Clinical Director of Nursing Services I - RUHS - MSC Operating/PACU

Riverside University Health System's-Medical Center is currently recruiting for the position of Clinical Director of Nursing Services I for the MSC Operating Room/PACU departments.

The Clinical Director of Nursing Services I works in a managerial level capacity and reports to the Executive Director or appropriate director level management position.

This class is characterized by the responsibility for ensuring 24/7 patient care delivery as well as planning, organizing, staffing, budgeting, and directing the accomplishment of the assigned department's short and long-term goals and objectives.

The Clinical Director of Nursing Services I is distinguished from the Clinical Director of Nursing Services II, in that the incumbents in this class manage a department that due to its budget, size, complexity, and/or level of staff and the nature of the duties performed, is considered small.

This class has been designated At-Will by the Board of Supervisors, in accordance with the provisions provided under Article 6, Section 601E (8) of the County Management Resolution and serves at the pleasure of the RUHS-MC Chief Executive Officer .

This class has been deemed eligible for the Performance Recognition Plan as set forth under Article 3, Section 311 of the County Management Resolution.

Program eligibility requires employees to be in a leadership position, manage other employees or programs, and have significant influence on the achievement of organizational objectives.

The essential duties of this position include, but are not limited to.

the following:

Schedule of staff, management of staff, work with surgeons and anesthesia, manage instruments and equipment, ensure on-time-starts and expedient turnovers, quality audits, timecards, update preference cards, assign staff, schedule surgeries, collaborate with Educator, cognizant of regulatory requirements.

The most competitive candidates will possess the following:


* Member of AORN, CNOR preferred


* Minimum 8 years in Perioperative Services


* Past perioperative management experience


* BSN preferred

Required Licenses and Certifications


* Current and valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of California.


* Basic Life Support, (BLS), certification issued by the American Heart Association.

Schedule: 9/80• Determine the appropriate organizational structure, staffing patterns, and nursing methods and operations necessary to deliver quality and safe patient care.

• Collaborate with the Executive Director, RUHS or Chief Clinical Integration Officer implementing and revising departmental goals, policies and procedures, department-specific performance improvement, QA/QI, integrated care, utilization review and/or patient safety and reliability programs.

• Collaborate with physicians, nursing, and interdisciplinary teams on applying best nursing practices and standards to achieve positive patient outcomes and cost-effective strategies.

• Interpret a...