Director, Perioperative Service Line

Southwest General Health Center Inc.; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

No rotating shifts

Free parking

Great benefits

Job summary

Southwest General Health Center Inc. is seeking a Director of the Perioperative Service Line to provide strategic and operational leadership across the health system.

The role oversees Main Campus surgical services, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Endoscopy, Pain Management, Central Sterile Processing, and perioperative business operations. The Director will establish standards and infrastructure to operate as a coordinated system, collaborating with physicians, anesthesia, and related departments

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of progressive leadership experience in perioperative services, including oversight of multiple departments, locations, or procedural environments.
• Demonstrated knowledge of perioperative clinical practice, quality and patient safety, regulatory compliance, operations, workforce management, and financial management.
• Experience with both hospital-based surgical services and ambulatory surgery center operations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic, operational, clinical, financial, and administrative leadership for perioperative services across the health system.
• Develop and sustain an integrated perioperative service line including Main Campus surgical services, ambulatory surgery centers, endoscopy, pain management, and central sterile processing.
• Establish infrastructure, standards, and accountability to operate these services as a coordinated system.
• Collaborate with physician leaders, anesthesia, and other departments to ensure safe, high-quality patient care and regulatory compliance.
• Lead through department and site-based managers to support local decision-making while advancing standardization and system integration.

Skills

Leadership

Perioperative practice

Quality & safety

Regulatory compliance

Operations management

Workforce management

Financial management

Job description

Southwest General Health Center is a 352-bed community hospital located in Middleburg Heights, Ohio. One of the last standing community hospitals in Northeast Ohio, we partner with University Hospitals and other local community organizations to provide a full range of services to all who need us. We are certified as a Level III Trauma Center and a Primary Stroke Center, and have been serving our community for over 100 years!

Why work at SWGHC? In addition to the outstanding culture, we offer great benefits, no rotating shifts, free parking and are close to the turnpike and I71. Come join our team! #loveajobthatlovesyouback

The Director of the Perioperative Service Line provides strategic, operational, clinical, financial, and administrative leadership for perioperative services across the health system. The Director is responsible for developing and sustaining an integrated perioperative service line that includes Main Campus surgical services, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Endoscopy, Pain Management, Central Sterile Processing, and perioperative business operations.

The Director establishes the infrastructure, standards, and accountability necessary to operate these services as a coordinated system while recognizing the distinct operational and regulatory requirements of the hospital and ambulatory surgery center environments.

Working collaboratively with physician leaders, anesthesia, and other departments, the Director is accountable for safe, high-quality patient care, operational performance, workforce effectiveness, regulatory compliance, financial stewardship, physician engagement, and strategic growth of the perioperative service line.

The Director provides leadership through departmental and site-based managers and is responsible for developing a leadership structure that supports appropriate local decision-making while advancing standardization and system integration.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Required length and type of experience:

• Minimum of five years of progressive leadership experience in perioperative services, including experience overseeing multiple departments, locations, and/or procedural environments.
• Demonstrated knowledge of perioperative clinical practice, quality and patient safety, regulatory compliance, operations, workforce management, and financial management.
• Experience with both hospital-based surgical services and ambulatory surgery center operations preferred.

Required licensure, certification or registry:

• Current Registered Nurse license in the State of Ohio required.
• CNOR, NEA-BC, CNML, CASC, or other relevant professional certification preferred.