Vice President of Perioperative Services

Overview

The Vice President of Perioperative Services serves as the senior operational leader responsible for perioperative strategy execution, operational performance, surgical access, regulatory compliance, quality outcomes, and financial performance across Appalachian Regional Healthcare.

Areas of responsibility include operating rooms, pre-admission testing, pre-operative and post-anesthesia care, sterile processing, anesthesia operational coordination, procedural areas as assigned, and other perioperative services.

Consistent with the ARH Management Level 6 (M6) framework, this position leads a major service line and is accountable for translating organizational strategy into operational execution, performance outcomes, resource stewardship, and system-wide perioperative service development.

Responsibilities

Provides senior operational leadership for the assigned service line across the ARH system, translating organizational strategy into consistent execution, measurable outcomes, and sustainable operating performance.

• Develops and implements system-wide service line strategies, operating standards, workflows, performance expectations, and improvement plans aligned with ARH strategic priorities.
• Provides leadership for perioperative services including operating rooms, pre-operative services, PACU, sterile processing, anesthesia operational support, procedural services, and related surgical support functions.
• Partners with surgeons, anesthesia providers, nursing, hospital leadership, supply chain, infection prevention, quality, finance, and scheduling teams to improve surgical access, utilization, throughput, safety, and patient experience.
• Ensures perioperative services maintain compliance with CMS, accreditation, infection prevention, sterile processing, anesthesia, surgical safety, documentation, and life safety requirements.
• Leads system initiatives related to block utilization, case scheduling, first‑case starts, turnover time, preference card accuracy, implant and supply cost management, instrument readiness, and perioperative growth strategy.
• Oversees operational, financial, quality, regulatory, workforce, productivity, and patient experience performance for assigned departments, programs, and services.
• Partners with hospital executive leadership, medical staff, nursing leadership, finance, supply chain, human resources, information technology, and other stakeholders to support integrated, efficient, patient‑centered operations.
• Establishes accountability structures, dashboards, scorecards, productivity expectations, and performance review processes to monitor outcomes and drive improvement.
• Leads service growth, modernization, standardization, access, and program development initiatives across multiple facilities and markets.
• Supports annual operating and capital budgeting, equipment and technology planning, staffing models, contract management, and long‑range financial planning for the assigned service line.
• Ensures compliance with applicable federal, state, accreditation, licensure, safety, privacy, billing, and regulatory requirements relevant to the assigned service line.
• Leads recruitment, retention, succession planning, leadership development, employee engagement, and workforce stabilization initiatives within assigned areas.
• Provides leadership during emergency management events, service disruptions, regulatory surveys, operational escalations, and other organizational incidents.
• Promotes a culture aligned with ARH values and behavioral expectations focused on service, trust, compassion, collaboration, accountability, and innovation.
• Performs other duties as assigned in support of ARH operational and strategic objectives.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, clinical discipline, or related field required.
• Master’s Degree in healthcare, business, public health, nursing, or related field preferred.

Minimum Work Experience

• Minimum seven (7) years progressive healthcare leadership experience required, preferably in a multi‑site health system.
• Prior leadership experience over a major service line, hospital operation, or multi‑department clinical operation.
• Experience managing budgets, regulatory requirements, interdisciplinary teams, and service‑line performance.

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Strong operational, financial, strategic, and service‑line leadership skills.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and influence outcomes across multiple facilities.
• Knowledge of healthcare regulatory, accreditation, quality, safety, workforce, and performance improvement standards.
• Strong communication, decision‑making, analytical, change management, and problem‑solving abilities.
• Experience with vendor relationships, contract performance, productivity management, and service standardization preferred.
• Exposure to union environments preferred.
• Knowledge of perioperative operations, sterile processing, surgical scheduling, anesthesia coordination, block utilization, case costing, and surgical quality standards.