Director, Health System Clinical Perioperative and Procedural Operations

Job Description

Join a world-class academic healthcare system,

This position is responsible for the development and direction of all clinical and support operations for one of the pillars of Perioperative and Procedural Services - our Pediatric Operating Rooms at Comer Children’s Hospital, while also supporting healthcare collaborative organizations like Advocate. Reporting to the Executive Director of Clinical Perioperative and Procedural Services, the successful candidate will be a strategic partner for the administrative and financial direction for the pillar.

The position provides leadership using LEAN process redesign and improvement, work flow and logistics analysis, revenue enhancement, cost reduction and control, capital budgeting, and operations budgeting.

Join a world-class academic healthcare system,
UChicago Medicine
, as the Health System
Director of Clinical Perioperative and Procedural Operations. This position is responsible for the development and direction of all clinical and support operations for one of the pillars of Perioperative and Procedural Services - our Pediatric Operating Rooms at Comer Children’s Hospital, while also supporting healthcare collaborative organizations like Advocate. Reporting to the Executive Director of Clinical Perioperative and Procedural Services, the successful candidate will be a strategic partner for the administrative and financial direction for the pillar.

The position provides leadership using LEAN process redesign and improvement, work flow and logistics analysis, revenue enhancement, cost reduction and control, capital budgeting, and operations budgeting.

A collaborative leader who can work effectively with cross functional team to meet goals and provide excellent care with:

• BSN required. Masters preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of clinical experience with 5 years of hospital management experience required. Academic medical center experience preferred.
• RN licensure in Illinois or eligibility for licensure required.
  
  RN licensure in Indiana or eligibility for licensure in IN preferred.
• BLS required.
• Strong knowledge of expense reduction strategies, financial performance measurement, forecasting and budgeting required.
• Knowledge of Operating Room billing procedures preferred.
• Sterile processing and logistics knowledge highly desirable.
• Knowledge of capital acquisition process and skilled in decision making for strategic investments & ROI analysis required.
• Knowledge of purchasing and supply distribution procedures preferred.

• Develop and maintain a sound department management structure, operating policies and procedures, and staffing to meet the operational needs of the department.
• Provides direction to administrators and other departmental leadership.
• Develop, implement and monitor improvements to internal departmental operations including supply utilization, labor utilization, patient flow, and ancillary department support.
• Assure compliance with regulatory bodies.
• Identify benchmarked operating standards where efficiencies can be obtained, studies, and implement such operational changes.
• Influence external departments to implement work flow changes that result in service improvements and cost reductions.
• Develop, interpret and achieve departmental goals through active participation in committee work and task force assignments as needed.
• Identify issues, presents strategies, and act as a change agent.
• Plan for capital acquisition and facility planning, participates in economic payback and supports operational efficacy evaluation.
• Develop, implement, and monitor budget within…