Director, Surgical Unit

We invite you to bring your career to an environment where talent is rewarded and new ideas are encouraged. At Seattle Children's, the Pacific Northwest's premier pediatric care center, we offer more than just state-of-the-art facilities and open career growth potential. You will also find a true commitment to meeting the needs of children and their families. We value diversity and it is expressed in all aspects, from the patients and families we serve to our organizational culture and our employees. If you would like to do some of your best work-your life's work-Children's has excellent opportunities waiting for you.

Department: Surgical Unit
Salary: DOE
Hours: Full Time, Days
Location: Hospital Main Campus


Direct, manage and evaluate all services of surgical services on a 24/7 basis in a manner that meets continuous quality improvement, customer service, programmatic growth and financial requirements supporting the mission of Seattle Children's Hospital. Provide leadership to develop and implement strategic initiatives for the services including programmatic components of operations, facilities, capital and operating budgets and staffing. Direct and manage contracted services to meet patient and organization needs. Develop, implement and manage strategic plan to respond to anticipated trends, changes in treatment, economics or patient needs. Develop and sustain interdisciplinary relationships, committees and manage special projects that contribute to program development.

Required:
* Masters Degree in Nursing or related field
* Graduate of accredited School of Nursing
* Bachelor of Science in Nursing
* Seven years related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Preferred: 
* Three years of management experience in health care setting
* Strong organizational, oral and written communication skills.

At Seattle Children's, we believe in accountability, respect and teamwork - not only with patients and their families, but also with each other. If you share these principles, we encourage you to join us. We offer excellent pay and benefits, retirement plans, opportunities for career advancement, paid training days, and so much more. For immediate consideration, please apply online. Equal Opportunity Employer.

Seattle Children's Hospital specializes in meeting the unique physical, emotional and developmental needs of children from infancy through young adulthood. For more than 100 years, we have been dedicated to providing top-quality care to every child in our region who needs us, regardless of the family's ability to pay.

Through the collaboration of physicians in nearly 60 pediatric subspecialties, we provide inpatient, outpatient, diagnostic, surgical, rehabilitative, behavioral, emergency and outreach services.

Seattle Children's is consistently ranked among the nation's best children's hospitals by U.S. News & World Report magazine. Thanks to our nursing excellence, we received Magnet status in 2008 - an honor bestowed on less than 4% of all hospitals in the United States.

We are also the primary teaching, clinical and research site for the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine, which is ranked one of the top 10 pediatrics programs in the country by U.S. News & World Report.