Director – Surgical Services
About The Position
Heartline Staffing, Strategic Talent Partners with Purple Cow Recruiting, is seeking an experienced Director of Surgical Services to provide strategic, operational, and clinical leadership for a high-volume surgical services department within an acute care hospital environment. The Administrative Director of Surgical Services is responsible for delivering outstanding patient experience, driving service line growth, developing perioperative leaders, and managing resources with strong business and clinical acumen. This role maintains critical physician and executive relationships and ensures excellence in quality, safety, and regulatory compliance across surgical services. This leader sets the strategic vision for Surgical Services, oversees program development, ensures consistent standards of care, and leads performance improvement initiatives. The Director actively advances patient experience initiatives, employee engagement, leadership development, and operational excellence while ensuring compliance with regulatory, accrediting, and hospital standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing required
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice required
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in Surgical Services required
- Minimum of 3 years of leadership experience preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Strong strategic, operational, and financial leadership experience
- Demonstrated success in regulatory compliance, performance improvement, and physician relations
- Proven ability to develop leaders, manage complex surgical programs, and drive service line growth
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Nursing, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or a related field preferred
- Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR) preferred
- Certified Surgical Services Manager (CSSM) preferred
Responsibilities
- Delivering outstanding patient experience
- Driving service line growth
- Developing perioperative leaders
- Managing resources with strong business and clinical acumen
- Maintaining critical physician and executive relationships
- Ensuring excellence in quality, safety, and regulatory compliance across surgical services
- Setting the strategic vision for Surgical Services
- Overseeing program development
- Ensuring consistent standards of care
- Leading performance improvement initiatives
- Actively advancing patient experience initiatives, employee engagement, leadership development, and operational excellence
- Ensuring compliance with regulatory, accrediting, and hospital standards
Benefits
- Relocation Assistance: Available
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
