Director of Surgical Services - Registered Nurse

Epitria Consulting; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Epitria Consulting in California seeks a Director of Surgical Services to provide strategic, clinical, and operational leadership over perioperative services, ensuring quality, safety, regulatory compliance, and financial performance while fostering physician relationships and service-line growth.

The role emphasizes developing leaders, mentoring managers, improving throughput, and driving patient experience with a strong focus on collaboration and accountability in a complex hospital setting.

Qualifications

• BSN required.
• CA RN license (or multi-state compact).
• Minimum 1 year as Acute Care Director of Surgical Services or several years as OR Nurse/Surgical Services Manager.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive oversight of Surgical Services operations.
• Lead quality, patient safety, and regulatory compliance initiatives.
• Direct staffing, labor management, budgeting, and resource utilization.
• Improve patient throughput and operational efficiency.
• Partner with physicians and hospital leadership to grow service lines.
• Develop leaders, mentor managers, and strengthen employee engagement.
• Oversee capital equipment and supply management.
• Drive strategic planning, process improvement, and patient experience.

Skills

Leadership

Staffing management

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Job description

The Director of Surgical Services provides strategic, clinical, and operational leadership for perioperative services. This leader oversees quality, patient safety, regulatory compliance, financial performance, physician relationships, staffing, and service line growth while fostering a culture of accountability and collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide executive oversight of Surgical Services operations.
• Lead quality, patient safety, and regulatory compliance initiatives.
• Direct staffing, labor management, budgeting, and resource utilization.
• Improve patient throughput and operational efficiency.
• Partner with physicians and hospital leadership to grow service lines.
• Develop leaders, mentor managers, and strengthen employee engagement.
• Oversee capital equipment and supply management.
• Drive strategic planning, process improvement, and patient experience.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required.
• Current CA RN license or multi-state compact license.
• Minimum of 1 year of recent Acute Care Director of Surgical Services OR several years as an Operating Room Nurse/Surgical Services Manager experience