Director- Periop

Children’s Minnesota • Minneapolis, MN

3d

About The Position

Children’s Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children’s Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts™ in our region, Children’s Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children’s hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit childrensMN.org.

Children’s Minnesota is proud to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023’s Top Diversity Leaders. The national honor recognizes the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing public policy, care delivery, and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in their organizations and the industry.

Position Summary

The Director will partner with a physician dyad colleague for financial, clinical, and operational outcomes of the Perioperative Services area. The Director, a member of the Operations Leadership of the organization, is responsible for operational direction within the Periop division and leads strategy, business development and operational planning for all system sites. The Director has responsibility and accountability to ensure that all services and programs provided through the Perioperative continuum including Preop, PACU, CPD (Central Sterile Processing), Limited Stay Unit (LSU) and Business Analytics/Planning are patient/family focused, clinically excellent, operationally efficient, and achieve effective outcomes in clinical quality, safety, cost, experience, and staff engagement. The scope and focus of the Director's leadership responsibility is to inspire, mentor, develop, and provide direction for the staff and program areas, including clinical services, clinical and health services research, professional/ community education, safety, access, and performance effectiveness within the Service area. The Director will foster a culture of caring and inclusivity that fosters positive interdisciplinary team dynamics. The Director must coordinate the work of nurses, interdisciplinary caregivers, and leaders of the associated programs and units, while monitoring and supporting the clinical acumen and engagement of such staff associated with the Service to meet current and future needs.

Requirements

• Currently licensed as a registered nurse in the State of Minnesota or eligible for licensure.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in nursing required.
• Master's degree required in healthcare related field (preferably nursing, MBA with healthcare focus, or MHA).
• Professional nursing certification required (or achieved within 1 year of hire).
• 5+ years of clinical experience.
• 5+ years of progressive management and leadership experience.

Benefits

• In addition to your salary, this position may be eligible for medical, dental, vision, retirement, and other fringe benefits.
• Positions that require night, weekend or on-call work may be eligible for shift differentials or premium pay.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees