Director, Inpatient Surgery in Asheville, NC

Great opportunity to work in a progressive facility that is on the Magnet journey while living in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina
Position Focus
Responsible for a total of 26 ORs with five direct reports and approximately 200 FTEs at the main hospital and the St. Joseph campus located a half mile away as well as sterile processing.
Mission Hospital utilizes advanced technology such as the daVinci robotic system, single incision laparoscopic surgery, and Cyberknife Radiosurgery
The surgery department is very heavy in orthopedics and spine, robotic, and minimally invasive surgery
Organization
The 717-bed Mission Hospital is the regional referral center for Western North Carolina and the adjoining region
Mission Health System is the states sixth largest health system and is nationally recognized
Mission´s centers of excellence include heart, stroke care and neurosciences, pediatrics, and the regions only dedicated Level II Trauma Center.
With more than 200 expert surgeons, Mission´s surgical capabilities are as comprehensive as those found in major urban teaching hospitals
Recognized as being in the Presidents Top 10 for low cost and high quality provider
The most common general surgery procedures are laparoscopic, abdominal, and cancer
Community
Asheville, North Carolina, is consistently ranked among the top fifteen places to live in the United States
In December 2008, Yahoo! Real Estate named Asheville as one of the top 10 places to live in the nation. The city has also received multiple accolades for its local arts, outdoor adventures, cuisine, organic and vegetarian eats, educational opportunities and much more. Natural Geographic Adventure Magazine ranks Asheville the number one out of 10 cities for popular outdoor sports in the region.
Downtown Asheville is also a pedestrian-friendly and dog-friendly city and its unique skyline of art-deco style buildings are surrounded by the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains.
The four seasons provide activities year round, both inside and just minutes outside, of the city´s limits. Outdoor adventures include river rafting, hiking, mountain biking, golfing, fly fishing, skiing and more
Qualifications
A strong, collaborative leader with excellent physician relations would excel in this role
BSN required
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