Director of Perioperative Services
About The Position
The Director of Perioperative Services is responsible for directing the business operations of facility perioperative departments and developing strategies for clinical care. At Banner Boswell Medical Center, the role oversees the CVOR, OR, and Endoscopy service lines and leads perioperative services with a focus on safe, compassionate, effective, efficient, evidence-based, high-quality care. The position plans and implements a vision for patient care that supports quality outcomes and patient, physician, and employee satisfaction. The director manages 24/7 operations and specialized call teams as required; oversees budgets, utilization, expenditures, and operational efficiency; and drives patient access, throughput, and financial performance. The role partners with clinical and operational leaders, physicians, surgeons, anesthesia teams, and medical directors on patient safety and operational objectives. It also oversees capital planning, service-line growth, staff competency and education, quality and safety initiatives, ambulatory surgery center collaboration, and vendor accountability. This is a full-time, exempt-level, day-shift position based in Sun City, Arizona. It is eligible for the Management Incentive Program and Banner Health benefits.
Requirements
- Master's degree in business administration, health services administration, or a related field.
- A minimum of 5–7 years of progressive management experience.
- Ability to foster and inspire a collaborative work environment.
- Ability to guide and motivate physicians, peers, management, and subordinates and build relationships of trust.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to be assertive and approachable.
- Hard-working, self-motivated, and results-oriented.
Nice To Haves
- Additional related education and/or experience.
Responsibilities
- Lead perioperative services, including intraoperative, peri-anesthesia, pre-admission testing, and sterile processing departments; scope may also include endoscopy and other procedural areas.
- Manage 24/7 operations and specialized call teams as required.
- Drive hospital operational and financial performance, including patient access, turnaround times, on-time starts, preference card utilization, supply costs, block management, budgets, and schedule optimization.
- Partner with operational and nursing leaders to support patient throughput and ensure appropriate staffing resources are available for cases.
- Ensure quality of care and implement, monitor, and enforce patient safety, infection prevention, quality, regulatory, and compliance policies in partnership with the CNO when applicable.
- Partner with the Chairs of Surgery and Anesthesia and Medical Directors to support patient safety, clinical standardization, and operational objectives.
- Oversee perioperative capital planning, including evaluation and budgeting for equipment refreshes and new technology.
- Lead service-line and specialty-program growth and advise on surgical and procedural service planning and expansion.
- Oversee competency-based staff training and education in specialized areas and ensure staff roles and competency requirements are met.
- Participate in the design and implementation of perioperative quality and safety initiatives across the system.
- Partner with affiliated ambulatory surgery centers to improve patient access to the appropriate level of care.
- Ensure vendor accountability and contract compliance while balancing surgeon preferences and cost effectiveness.
Benefits
- Health and financial security benefits
- Management Incentive Program eligibility
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
