Nursing Director, Surgical Services Henry Ford West Bloomfield

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 Information

• Organization: Henry Ford Medical Group
• Department: Administration-West Blmfld
• Henry Ford Health Location: Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital
• Shift: Day Job
• Union Code: Not Applicable