Director of Surgical Services Full Time DOSSJM

Director of Surgical Services

Location:San Antonio TX

Schedule: Full-Time Days No Weekends

Position Type: Permanent

Compensation:

• Salary Range: $97052 $145000 (based on years of experience)

• Incentive Bonus: 17.5%

• Relocation Assistance: Case-by-case basis

• Sign-On Bonus: Case-by-case basis

• Comprehensive benefits package

Position Summary

The Director of Surgical Services provides strategic and operational leadership for all surgical and perioperative departments. This leader is responsible for ensuring high-quality patient-centered care through oversight of daily operations staffing fiscal management and long-term strategic planning.

The Director reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer and oversees approximately 5060 FTEs. This role currently does not have a Surgical Services Manager requiring a hands-on visible leader with strong operational expertise.

Responsibilities

Quality & Clinical Excellence

• Implement evidence-based practices to enhance patient safety and surgical outcomes.

• Ensure compliance with all regulatory accreditation and legal standards.

• Standardize clinical practice to improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

• Oversee equipment maintenance and adherence to surgical best practices.

• Promote interdisciplinary collaboration to ensure optimal patient care delivery.

Service & Patient Experience

• Drive initiatives to enhance patient satisfaction and surgical experience.

• Utilize performance feedback to improve service excellence.

• Lead strategies focused on delivering exceptional compassionate care.

People & Leadership

• Foster a culture of accountability engagement and teamwork.

• Recruit develop and retain high-performing surgical staff.

• Provide mentorship coaching and performance management.

• Ensure staffing models align with surgical volume and acuity.

Growth & Strategic Development

• Collaborate with physicians and executive leadership to expand surgical service lines.

• Identify opportunities to grow robotics and specialty procedures.

• Support long-term strategic planning and service differentiation initiatives.

Financial & Operational Management

• Lead annual budgeting and financial forecasting for surgical services.

• Monitor labor productivity premium pay utilization and supply costs.

• Identify cost-reduction opportunities while maintaining quality standards.

Department Overview

• 5 Operating Rooms

• 4000 surgical cases annually

• Services include:

  • General Surgery

  • Orthopedics

  • Urology

  • ENT

  • Gynecology

  • Ophthalmology

  • Breast Surgery

  • Robotics

• 5060 FTEs

• Reports directly to COO

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelors Degree required

• Bachelors Degree in Nursing required

• Masters Degree preferred

Licensure

• Active RN License (Texas or Compact State)

Experience

• Minimum 3 years of applicable leadership experience in Surgical Services required

• Prior Director or Surgical Services Manager experience strongly preferred

• Ambulatory Surgery Center leadership experience will be considered

• Demonstrated operational financial and quality improvement success

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About Navitas Healthcare LLC: It is a certified WBENC and one of the fastest-growing healthcare staffing firms in the US providing Medical Clinical and Non-Clinical services to numerous hospitals. We offer the most competitive pay for every position we cater. We understand this is a partnership. You will not be blindsided and your salary will be discussed upfront.