Director, Surgical and Procedural Services

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Overview:

The Director Perioperative Services provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for all facets of Perioperative Services including Main OR Belle harbor OR and GI& Endoscopy Sterile Processing ACU PACU and Anesthesia. This role is responsible for directing high-performing multidisciplinary teams across two sites to ensure the delivery of safe high-value quality patient care. The Director partners closely with physicians medical staff and health system leaders to advance operational excellence promote innovation and support growth across all related service areas.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and nursing leadership to interdisciplinary teams across two campuses and affiliates.

• Participate in system-sponsored nursing and operational initiatives; help establish goals and standards to ensure alignment with organizational objectives.

• Develop and maintain partnerships with physicians leaders and staff to drive collaboration and resolve

• operational challenges.

• Lead strategic planning around Perioperative Services in collaboration with senior leadership addressing both short- and long-term business operational and capital priorities.

• Establish policies and procedures to support safe efficient and high-quality patient care.

• Manage operating and capital budgets; ensure financial goals are achieved and variances systematically

• addressed.

• Optimize patient access throughput block utilization asset management and performance improvement using data-driven approaches.

• Support and develop Directors and managers to enhance team engagement development and succession planning.

• Implement operational governance and streamlined decision-making to efficiently execute growth strategies and maintain marketplace competitiveness.

Education & Certifications

• Bachelors degree in Nursing (required)

• Masters degree in Nursing (strongly preferred)

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in VA or multi-state/compact license

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider certification.

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of recent relevant Healthcare Leadership experience required

• 8-10 years of Healthcare Leadership strongly preferred

• Experience leading large distributed multi-disciplinary clinical teams preferred.

Skills & Knowledge

• Strong clinical proficiency and capacity to coordinate care consistent with professional standards and regulatory requirements.

• In-depth knowledge of clinical operations workflows and their impact on system-wide performance.

• Expertise in healthcare regulatory requirements accreditation and compliance.

• Awareness of emerging trends and regulatory changes affecting perioperative operations.

• Demonstrated business acumen with the ability to set and achieve both long- and short-term strategic objectives.

• Credible leadership presence with excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.

• Familiarity with multiple care delivery models and continuous quality improvement methodologies.

• Collaborative skills to build effective relationships and consensus among diverse stakeholders.

• Proven problem-solving skills with ability to resolve complex issues.

• Working knowledge of wage and hour laws.

• Commitment to exceptional customer service.

• Financial planning and budgeting experience within the healthcare environment.

• Ability to manage and achieve results through indirect resources and in fast-paced changing settings.

• Ability to work effectively with diverse populations respecting cultural and linguistic differences.

• Flexibility and adaptability to drive and embrace organizational change.

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Sentara Obici Hospital a 175-bed state-of-the-art facility is located on Godwin Boulevard in Suffolk VA. Our full-service hospital continues a legacy of providing residents of Western Tidewater with high-quality patient-centered care. As a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence the hospital specializes in orthopedic and spine heart and vascular advanced imaging gynecological and comprehensive breast services behavioral health maternity weight loss surgery and a heartburn treatment center.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30000-member workforce. Diversity inclusion and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission to improve health every day this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

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