Director of Surgical Services - Registered Nurse

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

Job summary

Epitria Consulting LLC seeks a Director of Surgical Services to provide strategic, clinical, and operational leadership for perioperative services in a healthcare setting.

This executive oversees quality, patient safety, regulatory compliance, staffing, budgeting, and service line growth while fostering accountability and collaboration with physicians and hospital leadership.

Qualifications

• BSN required and active CA RN license or multi-state license.
• Proven leadership in perioperative or surgical services.
• Experience directing staffing, budgeting, and quality initiatives.

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

Executive leadership

Healthcare operations

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Education

BSN

CA RN license

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