Director of Surgical Services

Baylor Scott & White Health - Sachse, TX

Full-time - Senior

Sachse, TX

Hospitals

About the position

The Director of Surgical Services at Baylor Scott and White Health (BSWH) is responsible for overseeing the full spectrum of surgical patient care, including clinical and nursing care in various surgical settings. This role involves planning, directing, and coordinating surgical services to ensure high-quality patient outcomes and efficient operations across multiple surgical units. The Director will establish clinical goals, develop policies, and implement best practices while managing resources and collaborating with other departments to enhance the surgical patient experience.

Responsibilities

• Directs nursing surgical services for assigned area of responsibility for BSWH.
• Recommends and implements strategic and operational plans and priorities for surgical services aligned with BSWH overall business objectives.
• Develops and implements surgical services policies, procedures, and practices for assigned areas of responsibility.
• Monitors surgical units and takes corrective action to ensure safe and quality patient care.
• Prepares various departmental dashboards and reporting for senior leadership review, such as surgical procedure types, amount of time per case, call backs, and other procedure statistics.
• Ensures adherence to quality assurance and best practices in accordance with BSWH standards.
• Leads and coordinates operating room scheduling with appropriate teams, including anesthesia, physicians, and other nursing.
• Evaluates and selects products to be used in operating room by using products or comparing information and prices.
• Collaborates with supply chain to select and procure supplies, obtaining highest quality for lowest price.
• Leads and monitors all sterilization procedures to ensure proper methods, packaging, labeling, record-keeping, distribution, storage, and recall of unsterile and outdated supplies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in nursing or related field required.
• 3+ years of nursing experience in an acute care environment.
• Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required or must obtain within 30 days of starting the job.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree preferred.
• Experience in a leadership role preferred.
• Experience collaborating across multiple departments and clinical disciplines within a large, complex healthcare organization preferred.
• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

• Eligibility on day 1 for all benefits
• Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match, up to 5%
• Debt-free tuition assistance, offering access to many no-cost and low-cost degrees, certificates and more
• Immediate access to time off benefits