Director of Perioperative Services & Physician Relations

Texas Health Resources•Fort Worth, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a qualified Leader to join our Texas Health family. This position is located at Texas Health Fort Worth, an 851-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service hospital serving Fort Worth and surrounding communities since 1930. The hospital offers advanced care in various specialties and is recognized for its high-acuity capabilities and commitment to Graduate Medical Education. Texas Health Fort Worth holds certifications as a Comprehensive Cardiac Center, Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Level I Trauma Center, and is a designated Magnet hospital. The Director Perioperative Services & Physician Services is responsible for performing quality and financial performance improvement assessments for procedural areas including perioperative services, cath lab, and VIRC. This role involves designing procedures for performance evaluation, revenue reporting, and supply/cost analysis to ensure efficient delivery of high-quality patient care. The Director will develop and maintain internal and external reports to support operational and strategic needs, conduct rigorous analysis of quality, revenue, and supply data, and design data collection tools. This position also involves liaising with hospital leaders to manage the perioperative supply chain, including inventory management, quality control, and value analysis, ensuring adequate supplies and equipment. Planning and replacing capital equipment, forecasting, and adhering to capital acquisition plans are also key responsibilities. The Director will manage business activities across procedural areas, including budgeting, purchasing contracts, and supply chain practices, and participate in projects related to supply chain, equipment logistics, and process re-engineering. Additionally, the Director will manage the surgery scheduling team, oversee an efficient schedule, participate in relevant committee meetings, and build relationships with surgeons and their staff. The role includes managing the charge auditing process for procedural areas.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Nursing Required
3 Years Experience as a registered nurse including 1 year in a leadership role (manager or above) Required
RN - Registered Nurse Upon Hire Required
Excellent analytical ability and the capability to apply those analytics to operational improvement
Experience within a complex healthcare organization - ideally within hospital >150 beds or health system or large physician group/practice
Firm understanding of organizational effectiveness, efficiency, and design - especially within healthcare
Good business insight and intuition - able to quickly identify problems and work with people to resolve them

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree Nursing or related healthcare field Preferred
Perioperative / Surgical Services Strongly Preferred
Physician / Provider Relations Experience A Plus
Other Certification in nursing administration/clinical specialty with in 12 Months Preferred
Trained in Lean / Six Sigma methodology
Trained in Project Management methodology

Responsibilities

Provides leadership and operational guidance for numerous areas of responsibility as required for safe, efficient, and effective operations.
Manages personnel functions such as recruitment, hiring, firing, counseling, evaluations, and salary changes.
Assesses and evaluates employee performance, with in-depth knowledge of personnel policies and procedures.
Seeks and retains qualified personnel to support skill level required for appropriate staffing and to meet operational goals.
Recommends staffing patterns for safe, effective patient care.
Maintains flexible staffing and appropriate mix of full time, part time, and PRN staff.
Develops and oversees implementation of policies, procedures, and standards that direct operations, while creating operational efficiency and ensuring regulatory compliance.
Improves operational performance and procedural area efficiency using analytics and by identifying opportunities for improvement.
Establishes and recommends processes for improvement.
Consults with Senior Leaders and Physicians to develop short- and long-range goals and develops/monitors actions to attain and sustain agreed upon goals.
Ensures the integration of performance improvement (PI) methodology into operations.
Monitors and ensures compliance of PI projects with policies and procedures as well as safety, environmental and infection control guidelines.
Uses benchmark data from internal and external sources, along with input from subject matter experts, to identify opportunities for performance improvement to optimize services delivered.
Presents a comprehensive view of the entity's performance improvement outcomes, process and outcome trends, and effectiveness of strategies.
Works directly with entity leadership and front-line staff to improve outcomes.
Creates a culture of continuous improvement and accountability through a data driven approach.
Identifies/develops tools and analytics for ongoing measurement and rapid cycle change as well as a sustainability plan.
Provides Leadership access to strategic data, procedural reports, financial reports, monthly operating variances, budget/case volume reports.
Assists in aligning Hospital procedural objectives and strategies in alignment with System strategic plans.
Works in collaboration with hospital leadership, physicians, and other key stakeholders to develop strategic, business innovation, growth, and marketing plans within area of responsibility and to ensure strategic alignment with operations.
Manages Hospital strategic goal progression and execution of actions plans.
Refines and updates Hospital strategic physician work force plans.
Collaborates with medical staff, hospital, and other service providers to develop and/or enhance programs and service delivery.
Works with Operational and Procedural Leaders to manage fiscal resources, developing programs/ department financial goals in concert with Hospital mission and vision to achieve strategies, and maintaining expenditures within approved budget.
Evaluates operational needs for new products, equipment and services while prioritizing Hospital strategic imperatives along with Physician input.
Assists Senior Leadership in developing, coordinating, and administering special projects as assigned.