Director Surgical Services
Allina Health System•Saint Paul, MN
•Onsite
About The Position
Provides direction for operational and technical aspects for the Surgical Services department, and other applicable procedural areas. Responsible for budget preparation, long range planning, quality activities, performance improvement and regulatory compliance. Leading a team of 350 plus personnel performing 20,000 surgeries/procedures annually, the Director of Surgical Services is responsible for Perioperative and Surgical teams on United Hospital campus.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in related field
- Master's degree in nursing, health care administration, business administration, or related field
- 5+ years patient care experience
- 5+ years leadership experience
- Licensed Registered Nurse - MN Board of Nursing preferred
Nice To Haves
- Surgical Services Leadership experience strongly preferred
Responsibilities
- Designs and implements strategies and initiatives to achieve operational goals and objectives
- Aligns programs and services with the organization’s mission, vision, values and strategies
- Partners with physician leaders to assure clinical, financial and operational excellence and growth
- Oversees the implementation of systems and processes to improve operational efficiency and consistency
- Analyzes surgical data and identifies opportunities for improvement
- Partners with physicians and other leadership as needed to establish, plan and execute strategic initiatives
- Provide overall program/service direction through development of goals
- Demonstrate program management through measurable clinical outcomes, business plan targets, department budgets and goal achievement
- Design work processes and directs work performance to be in compliance with rules, regulations, accreditation standards
- Create a clear patient-centered vision and direction for departments and areas of responsibility
- Ensure evidence-based systems and processes are present to support best practice outcomes for care delivery/care coordination
- Collaborate with other disciplines in the design, planning, implementation, evaluation and achievement of system patient care outcomes and service/program goals
- Negotiate change and implements process improvement
- Lead staffing, resource, and capital allocation to support safe, high‑quality patient care
- Ensure consistent care quality, regulatory compliance, and service excellence
- Optimize workforce skill mix and productivity to meet operational targets
- Drive volume growth, revenue performance, and new business opportunities
Benefits
- Medical/Dental
- PTO/Time Away
- Retirement Savings Plans
- Life Insurance
- Short-term/Long-term Disability
- Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
- Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
- Student Loan Support
- Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
- well-being dollars
- dedicated well-being navigators
- many programs, activities, articles, videos, personal coaching and tools to support you on your journey
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
