AVP Surgical Services

Intermountain Health; United States; On-site; USD 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermountain Health seeks an executive-level leader to guide perioperative, surgical, and procedural care across the enterprise. Reporting to the VP of Surgical Services, you will drive system-wide strategic plans, advance evidence-based workflows, and ensure safe, high-quality patient care through education and workforce development.

Based in Intermountain market areas (Utah preferred; Salt Lake City or nearby states), this role oversees OR and endoscopy operations, optimizes throughput, and

Qualifications

• Master of Business or Master of Healthcare Administration from an accredited program (degree verification required).
• 5-7 years of progressive, executive-level leadership experience in complex surgical and procedural services.
• Proven track record of effectively developing and executing operational strategies and initiatives that drive organizational performance and achieve desired outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Leads the development and execution of enterprise-wide strategic initiatives for surgical services.
• Oversees daily OR and endoscopy operations, including pre-op, intra-op, and post-op processes.
• Manages budgets, resource allocation, and revenue cycle to support financial stewardship.
• Ensures regulatory compliance and patient safety with evidence-based practices.
• Oversees training, orientation, and education programs to ensure standardized practice.
• Partners with medical directors, surgeons, and anesthesia to align clinical goals and physician engagement.

Skills

Strategic Planning

Operational Optimization

Multidisciplinary Leadership

Financial Acumen

Interpersonal Communication & Change

Regulatory Compliance

High Reliability Leadership

Clinical Expertise

Data Analytics

Professional Development

Education

MBA or MHA

Job description

Job Description: Leader provides enterprise leadership and strategic direction for perioperative, surgical, and procedural care services across the organization. Operating in a highly matrixed and complex environment, this leader, under the direction of the Vice President of Surgical Services and in partnership with the Surgical Services (SS) Executive Leadership Team, drives the development and execution of system-wide strategic business plans, advances standardized workflow aligned with evidence-based practice, and ensures the delivery of high-reliability care. This role drives margin growth, optimizes operating room throughput, and ensures safe, high-quality patient care through robust education, workforce development, and recruitment strategies across the perioperative, surgical, and procedural continuum.

This role is preferably based within the Intermountain market areas (Utah - preferably in the Salt Lake area, ID, NV, MT or CO) to strengthen collaboration, visibility, and alignment with enterprise initiatives.

Essential Functions

• Strategic Planning: Leads the development and execution of enterprise-wide strategic initiatives to meet surgical services goals, aligning with the broader vision and goals of Intermountain Health.
• Operational Excellence: Along with the SS VP, oversees daily operations in the operating rooms and endoscopy suites, including pre-op, intra-op, and post-op processes. Establish key indicators annually to support strong workflows. Responsible for ensuring sterile processing provides safe, efficient, and cost-effective turnover of surgical instruments and supplies.
• Financial Management: In partnership with the SS VP and Internal Process Controls Director, provides oversight of capital and operational budgets. Accountable for resource allocation, revenue cycle management, and cost-containment measures. Ensures surgical scheduling and billing processes operate efficiently and accurately to support financial stewardship and operational excellence.
• Quality and Patient Safety: Cultivates an evidence-based foundation for clinical practices and patient safety initiatives. Ensures all SS departments comply with regulatory standards and accreditation requirements. Partners with Patient Excellence to evaluate and implement best practices.
• Staff Engagement: Provides oversight of the Surgical Services training, orientation, and education programs to ensure standardized practice and continuous professional development. Maximizes talent acquisition and retention for surgical services caregivers through strategic workforce planning, monitoring caregiver turnover and vacancies, and maintaining workforce readiness through ongoing education and development initiatives.
• Provider Partnership: Partners with medical directors, surgeons, proceduralists, and anesthesiologists to foster clinical alignment and strong physician engagement. Supports the leadership development of local teams to strengthen provider partnerships and advance operational, clinical, and strategic objectives.

Skills

• Strategic Planning
• Operational Optimization
• Multidisciplinary Leadership
• Financial Acumen
• Interpersonal Communication & Change Management
• Regulatory Compliance
• High Reliability Organizational Leadership
• Strong Clinical Expertise
• Data Analytics
• Practice & Professional Development

Minimum Qualifications

• Master of Business or Master of Healthcare Administration from an accredited program (degree verification required).
• 5-7 years of progressive, executive-level leadership experience in complex surgical and procedural services.
• Demonstrated success leading other leaders through organizational change, fostering engagement, accountability, and a high-performing culture.
• Proven track record of effectively developing and executing operational strategies and initiatives that drive organizational performance and achieve desired outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience in strategic planning, leadership, complex problem-solving, budget development and management, and data-driven decision-making through statistical analysis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience navigating the complexities of an integrated health system.
• Experience with Sterile Processing through direct leadership or oversight of teams and operations.

Physical Requirements

Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs. Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately. Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc. For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, an