Executive - Director Of Nursing - DON

Executive - Director Of Nursing - DON

Profession: Nursing

Specialty: Nursing Administration

Duration: 14

Shift: 5x8 DAYS

Hours per Shift: 8

Experience: Minimum of ten (10) years of progressive nursing leadership experience

License: Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in Client, or eligibility for licensure

Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Must-Have: Demonstrated ability to interpret operational and financial data to drive optimization and performance improvement.

Description:The System Nursing Director, Perioperative Services provides strategic and operational leadership for all perioperative service lines.

This role is accountable for aligning clinical operations with organizational strategy.

The focus is on ensuring safe, efficient, and patient-centered surgical services.

The Director oversees budget development and management, staffing and scheduling.

This includes regulatory and accreditation readiness and the cultivation of interprofessional relationships.

The role requires the development and execution of a multi-year strategic plan for perioperative services.

It involves leading system-wide optimization initiatives, including block schedule design and utilization analysis.

The Director evaluates and implements technology and workflow solutions to improve efficiency.

There is a need to partner with surgical leadership on block time allocation based on utilization data.

Identifying opportunities to expand outpatient and ambulatory surgical capacity is essential.

The Director provides day-to-day and long-range operational oversight of the units.

Establishing and monitoring key performance indicators is crucial to ensure high standards.

The role includes serving as an escalation point for complex operational and clinical issues.

Developing and managing annual operating and capital budgets is necessary for all service lines.

Marketplace analysis of volume and productivity data helps identify variances and implement corrective actions.

Collaboration with finance and supply chain leadership is vital for capital equipment planning.

Preparing performance reports for executive leadership is a key responsibility.

The Director oversees recruitment, onboarding, competency validation, and retention strategies for nursing staff.

Ensuring adequate on-call, weekend, and holiday coverage models to meet demand is necessary.

Maintaining collaborative relationships with all stakeholders is fundamental for coordinated care.

Chairing or co-chairing the Perioperative Executive Committee facilitates shared decision-making.

The Director represents perioperative services in relevant committees and forums.

Fostering a culture of psychological safety, teamwork, and shared governance is important.

Maintaining survey readiness for accrediting and regulatory bodies is an essential duty.

Leading quality and patient safety programs is key to improving surgical outcomes.

Data use in decision-making ensures the incorporation of evidence into nursing practice.

Timely completion of incident investigations and corrective action plans is a responsibility of the Director.