Has a strategic focus on providing outstanding patient service, growing the service line, developing and driving leadership, and managing resources. Serves as a liaison between the medical staff, patients, senior leadership, nursing staff, and other disciplines, collaborating on issues related to patient care. Maintains strong physician and administration relationships while ensuring standards of care for surgical services are in accordance with best practice. Develops, implements, and evaluates ongoing surgical services programs which ensure coordination of patient care and care delivery processes. Sustains a culture of safety, quality, service excellence, professionalism, personnel development, and team collaboration that supports the Middlesex Health Mission and the Department of Nursing vision, philosophy, and strategic plan.