Director, Surgery and Women

**Categories**:Management / Non-UnionNursing

**Location(s)**:Owen Sound

**Types**:Full Time

Reporting to the Vice-President Clinical Programs and Quality & Chief Nursing Executive, the Director has accountability for the development, management, evaluation and continuous improvement of quality, patient care services within the Perioperative Program and the Women & Child Care Unit. The Surgical Program areas include the Operating Room, PACU, Day Surgery, Pre-Surgical Screening, In-Patient Surgical Unit. The Women & Child Care Unit includes Labour & Delivery, Post-Partum, NICU, and Pediatrics. Working in close collaboration with the Chief of Surgery, Chief of Anesthesia and other members of the management team, the Director provides leadership in the development and implementation of strategies to ensure delivery of efficient, safe and high-quality health care to the patients.

The Director will play a key role as an influential expert liaising with the clinical leaders across the organization to enable consistent, high standards of evidence-based care for the client/patient population. The Director will establish the operational framework and infrastructure for program planning, implementation and evaluation, and ensures effective, safe delivery of care, development and establishment of processes. In addition to daily program oversight, the Director will ensure the delivery of several initiatives designed to yield high quality care for patients and their families. Other key responsibilities include financial stewardship and accountability for the program budget preparation and monitoring, and actively contributing to a variety of internal, external and regional committees and taskforces.

**Qualifications/Skills/Abilities**

**Required**
- Regulated Healthcare Professional, with a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing
- Master’s degree in Nursing, Leadership or Business Administration preferred or in progress
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in progressive leadership roles in an acute healthcare environment
- Previous leadership experience in a perioperative, operating room or ambulatory surgical environment preferred
- Demonstrated strong financial and analytical skills
- Knowledge of strategic and operational planning, management principles and research-based practices
- Leadership, communication and interpersonal skills to involve and motivate a team of diverse professionals in complex environments in order to achieve desired results
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Quality Based Procedures and other Ontario Health funding methodologies applicable to the surgical program
- Strategically focused and an innovator with a commitment to continuous quality improvement
- History of building constructive and effective relationships and gaining credibility across disciplines, divisions, departments and programs
- Knowledge of hospital organizational structures, knowledge of legislation impacting upon health care and a sound understanding of administrative principles, e.g. finance, budget, leadership and management principles
- Commitment to personal professional development
- Available for regular assignment of Hospital Administrator on-call responsibilities (assigned on a rotating basis to cover evenings and weekends)
- Recent satisfactory performance and attendance records
- Adherence to Brightshores ‘CARE’ Behaviours (Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, Excellence) and ‘LEAD’ Competencies (Lead by example, Empower, Achieve results, Develop others), Code of Conduct and a commitment to a safe workplace free of violence and harassment
- Advocates and supports a culture of patient safety and demonstrates an understanding of how the department service and assigned responsibilities contribute to overall patient safety at Brightshores through patient safety knowledge, skills and attitudes