Director - Ambulatory Surgery (Full-Time; Days)

Company: Cottage Health
Location: Santa Barbara
Posted on: October 18, 2020

Job Description:

Under the direction of the Administrative Director of Surgical Services, plans, organizes, and directs the administrative and technical activities of the unit/departments, including personnel management, financial management, and administrative functions that relate to quality patient-care services. Creates an effective working relationship with all levels of staff and peers, represents the department on institutional committees, develops long-range objectives, and prepares for any changes in healthcare delivery. The Director translates strategies into day-to-day operations.

MAJOR

ACCOUNTABILITIES

Participates with leaders from administration, medical staff

and clinical representatives in developing the hospital’s mission, strategic

plans, budgets, resource allocation, community outreach, operation plans and

policy making decisions and takes action consistent with the accepted standards

and values of the hospital.

Operates department in compliance with Joint Commission

and/or other regulatory agency requirements.

Oversees the management of the assigned department’s budget

including capital, personnel and expense budgets.

Ensures adequate department equipment, materials and

supplies are available.

Participates in developing and implementing mechanisms for

collaboration between staff members, physicians, and other clinical

practitioners.

Evaluates employee performance and recommends salary

changes. Complies with Human Resources policies and key procedures.

REQUIREMENTS

Requires a Current California RN license with preference to a

current California RN with a BSN Degree or professional certification in specialty/management,

BLS certification, a comprehensive knowledge of nursing principles, theories,

and practices. Knowledge of supervisory theories, principles, practices,

techniques, and methods, with 5 years of progressively responsible

clinical/administrative experience or comparable experience that provides

knowledge and skills essential to the position responsibilities.

About Cottage Health

Cottage Health was ranked number 42 of healthcare providers and insurers in Modern Healthcare’s Top 100 “Best Places to Work in Healthcare.” We also received ninth place for large health systems and 92 overall. “The Best Places to Work” program recognizes 100 outstanding healthcare employers nationwide. With nearly 5,000 hospitals across the U.S. and countless other healthcare organizations, our ranking is a significant achievement. No wonder so many top professionals have made Cottage Health their employer of choice.

About Our Location

Nestled between the ocean and the mountains, Santa Barbara, California offers breathtaking vistas, beautiful flowers, an abundance of Spanish colonial architecture and a mild, “Mediterranean” climate. Once you come home to Santa Barbara, it’s hard to imagine living anywhere else. Cottage Health System offers an outstanding compensation and benefits package, which includes relocation assistance. Make the move that will change your career.

Cottage Health formed in 1996 as the not-for-profit parent organization of Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and its affiliated Cottage Children’s Hospital and Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital, Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, and Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital.

CH is guided by a volunteer board of directors from the greater Santa Barbara community and provides the residents of the Central and South Coast with exemplary health care, continuous improvements in advanced medicine, and a commitment to our communities.

Our medical staff of more than 600 physicians includes specialists in all major clinical areas, many of whom participate in the training and education of some of the top medical residents in the country in our internal medicine, general surgery, and radiology residency programs.

At Cottage Health, we rely on the contributions, creativity, and skills of our employees. Therefore, we offer competitive compensation and benefits that include above-market salaries, premium medical benefits, new-hire bonuses, pension plans, tax savings accounts, rental and mortgage assistance, and relocation packages.

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