System Nursing Director – Perioperative Services
Job Summary: Provides strategic and operational leadership for system-wide Perioperative Services, including the Operating Room (OR), PACU, Endoscopy, and Pre-Surgical Testing (PST). Responsible for optimizing surgical operations, driving quality and patient safety initiatives, managing budgets, ensuring regulatory compliance, and leading multi-site perioperative teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead strategic planning and operational oversight for OR, PACU, Endoscopy, and PST services across the health system.
- Drive OR optimization initiatives, including block scheduling, utilization management, turnover reduction, and throughput improvement.
- Monitor key performance metrics such as first-case on-time starts, turnover times, cancellations, PACU LOS, and procedural volume.
- Partner with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and executive leadership to improve access, efficiency, and patient outcomes.
- Oversee staffing plans, productivity, recruitment, onboarding, retention, and competency validation for perioperative staff.
- Develop and manage operating and capital budgets, including labor, supplies, equipment, and vendor contracts.
- Ensure compliance with Joint Commission, CMS, NYSDOH, and other regulatory standards.
- Lead patient safety and quality initiatives, including SSI prevention, RCA investigations, and corrective action plans.
- Chair perioperative leadership committees and serve as the escalation point for complex clinical and operational issues.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, shared governance, and continuous improvement.
Required Qualifications:
- BSN and Master's degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or related field.
- Current RN license in New York State (or eligibility).
- BLS certification.
- Minimum 10 years of progressive nursing leadership experience, including oversight of multiple departments, facilities, or service lines.
- Strong expertise in operational management, financial analysis, staffing strategy, and performance improvement.
- Experience interpreting operational and financial data to improve efficiency and outcomes.
- Excellent communication, physician relations, negotiation, and leadership skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Leadership or clinical experience in OR, PACU, Endoscopy, Ambulatory Surgery, or other perioperative settings.
- System-level or multi-site leadership experience.
- Expertise in OR block scheduling and perioperative operations.
Preferred Certifications:
Ideal Candidate:
Senior perioperative leader with extensive experience driving OR efficiency, managing large-scale surgical operations, improving quality outcomes, and collaborating with physicians and executive leadership across multiple facilities.