, paid military leave and a free care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones

　　Shared governance structure that empowers our nurses

　　Professional opportunities for growth and advancement

　　Support and mentorship from a full range of dedicated nursing leaders

　　Community involvement through our Employee Resource Groups

　　Join the Geisinger Family! Apply now! To learn more about Geisinger opportunities, please contact Tiffany Nino at [email protected].

　　Job Description

　　Manages nursing personnel and daily operational related activities. Leads team for assigned units with responsibility for all operational functions of the team. Works in partnership with the Medical Director and Physician Liaison of the inpatient unit to provide administrative and medical staff support to the operations of the inpatient unit. Responsible for developing and initiating improvements in the organization and delivery of high quality, cost effective patient care.

　　Designs, assesses and implements nursing best practices and focuses on empirical outcomes.

　　Creates and maintains standards, operational activities and performance measurement tools that meet operational and market needs in operational efficiency, quality, access and patient satisfaction.

　　Maintains appropriate staffing levels and mix.

　　Ensures the patient safety improvement and management program will be given high priority and will support the program.

　　Ensures all incidents, serious events, and sentinel events are reported to Performance Improvement and addressed in a timely manner.

　　Facilitates active engagement and communication with department staff via formal meetings and informal interactions.

　　Assesses staff and facilitates skill development for all personnel as needed.

　　Directs all employee relation activities.

　　Collaborates with Nursing Professional Development Specialist to develop employee orientation, continuing education and competencies to sustain a high quality workforce.

　　Integrates the Professional Practice model with the mission, vision, philosophy and values of the organization.

　　Facilitates a timely problem resolution process for patient and customer related issues.

　　Establishes and adjusts hour per patient day for unit based on national benchmarks and acuity.

　　Develops, implements, and achieves budgets which attain unit, division, and system goals.

　　Implements activities and tools that consistently educate and focus staff on key performance indicators.

　　Monitors all revenue and expense impacting activities by reviewing reports provided by finance, and care management.

　　Develops and implements operational contingency plans proactively and when indicators change.

　　Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

　　Position Details

　　Hours: Days, flexible

　　Travel Required

　　Minimum of 5 years Managerial/Supervisory/experience required

　　Operating Room or procedural experience preferred

　　Bachelor's Degree- Nursing required; Masters preferred.

　　Education

　　Bachelor's Degree-Nursing (Required)

　　Experience

　　Minimum of 5 years-Managerial/Supervisory (Required)

　　Certification(s) and License(s)

　　Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania; Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body

　　OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.

　　We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.