Dir Nursing Periop & Post Op Care

Overview

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values, integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion, must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

The Director of Nursing, Preoperative and Postoperative Care Units and Clinical Support Services is responsible for the operational, clinical, and nursing leadership of preoperative and postoperative care areas and assigned clinical support services across Yale New Haven Hospital campuses. This integral leadership role supports the delivery of safe, efficient, high-quality, patient- and family-centered care throughout the perioperative continuum, with accountability for patient flow, staff performance, regulatory readiness, operational effectiveness, and clinical outcomes.

Reporting directly to the Vice President of Perioperative Services, the Director partners closely with nursing, anesthesia, physician, advanced practice provider, administrative, and support services leaders to advance organizational goals, improve operational performance, and ensure consistent standards of care across preoperative, postoperative, and clinical support service departments. The incumbent provides oversight for key operational and clinical functions including patient throughput, capacity management, regulatory compliance, room and environmental readiness, support staff performance, resource utilization, quality and safety initiatives, and patient experience.

The Director plays a critical leadership role in driving strategic and operational initiatives, leading complex projects, addressing barriers to patient progression through data‑driven problem solving, and fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, professional nursing practice, and continuous improvement. This position is responsible for ensuring safe, efficient, high-quality care delivery while promoting exceptional patient, provider, and staff experiences across the preoperative, postoperative, and clinical support services environment.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran.

• 1.1. Provides operational oversight for Preoperative and Postoperative Care Units across all campuses.
• 1.2. Provides operational oversight for support staff including Operating Room Assistants , Operating Room Associates, Anesthesia Technicians and other groups as assigned.
• 1.3. Leads initiatives to improve patient throughput, reduce delays, optimize patient movement across the perioperative continuum, and enhance operational efficiency.
• 1.4. Collaborates with surgeons, anesthesia providers, nursing leadership, and support departments to ensure timely patient progression and optimal capacity management.
• 1.5. Collaborates closely with hospital Bed Management, Capacity Management, Patient Flow, Nursing Operations, and inpatient leadership to facilitate timely patient placement and optimize hospital-wide capacity.
• 1.6. Monitors and addresses barriers to patient flow including admission holds, discharge delays, bed availability, and procedural scheduling impacts to ensure efficient perioperative operations.
• 1.7. Leads daily operational huddles and throughput discussions with multidisciplinary teams to proactively manage capacity constraints and prioritize patient movement.

• 2.1. Provides leadership, direction, and accountability for assigned nursing, clinical support, and ancillary teams across Preoperative and Postoperative Care Units and Clinical Support Services.
• 2.2. Leads recruitment, retention, onboarding, orientation, performance management, succession planning, and professional development efforts for assigned areas of responsibility.
• 2.3. Ensures appropriate staffing, skill mix, competency, and resource alignment to support safe, efficient, high-quality patient care and operational performance.
• 2.4. Promotes a culture of staff engagement, psychological safety, accountability, collaboration, service excellence, and professional nursing practice.
• 2.5. Develops leaders and team members through coaching, mentoring, feedback, recognition, and clear performance expectations.

• 3.1. Provides leadership for quality, safety, and performance improvement initiatives within Preoperative and Postoperative Care Units and with the Support Services Teams.
• 3.2. Ensures compliance with hospital, state, federal, Joint Commission, CMS, and other regulatory and…