Director Perioperative Services

Director, Perioperative Services

Under the direction of the Chief Nursing Officer, the Director of Perioperative Services provides multidisciplinary leadership and administrative authority for perioperative patient care units and departments on a 24‑hour basis. This role assumes service line accountability for the management, development, and performance of perioperative programs, including operating room services and related departments. The Director is responsible for clinical quality, operational outcomes, and alignment with organizational priorities.

In the absence of the Chief Nursing Officer, the Director may assume authority for directing nursing department activities. The Director also advocates for patient safety, quality outcomes, and adherence to the ANA Nursing Administration Scope and Standards of Practice.

• Resource Utilization:
  • Blends business competencies and skills with the core ideology of nursing, integrating the nursing process into business decisions. Assumes service line accountability and responsibility for the management and development of business plans and programs within the service line and for the operations and results in each designated patient care unit or department.
  • Optimizes fiscal resource allocation to support current and potential objectives and initiatives.
  • Leads in promoting the appropriate use of innovative applications and new technologies, including consideration of the impact on global environmental health and sustainability.
  • Promotes activities that assist others, as appropriate, in becoming informed about costs, risks and benefits of plans and solutions.
• Leadership:
  • Promotes and maintains a positive, professional image of nursing and clinical services. Recognizes managers and staff contributions consistently and facilitates educational and developmental opportunities for managers and staff.
  • Provides leadership, direction, and mentoring to managers that encourages goals achievement and professional growth. Assists nursing management in establishing a collaborative practice model throughout nursing.
  • Supports and fosters strong nursing morale on units by creating an environment which cultivates personal investment and excellence; nurtures commitment to a common vision and shared values; provides managers and staff with opportunities and latitude to grow and achieve; builds effective teams committed to organizational goals, promotes collaboration, and encourages, as well as, empowers others to achieve.
  • Provides leadership in the professional practice setting by creating and maintaining a healthy work environment, engaging as a team builder and serving as a change agent.
  • Accurately assesses the strengths and developmental needs of managers and provides timely, constructive feedback that contributes to others’ development. Role models and mentors a positive image of nursing regarding the values/professional/ethical/legal framework in nursing.
  • Contributes to the professional development of peers and colleagues.
  • Encourages the recruitment and retention of quality patient care staff. Incorporates “Code of Ethics for Nurses” in nursing units.
  • Ensures that annual performance evaluations are completed on time.
  • Promotes advancement of the profession through participation in professional organizations.
• Financial Management and Resource Utilization:
  • Develops, monitors, and analyzes labor, operating, and capital expense budgets in assigned areas and assures appropriateness of human and material resource allocations. Ensures that economic performance of service line reflects budget plan.
  • Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost, and impact on practice in the planning and delivery of nursing and other services.
• Communication:
  • Applies broad…