Vice President of Perioperative Services - Mount Sinai Hospital

Description Reporting to the Hospital President and the Vice President of Perioperative Services for the Mount Sinai Health System, the Vice President of Perioperative Services for Mount Sinai Hospital is responsible for the clinical services within Perioperative Services. Accountability includes overall planning for nursing and multidisciplinary patient care delivery to ensure high quality professional nursing practice and multidisciplinary patient care through the development of mission, vision, strategic plans, quality assessment and improvement programs; education and research efforts; patient care standards; and resource allocation and financial management to assure quality of patient care. Responsibilities Reporting to the Hospital President and the Vice President of Perioperative Services for the Mount Sinai Health System, the Vice President of Perioperative Services for Mount Sinai Hospital is responsible for the clinical services within Perioperative Services. Accountability includes overall planning for nursing and multidisciplinary patient care delivery to ensure high quality professional nursing practice and multidisciplinary patient care through the development of mission, vision, strategic plans, quality assessment and improvement programs; education and research efforts; patient care standards; and resource allocation and financial management to assure quality of patient care. Principal Duties and Responsibilities Administration • Represents Nursing and Multidisciplinary Patient Care Services in the hospital administrative structure. • Supports the Vice President of Perioperative Services for the Mount Sinai Health System in executing system strategy for Perioperative Services. • Participates with leaders of the governing bodies, management, nursing, medical and clinical staff in the Hospital's decision-making structures and processes. • Participates with leaders of the governing bodies, management, nursing, medical and clinical staff in the planning, development, and implementation of the following for Perioperative Services: The mission, strategic plan and operations, policies and procedures and allocation of resources including sustainability and waste reduction quality assessment, monitoring, and improvement programs patient staff and safety and experience improvement programs. Risk management programs • Responsible for the establishment and upholding of standards of nursing and multidisciplinary performance in a collaborative, patient-centered model. • Participates in evaluating, selecting, and integrating health care technology and information management systems that support patient care needs and the efficient use of resources. • Uses data, dashboards, and metrics to understand and drive performance. • Strong project management skills including prioritization and problem-solving. • Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and complex projects simultaneously. • Maintains discretion and confidentiality. • Participates in hospital administrative systems to coordinate requirements for patient care with available resources. Participates in establishing new programs to assure adequacy of patient care resources. Facilitates decisions relative to admission/transfer of patients to assure the ability of clinical staff to assess and meet patient care needs. • Participates in or chairs committees, work groups, and meetings as appropriate to support needed work including the MSH OR Committee. • Develops, in collaboration with administrators and other professional disciplines, hospital wide patient care standards, policies, and procedures which describe how the care needs of patients are assessed, evaluated and met. • Is open and responsive to the diverse backgrounds and experience of other people and promotes an environment that is sensitive to cultural diversity. • Collaborates with community and governmental policy-making bodies as appropriate. • Participates in and assumes leadership roles in professional organizations and provides opportunities for staff participation. • Participates with leaders from governing body, management, nursing, medical and clinical staff, in planning for adequate physical facilities including buildings and equipment which are suitable to serve the mission of the hospital. • Formulates annual goals for Perioperative services consistent with the overall annual goals of the health system and hospital. Human Resources Development • Initiates, develops and implements mechanisms for collaboration between nurses, clinical staff members, physicians and other practitioners. • Develops, implements and evaluate programs to promote recruitment and retention of hospital staff. • Collaborates with leaders from the governing body, management, nursing, medical and clinical staff in the development of clinical staff members. • Assures the establishment of appropriate education programs of orientation; ongoing staff education; development of clinical leadership and management skills; and continuing education. • Provides application of collective bargaining agreements with the New York State Nurses Association and 1199/SEIU representatives. • Interprets and implements all aspects of the HR personnel policies. • Assures ongoing performance appraisals for all patient care staff within Perioperative Services. • Coordinates educational outreach through the development of mentoring programs; provision of student and graduate educational experiences, in collaboration with institutions of higher learning, in nursing and other professions. Fiscal Management • Participates with leaders from the governing body, management, nursing, medical and clinical staff in the ongoing development and review of the budget for Perioperative Services. • Responsible for the formulation and monitoring of a financial plan and resource allocation within clinical specialty service of Perioperative Services. • Assures systems are implemented for adherence to the budgetary and financial plan for the Hospital. Research • Develops and implements strategic applicable goals and initiatives for The Center for Nursing Research and Education, the Icahn School of Medicine, and other clinical endeavors as appropriate. • Determines and supports the nursing and medical research direction for Perioperative Services. • Identifies and supports clinical research studies and projects which are designed to improve the delivery of patient care. • Supports and encourages collaborative research studies and projects to improve the delivery of patient care through the Center for Nursing Research and Education and the medical departments within Perioperative Services. • Assures compliance with IRB and Compliance standards, rules and regulations. Professional • Enhances multidisciplinary staff relationships by promoting professional behavior, leadership skills, problem-solving ability, coaching guidance, and interpersonal skills. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of personnel within the organization. • Demonstrates visionary leadership through the development and implementation of strategic plans for the current era of healthcare. • Participates in the Magnet designation process within all levels of patient care delivery insuring excellence in nursing practice in Perioperative Services. • Supports programs to promote global nursing and multidisciplinary practice through collaboration, innovation and demonstration of best practices. • Participates in the activities of the healthcare profession through membership, committee leadership, lectures and panel presentations on international, national, state and local levels. • Publishes in professional health related periodicals. • Serves as consultant for university affiliations and other outside services for pertinent nursing and health care issues. Qualifications • Minimum of 10 years of leadership in a large, matrixed company or organization in Heal