RN Director of Perioperative Services

Director of Perioperative Services

• Location: Ithaca, NY (Finger Lakes region of NYS)
• Direct Hire
• Employment Type: Full-Time
• Compensation: $155,000–$165,000
• Excellent Benefits Package
• Level: System Director

Position Overview

A leading healthcare organization is seeking an experienced Director of Perioperative Services to provide system-level operational, financial, clinical, and administrative leadership across its perioperative services.

The Director will oversee a broad surgical and procedural portfolio, including operating rooms, preoperative and postoperative care, preadmission testing, surgery scheduling, endoscopy, and sterile processing.

This is a highly visible leadership position focused on improving patient safety, patient satisfaction, operational efficiency, throughput, quality, workforce performance, and financial results across multiple perioperative locations.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide system-level leadership for perioperative services.

• Direct the overall daily operations of perioperative departments.

• Oversee operating room, preoperative and postoperative care, preadmission testing, OR scheduling, endoscopy, and sterile processing functions.

• Ensure compliance with Joint Commission, local, state, and federal regulations and accreditation requirements.

• Establish and implement short- and long-term operational goals, policies, and procedures.

• Monitor operational effectiveness and implement improvements as needed.

• Develop an organizational structure and staffing model capable of meeting operational and clinical objectives.

• Provide administrative leadership and solutions to surgical-services and executive leadership teams.

• Foster strong collaboration between clinical departments and medical staff leadership.

• Coordinate resources across the organization to achieve operational and financial objectives.

• Improve access, throughput, efficiency, patient experience, and financial performance.

• Establish performance targets and metrics for efficiency, patient satisfaction, service levels, and quality.

• Develop management reports analyzing capacity, staffing ratios, utilization, quality, coding, scheduling, and other critical operational data.

• Develop and implement policies and standardized workflows.

• Partner with nursing, finance, information services, and other departments to optimize centralized services and information flow.

• Maintain 24/7 accountability for clinical and building services.

• Lead recruitment, retention, performance management, and professional development.

• Coach and mentor managers and emerging leaders.

• Monitor quality outcomes and develop performance-improvement plans.

• Participate in development and management of annual operating and capital budgets.

• Conduct cost and productivity analyses and make fiscally responsible recommendations.

• Serve as a leadership representative during regulatory reviews.

• Identify and implement best practices to improve efficiency, throughput, quality, and patient outcomes.

• Re-engineer processes and develop strategies to improve surgical operations.

• Build consensus across a complex, matrixed healthcare organization.

• Support strategic growth and operational initiatives for perioperative services.

Required Qualifications

• BSN required.

• Master's degree preferred.

• 5+ years of healthcare experience with a focus on surgical services.

• 3+ years of surgical-services leadership experience.

• Current RN license .

• Demonstrated knowledge of operating-room and perioperative clinical standards.

• Strong understanding of surgical operations and healthcare business processes.

• Strong fiscal-management and analytical capabilities.

• Experience with budgeting, cost control, productivity analysis, and performance metrics.

• Strong employee-development, recruitment, retention, and performance-management skills.

• Ability to work effectively in a matrixed organizational structure.

Preferred Qualifications

• AORN, CASC, or another appropriate leadership certification.

• Experience leading multiple perioperative departments or locations.

• Experience with operational redesign, process improvement, and throughput optimization.

• Strong project-management capabilities.

• Experience using healthcare information, financial, and database systems.

• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement operational and marketing strategies.

Opportunity

This is an exceptional opportunity for a seasoned perioperative leader to assume system-level responsibility for a comprehensive surgical and procedural operation .

The successful candidate will have significant influence over clinical quality, patient experience, staffing, operational efficiency, financial performance, and the strategic growth of perioperative services.

Compensation: $155,000–$165,000 annually.

Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit their résumé for confidential consideration.

Why Ithaca, NY?

• Home to Cornell University and Ithaca College
• Stunning Finger Lakes scenery, waterfalls, and hiking trails
• Vibrant arts, dining, and cultural scene
• Strong sense of community and excellent schools
• Easy access to outdoor recreation year-round
• High quality of life with a balanced pace of living