Director Periop Services

CHI Health St. Francis was established in Grand Island Neb. in 1887. Today our hospital is a regional referral center with more than 100 physicians and more than 1100 employees working together to build a healthier community. Our goal is to provide patients with high-quality medical care close to home where they can be supported by their family friends and community.

Director Periop Services

Location:  CHI Health Saint Francis, Grand Island, NE

1. Manage performance with the authority to interview, hire, orient, terminate, promote, train and conduct performance evaluations; and allocate and direct staffing needs to meeet patient, unit and department needs and collaborate with others to ensure overall staffing needs are met.
2. Assures appropriate level of understanding, awareness and compliance with all applicable Joint Commission, federal, state and agency laws, regulations, guidelines and professional standards.
3. Ensures optimal utilization of department resources through participation in planning capital and operational budgets, in development and implementation of systems and practices that achieve defined objectives, in internal and external benchmarking activities and in monitoring, analysis and resolution of budget and productivity variances.
4. Works collaboratively to develop plans, goals, and implementation strategies in support of CHI Health’s Mission, Vision, and nursing, campus, and system business objectives. Maintains a department scope of care based on patient population and identified needs.
5. Develops, coordinates, and manages operating systems, operational standardization, service standards, approaches, communication methods and policies across CHI Health.
6. Maintains a system of management reporting that provides the system with timely and relevant information on all aspects of areas of responsibility.
7. Participates in the development of quality indicators and responds to a full range of financial, service and quality indicators in all areas of responsibility.
8. Maintains a collegial and cooperative relationship with the other Hospital Operations and Service Line Directors, working as a team to search out and implement efficiencies, economies and best practices.
9. Provides high quality perioperative services at reasonable costs by directing the programs, policies and procedures for all areas of responsibility. Develops, monitors, and ensures implementation of evidence based clinical standards of nursing practice.
10. Promotes a culture of customer service focused on patients, families, visitors, physicians, other departments and the community. Establishes and maintains cooperative and collaborative relationships with the CHI Health and Independent Medical Staff. Develops and implements programs and processes to support patient and physician satisfaction.

Required Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing; Master’s Degree strongly preferred

Current Registered Nurse License in Nebraska or Iowa, Nebraska and Iowa are compact states, so license must be held in the state of your residence. 

BLS certification is required upon hire.  Acceptable credentialing bodies and certifications include the following:  American Heart Association:  Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers. 

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