Director, Surgical Services

Facility: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Department: Nursing
Status: Full Time
Hours: 8am 5pm

Job Details:

This position is responsible for leading and managing all departments that align with surgical care at CCAD. This position is also responsible for developing a philosophy of patient care that promotes excellent health care delivery and investigating alternative methods to improve operations. This position has explicit ownership/responsibility for outcomes and providing overall administrative management and support for evidence based nursing practice.

Duties and Responsibilities:

* Participates in the management of care for individuals and groups with complex health problems
* Implements improvement plans and new ideas within surgical care
* Maintains communication of all new initiatives to departmental employees
* Leads and manages clinical managers and supervisory staff to support the needs of patients within surgical services
* Maintains all standards required by accreditation agencies to deliver high quality health care
* Reviews proposed financial budgets and reports and maintains financial resources according to budget guidelines (fiscal responsibility)
* Investigates cost reduction initiatives
* Promotes safe, quality care based upon clinical conferences, new technology and changing practice
* Oversees and develops scheduling procedures and ensures that the automated scheduling system is used optimally
* Facilitates the incorporation of patient safety and Magnet principles into clinical nursing care

Experience:

* Minimum of eight (8) years post graduate experience is required
* Minimum of two (2) years experience in an assistant director of nursing position, or equivalent, or four (4) years experience in a senior charge nurse position in an acute care tertiary hospital is required
* Demonstrated understanding of clinical nursing skills
* Strong organizational skills
* Strong interpersonal skills
* Strong oral and written communication skills
* Ability to speak and write in English is required
* Ability to speak and write in both English and Arabic is preferred

Education Requirements:

* Bachelor’s degree in Nursing is required
* Master’s degree in Health Service Management is preferred
* Valid and current national nursing license is required
* Evidence of a passing NCLEX score is required
* Certified proof of yearly CME is preferred

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Typical physical demands include: a high degree of manual dexterity to sufficiently perform computer functions on a keyboard, produce materials on a PC and operate basic office equipment, normal or corrected vision and hearing, extensive sitting, mobility sufficient to visit with departments or employees throughout CCAD and lift up to 30 lbs.

Organization Wide Competency Assessment Requirements:

All employees will embrace the CCAD mission, vision and values and be responsible for adhering to the core values of the institution, including: Patient’s First, Collaboration, Mutual Respect, Quality, Patient Safety, Integrity, Cultural Sensitivity and Compassion.
All employees are also expected to meet the standards of performance outlined in the Organization Wide Competencies listed below as applied to the position.
Customer Service Orientation includes attitude, behavior, interpersonal skill and problem solving that enable an employee to respond to internal and external customer needs and expectations in a positive manner. Adaptability including teamwork, flexibility needed to fulfill job responsibilities, adapting to changes in work environment and accepting supervisory feedback. Efficiency and Effectiveness includes quantity and quality of desired work, as well as organization skills necessary to perform successfully. Essential Job Requirements includes adherence to all relevant policies, procedures and guidelines affecting the work environment, as well as maintenance of required competencies and communication skills. Managerial Responsibilities includes overall accountability for assigned work group relative to operational goals, personnel requirements and budgetary constraints.

Disclaimer:

The responsibilities described on this job description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. These statements are not intended to be exhaustive of all responsibilities, duties, knowledge, skills and abilities required of employees in the position.
Final determination of a candidate’s qualifications and eligibility to perform the job is at the sole discretion and judgment of the institute/department executive leadership.

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