Director Surgical Services - Live and Play Near Beautiful Mt. Rainier

Company Description

Our Medical Center is a 214-bed facility located in the state of Washington, provides a full complement of medical services including the only open-heart surgery, advanced imaging, comprehensive robotics, state-of-the-art neurosurgery, and CARF accredited inpatient rehabilitation ranked in the Top 10 percent of the nation. Staffed by approximately 750 full and part-time employees, the hospital offers a wide array of inpatient and outpatient services. The hospital provides one of only two single stay cardiac units in the State of Washington. Our Medical Center is a Level I Cardiac and Level II Stroke center, with a Level III trauma designation, and a commitment to continuous reinvestment in state-of-the-art technology.

Job Description

Description

 Provides, promotes, and supports a professional environment that utilizes effective delegation of responsibility. Assists and supports managers in achieving department goals. Collaborates with ancillary departments to achieve care goals. Reports to Chief Nursing Officer.

Services – General surgical, neuro-surgery, open heart surgery, vascular surgery, orthopedic surgery, ENT procedures, endoscopy procedures, bronchoscopy procedures.

Same day Surgery Department – The SDS provides care to outpatients pre and post procedure as well as pre-op interviews / education and post-op follow-up. Provides services to adults requiring procedures such as: outpatients in both pre-op and phase II PACU, inpatients in the pre-operate phase, and outpatients, blood transfusions, dressing changes, and port-a-cath draws. It is a 9 bay unit with one nurse’s stations, 3 computer terminals, two patients’ bathrooms, and supply carts.  

Operating Room - The Surgical Services department incorporates the management of perioperative care. There are 6 main operating rooms, one endoscopy room, and one cardio/thoracic room. Staffed for Monday-Friday. An on-call team is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Employed anesthesia group.

Pre-operate Holding Area – A 5 bed unit. 

Post Anesthesia Care Unit - There are 9 recovery stations and one isolation room. Capability for continuous monitoring of cardiac, respiratory, blood pressure, and pulse oximetry. 

Sterile Processing Department – Service department to patient care areas throughout the hospital. SPD wraps and sterilizes instruments for use in the OR and other clinical departments in the hospital and clinic network.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Washington State RN License, experience preferred. Three to five years experience as a head nurse or staff nurse in which administrative and supervisory ability has been demonstrated is preferred. Critical Care experience preferred.

Additional Information

Compensation/Benefits 

• At our Regional Medical Center we take pride in our excellence and offer a comprehensive benefits package and provide competitive compensation. Benefits are designed to offer choices based on the employee's needs. These include:

Aggressive Pay

Medical

Dental

Vision

Basic Life Insurance

Additional Optional Life Insurance

Dependent Life Insurance

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

Personal Time Off (23 - 38 days annually)

Earned Illness Time Off

401K & Employer Match Options

EAP - Employee Assistance Program

Tuition Reimbursement

AFLAC

Membership Discounts

We look forward to receiving your application! 

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