Director, Perioperative Services

Major Responsibilities

Oversees patient care management and ensures that professional nursing is practiced in accordance with established standards of regulatory and nursing standards of practice at UMMHC.

Ensures the delivery of quality services for customers.

Investigates service expansion, recommends new programs, and oversees implementation as opportunities present themselves.

Provides administrative and financial accountability for planning, directing, staffing, coordinating, and controlling functions and activities of all phases of the surgical services departments.

Manages the overall operations of Medical Center Perioperative Services in accordance with hospital policies, standards of nursing practice, and governmental regulations providing excellent care for all perioperative patients.

Plans, develops, and implements strategy for operational/marketing management and development to meet organizational performance plans within budgets and time frames.

Maintains reports and statistics for administrative and regulatory purposes.

Recommends purchases to be considered in the capital budget process.

Ensures proper follow up of approved expenditures.

Position Qualifications

Ideal candidates will have:

• A Master’s degree in Nursing or related field.
• Licensed to practice nursing in the State of Massachusetts.
• Member of the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN).
• Professional certification in area of specialty (CNOR, NEA-BC).
• At least 3 years of previous management experience.
• Minimum of five years of progressive and directly relevant experience in hospital or healthcare environment.
• Recent experience in area of specialty.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and evaluate programs and to analyze fiscal data and develop departmental budgets.
• Strong working knowledge of principles and practices of Perioperative Services.
• Excellent communication skills and proven track record of fostering teamwork.
• Knowledgeable in LEAN techniques and utilizes those principles in process improvement activities.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products.

Physical Demands And Environmental Conditions

Work is considered sedentary. Position requires work indoors in a patient care environment.