Director of Nursing Surgical Services

Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Surgery Director of Nursing in Pittsburg, TX.

Why Join Us?

Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better

• Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.

• People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.

• Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.

Get to Know Your Team:

• UT Health Pittsburg offers 25 private rooms, a 24-hour Level IV trauma center and acute stroke ready facility, surgical suites, advanced diagnostics, a sleep lab, wound healing center, swing bed care, 16 physician offices and a UT Health East Texas Olympic Center fitness facility.

• The nurse director is a professional registered nurse with twenty-four hour responsibility for
• assigned departments within established standards to achieve the mission and vision of the
• organization.
• The nursing director is responsible for overall direction, coordination and evaluation of
• the unit/departments and executes supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s
• policies and applicable laws.
• The nurse director provides leadership and mentorship in the development of leaders and staff. The nurse director is responsible for monitoring and evaluating quality, patient satisfaction and employee satisfaction outcomes to implement strategies for improvement.
• The nurse director is a change agent and will establish strong collaborative relationships with physicians. Responsible for overall administrative, financial and clinical activities of assigned departments.

Job Requirements:

• Minimum of five (or 3-5) years of clinical nursing experience of which 3 (or 2) years must have been in management capacity
• Bachelor’s in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing required
• Current RN license or current license deemed acceptable by the applicable State Board of Nursing

Preferred Job Requirements:

• Master’s Degree in Nursing and/or related field
• Certification in clinical specialty or nursing administration

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