Director of Surgical Services

Full-Time Days No Weekends

The Director of Surgical Services provides strategic and operational leadership for surgical services ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient-centered care. This role oversees departmental operations staffing budgeting quality outcomes and compliance while fostering a culture of accountability collaboration and continuous improvement.

The Director partners closely with executive leadership physicians and interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient flow advance clinical excellence and support organizational goals.

• Lead the implementation of evidence-based practices to enhance patient safety quality outcomes and regulatory compliance

• Ensure adherence to clinical standards accreditation requirements and legal/regulatory guidelines

• Oversee equipment maintenance and ensure compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards

• Promote efficient patient throughput through forecasting care coordination and admission/discharge planning

• Develop and implement policies procedures and nursing standards to support high-quality patient and family-centered care

• Foster interdisciplinary collaboration to ensure appropriate clinical competencies meet patient care needs

• Drive a culture focused on exceptional patient experience and service excellence

• Utilize patient feedback and performance data to identify improvement opportunities

• Develop and implement strategies to enhance satisfaction and clinical outcomes

• Collaborate with patient experience and subject matter experts to ensure best practices are followed

• Build and sustain a high-performing engaged workforce aligned with organizational mission and values

• Recruit develop coach and retain clinical and leadership talent

• Identify professional development and training needs and provide ongoing performance feedback

• Promote employee engagement recognition and accountability

• Partner with physicians and administrative leaders to enhance existing services and develop new service lines

• Identify opportunities for program expansion innovation and service differentiation

• Support initiatives that drive volume growth and operational excellence

• Participate in annual budgeting and financial planning processes

• Monitor department financial performance and address variances

• Ensure effective labor management productivity optimization and staffing efficiency

• Identify cost-saving opportunities related to supplies equipment and operations

• Perform other duties as assigned

• Adhere to organizational code of conduct and mission-driven values

• Reports to senior executive leadership

• Oversees surgical services including operating rooms cardiovascular OR anesthesia support endoscopy sterile processing and perioperative environmental services

• Direct leadership of multiple managers and a large multidisciplinary team

Education

• Bachelors Degree in Nursing required

• Masters Degree preferred

Experience

• Minimum 1 year of recent experience as a Director of Surgical Services in an acute care setting

• Minimum 3 years of progressive leadership experience in acute care surgical services