Director Surgical Services

CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson, part of CommonSpirit Heath, a national nonprofit health system based in Englewood, Colorado. The faith-based system operates in 18 states and includes 103 hospitals. Additional services offered within the system are: long-term care, assisted and residential living communities, community health services organizations, home health agencies, and numerous outpatient facilities.

Director of Surgical Services is responsible for the management of Surgical Services within the hospital, driving patient satisfaction, quality, and safety metrics as well as employee performance, competency, and engagement. This position supports the mission, vision, and philosophy of CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson.

• Drives patient satisfaction, quality, and safety metrics through visionary leadership, incident review, policies and procedures, training, ongoing evaluation, and performance improvement programs
• Bridges the gap between management and staff by serving as a liaison, communicating company direction and vision with employees and sharing employee feedback with senior leadership
• Drives employee performance through effective staff development, accountability, conflict resolution, mentoring, communication, performance management, total rewards, and team-building
• Develops and maintains tools and resources to support employee competency within the department including departmental orientation, competency checklists, job aides, job descriptions, policies, procedures, and communication tools
• Strives for continuous improvement in the department by identifying issues, conducting root cause analyses, implementing solutions, evaluating efficacy, and adapting to continually improve
• Envisions, recommends, evaluates, and deploys new programs, services, certifications, or awards that advance the offerings of the department or organization as a whole, meet a community need, or otherwise better serve the organization and its stakeholders

We are offering a $20,000 Sign-On Bonus in addition to relocation to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.

If you are committed to social justice, health equity, and prepared to deliver care in new, innovative ways, you belong with us.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in related discipline, Required. 
• Minimum of 1 to 2 years of leadership experience, Required.
• Master's Degree, Preferred.

Licensure and Certifications

• Registered Nurse: North Dakota (RN:ND), Required.
• Basic Life Support - CPR (BLS-CPR), Required.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Required within 90 Days of start.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Required within 90 Days of start.
• Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR), Required within 24 - months of start.