Director Nursing - Operating Room

30 Shea Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

HonorHealth is seeking a Nurse Leader in Scottsdale to provide clinical management within the OR Main, aligning with organizational goals. You will lead patient care initiatives, staff development, and cross-functional collaboration to advance quality and efficiency in a high-volume setting.

The role requires 5+ years of nursing experience, 1 year of supervision, and RN licensure in the appropriate state, with advanced degrees preferred. Competitive benefits and career growth are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an NLN-accredited institution is required.
• Master's degree in Nursing or another healthcare-related field is required.
• RN licensure in state or compact state licensure is required; certification within 1 year is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical management and operational direction for identified areas.
• Leads and coordinates with medical staff, management, and community partners.
• Ensures evidence-based patient care and drives quality initiatives.
• Develops annual budgets and oversees financial performance of defined areas.
• Manages staffing, onboarding, performance, and development to meet goals.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Staff development

Budgeting / financial oversight

Education

Bachelor's degree from NLN

Master's degree in Nursing or related field

Job description

Primary City/State: Shea Medical Center - 9003 E Shea Blvd Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Category: Skilled Nursing Shift: Day Department: OR Operating Room-Main Monday-Friday Days Great care starts with great people. (Like you.) At HonorHealth, you’ll find something special. From humble beginnings in 1927 to one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, our culture is built on warmth and neighborly kindness. Behind every smile is a highly skilled professional with deep expertise and an unwavering dedication to what matters most — caring for the health and well-being of people and communities across the greater Phoenix area.

Responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY This position assumes responsibility and accountability for incorporating the vision, values, mission and critical goals of the organization into their job performance. Provides clinical management and operational direction for areas of responsibility. Provides leadership and coordination within their areas of responsibility. Serves as tactical point person as it relates to patient care, staff development, physician relationships, quality initiatives, program development, and system-wide success. Assures evidence-based patient care by creating an environment that encourages the use of research in practice.

All RN staff who have direct responsibility for the care of stroke patients must have knowledge of:

• Stroke symptoms and warning signs
• Protocols and pathways used to identify, evaluate and management of stroke patients
• NIHSS
• Stroke Alert activation and protocol
• Stroke quality indicators
• Available stroke patient

Essential Functions

Promotes an environment that supports excellence in personalized patient care and service by leading and directing implementation of a nursing leadership model and collaborative practice delivery system to commit to absolute quality, clinical care and service. Fosters collaborative partnerships with medical staff, members of the organization, and community. Uses evidence-based knowledge in decision making to improve and maintain high-quality, cost-effective patient care. Develops and is accountable for annual capital and operational budgets for defined areas of responsibility. Develops a strategic plan for short- and long-range goals including material, fiscal, and human resources. Identifies ways to strengthen the organization's financial health. Oversees the staff and ensure adequate staffing levels, inclusive of hiring/onboarding, evaluating, managing performance, coaching and developing employees ensuring employee productivity, quality of work, and alignment of goals with our mission, vision, and values. Ensure compliance with all policies, financial stewardship by being accountable for the financial integrity around development and maintenance of department budget. Direct, manage and evaluate personnel assigned to the defined areas, monitors competence of staff. Promotes organizational climate of decision-making, autonomy and accountability. Develops and assures strategies for excellence in patient satisfaction Participates in the formulation and design of policies, including strategies based on an awareness of consumer needs, market demands and quality of care issues relevant to the health care system. Accountable for Implementation and management of organization policies and procedures as they relate to the delivery of services and advises Director(s) on impact. Creates, implements and evaluates the Balanced Scorecard outcomes. Modifies patient care delivery systems to enhance results.

Develops, facilitates and supports management infrastructure and unit-based structure. Participates with Medical staff, members of the management team, and the community to promote collegiality, communication, and operational effectiveness and efficiency. Facilitates and supports nursing and other educational opportunities to provide innovative learning experiences for staff and students and create a culture of development. Fosters collaborative relationships with schools of nursing and other external organizations. Develop and maintain systems for clinical and management records and reports to comply with State and Federal regulatory agencies, accreditation agencies, and other legal regulatory bodies. Supports service line initiatives to assure organizational and operational service line goals are met. Projects and plans for future program development, use of space, facilities and equipment for assigned areas.

Education

Other / Certificate. All staff who have direct responsibility for the care of stroke patients, please refer to the addendum for stroke specific education requirements.

Required Bachelors from an accredited NLN institution. Required Masters in Nursing or other Healthcare related field. Preferred EXPERIENCE 1 year Supervisor.

Required 5 years in Nursing. Required LICENSE AND CERTIFICATIONS Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) - Certification Basic Life Support BLS Training Course C Required Registered Nurse (RN) - License State Licensure And/or Compact State Licensure Required Must obtain certification within 1 year of hire or promotion date 1 Year Required National certification for unit's specific patient population Preferred.

Company Culture

We're all in for your career. Expert care from experts who care. At HonorHealth, you’ll find something special. Our culture is built on warmth and neighborly kindness, but behind every smile is a highly skilled professional with deep expertise and unwavering dedication. We’re delivering a healthcare experience that simply feels better through:

• Nine acute-care hospitals
• Over 200 primary, specialty and urgent care centers
• More than 17,000 team members and 4,000 medical staff

Since 1927, we’ve been focused on doing what matters most — caring for people and communities across the greater Phoenix area. From humble beginnings to one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, we’re just as driven as we were a century ago. Come join us and go all in for your career.

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