Director Perioperative Services

Banner Health • Mesa, AZ

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About The Position

The Director of Perioperative Services directs the business operations of facility perioperative services and develops and implements strategies for clinical care across a defined patient-care or clinical area. The role plans and implements a vision for patient care that supports quality outcomes and patient, physician, and employee satisfaction. At Banner Heart Hospital, the position oversees the CVOR, Cath Lab, EP, and Cardiac Rehab service lines. The broader role may lead perioperative services across one or more hospitals, including intraoperative, peri-anesthesia, pre-admission testing, and sterile processing departments, and may include endoscopy and other procedural areas. It manages 24/7 operations and specialized call teams as required.

The director manages budgets and operational performance, supports patient access and efficient surgical and procedural throughput, and ensures appropriate staffing resources. The role is accountable for quality of care, patient safety, infection prevention, regulatory compliance, and quality initiatives. It also oversees capital planning, service-line development and growth, staff competency-based training, partnerships with affiliated ambulatory surgery centers, and vendor accountability.

Requirements

• Master's degree in business administration, health services administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5–7 years of progressive management experience.
• Ability to foster and inspire a collaborative work environment and guide and motivate physicians, peers, management, and subordinates.
• Ability to build strong 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 for one or more Banner hospitals, overseeing 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 operational and financial performance, including patient access, turnaround time, 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 implementation, monitoring, and enforcement of patient safety, infection prevention, quality, regulatory, and compliance policies.
• Partner with the CNO, as applicable, and with the Chairs of Surgery and Anesthesia and Medical Directors on patient safety, clinical standardization, and operational objectives.
• Oversee perioperative capital planning, including equipment refresh and new technology evaluation and budgeting.
• Lead service-line and specialty-program growth and development, and advise on surgical and procedural service planning and expansion.
• Oversee competency-based training and education for staff in specialized areas and ensure staff roles and competency requirements are met.
• Participate in designing and implementing 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

• Option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits.
• May be eligible for the Management Incentive Program as part of the Total Rewards package.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director