Specialty Director, Perioperative Services

Be valued. Be rewarded. Belong.  Inspire excellence in a new generation of perioperative talent as the senior leader of our growing Perioperative Services team at Emory University Hospital Midtown and Winship at Emory Midtown. Embrace the opportunity to lead change and process improvement as you mentor, develop and build your collaborative perioperative leadership team. Join the most comprehensive academic health system in Georgia with four Magnet®-designated hospitals, and the first ambulatory care organization to be recognized by the ANCC.

Our Specialty Director, Perioperative Services, will use their vast knowledge of perioperative expertise to lead the way in achieving Emory Healthcare’s goals of Perioperative excellence. At Emory Healthcare, we’ve got the backing, knowledge, experience and permission to lead the way in developing new and better approaches to innovative surgical care, and our patients get treatment years before anyone else.

Come be a part of leading innovative change in the Perioperative Services realm. Are you ready to join us?

• Specialty Director, Perioperative Services, functions as part of a Perioperative Services Leadership team consisting of the Hospital VP Operations, Surgical and Anesthesiology Medical Directors, and Perioperative Business Director.
• Provides administrative and financial accountability for planning, directing, staffing, coordinating, and controlling functions and activities of all phases of the Perioperative Services Department including: Operating Room, Pre-/Postoperative Units, Anesthesia Preoperative Clinic, Endoscopy, and Sterile Processing (oversight) . 
• Designs, develops, organizes, directs, measures, and promotes Perioperative Services programs to the medical staff and community. 
• Promotes increased case volume/market share through development and provision of operational efficiency, assurance of positive relations with Surgeons, provision of excellent patient experience and patient centered care, development, promotion, and implementation of new surgical procedures with individual Surgeon groups or surgical sections .
• Manages the overall nursing operations of the Operating Room in accordance with Hospital policies, standards of nursing practices, and governmental regulations providing excellent care for all perioperative patients.
• Provides nursing and operational accountability for the quality improvement program in collaboration with the OR Executive Committee.
• Implements standards and administers clinical practice, evaluates clinical outcomes.
• Works collaboratively with other members of the OR Committee, the medical staff, other Hospital Departmental Managers, and Hospital Administration.
• Completes and approves annual operations and capital expense budgets; directs necessary analysis, factoring financial need into budget projections, and presents proposed budgets to the governing body for final approval.
• Develops, implements, monitors, and measures programs for staff recruitment and retention and mentoring.
• Participates in all relevant standing committees.
• Possesses knowledge of professional standards, principles, and procedures.
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Possesses knowledge of accreditation guidelines and state/federal regulations and standards.
• Demonstrates strong financial, marketing, and personnel management skills.
• Demonstrates strong project management and change managements skills.
• Demonstrates strong strategic planning skills.
• Demonstrates leadership skills with emphasis on staff retention and mentorship of Unit Directors.  
• Demonstrates knowledge of computer systems and software.  

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Registered Nurse (RN) with valid state licensure required. 
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Master's degree in nursing, health administration, or business administration required
• Seven years OR experience with progressive OR management experience required.
• Three years Director experience preferred.  
• Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) certification require, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)preferred. 
• Membership and participation in professional nursing and community organizations preferred.
• Certified Nurse in the Operating Room (CNOR) certification preferred.