Director, Surgical Services - Henry Ford Southfield Hospital

Company Description

At Henry Ford Health, we're committed to advancing health and improving lives for the millions of people we serve across Michigan and around the world. As one of the nation's leading academic health systems, we provide a comprehensive continuum of care that includes primary and preventive services, specialty and complex care, virtual care, pharmacy, home health, eye care, health insurance, and more. With 12 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations, including former Ascension Southeast Michigan and Flint Region facilities, our growing network expands access to exceptional care in the communities we serve.

Headquartered in Detroit, Henry Ford Health is helping shape the future of healthcare through the transformative Future of Health: Detroit initiative, a $3 billion investment that is redefining our academic healthcare campus and advancing innovation, research, education, and community impact.

Our work is grounded in purpose, collaboration, and belonging. We empower team members to grow their careers, contribute innovative ideas, and make a meaningful difference every day. Whether you're caring for patients, supporting operations, conducting research, or driving new solutions, you'll be part of a team united by a shared mission: delivering exceptional care, advancing health outcomes, and building healthier communities for all.

Job Description

Position Description:

Henry Ford Southfield Hospital is searching for a Nursing Director of Surgical Services. This leader will be responsible for providing the overall direction and administration of the inpatient and outpatient Surgical and Endoscopy Services departments across multiple sites to ensure each operates efficiently and effectively. They will regularly review and revise department standards and ensure procedures performed comply with all Hospital and regulatory agency standards. Additionally, they will develop and implement programs within department based on needs assessment.

Qualifications

Education/Experience Required:

• Knowledge of overall nursing and surgical nursing skills, theories, and practices as normally acquired through completion of a nursing program.
• Perioperative nursing expertise and knowledge of management practices and theories at a level normally acquired through completion of a master’s degree in nursing, business, or closely related field.
• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Michigan required.
• Approximately five to seven years progressively more responsible nursing experience, with at least two years in a supervisory role, to gain comprehensive knowledge of nursing services policies and operations as well as the ability to organize and direct work of technical and support staff.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to provide effective leadership to departmental personnel, negotiate with vendors and to develop and maintain a wide variety of internal and external cooperative working relationships.
• Analytical skills necessary to plan, develop, and administer department budgets, to evaluate and maintain standards of quality and safety, and to resolve complex technical and administrative problems encountered in the operation of a surgical services department.