Executive Director, Surgical Services & Growth

MU Health Care; Columbia Township (MO); On-site; USD 168,000 - 274,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement options (401k)

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

MU Health Care is seeking an Executive Director of Surgical Services to provide strategic and operational leadership over a large perioperative platform spanning 58 operating rooms and thousands of annual cases. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, this role guides growth, capacity optimization, and physician partnerships across multiple campuses.

The ideal candidate will drive modernization of operations, leverage new technologies, and shape the future of surgical care for central

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related field.
• Ten years of progressive leadership experience.
• Experience leading enterprise surgical or perioperative services across multiple hospitals.

Responsibilities

• Defines and executes enterprise strategies for surgical and perioperative services that support organizational growth, access, quality, workforce, and financial objectives.
• Directs system-wide perioperative operations and governance structures to ensure consistent standards, policies, and performance across all hospitals and surgical locations.
• Establishes enterprise surgical service line priorities, growth plans, capacity strategies, workforce initiatives, and operational standards.
• Leads senior directors, directors, and surgical service leaders in achieving operational excellence and strategic goals.
• Directs capital planning activities, evaluates investment opportunities, and prioritizes resources to support surgical growth, facility expansion, and technology advancement.
• Oversees enterprise quality, patient safety, accreditation, compliance, and risk management programs related to surgical services.
• Collaborates with executive leadership, physician leaders, department chairs, anesthesia leadership, and interdisciplinary stakeholders to advance surgical services and patient outcomes.
• Establishes enterprise perioperative governance structures and chair-system-wide councils responsible for surgical operations and performance.
• Develops and implements surgical throughput strategies that optimize operating room utilization, capacity management, scheduling effectiveness, and patient access.
• Develops and maintains strategic partnerships with physician groups, academic organizations, industry partners, and external stakeholders.
• Monitors enterprise performance metrics and directs corrective actions that improve quality, efficiency, financial performance, and patient satisfaction.
• Establishes organizational policies, standards, and care delivery models that support system-wide consistency and clinical excellence.
• Develops leadership succession plans and promotes leadership development throughout the perioperative organization.
• Defines and executes system-wide strategies to advance the mission, health equity, and patient-centered care.
• Leads multi-campus operations with alignment across clinical, academic, and administrative domains to ensure cohesive execution.
• Oversees complex budgets and regulatory structures, aligning finances with population health goals and building key external partnerships.
• May complete unit/department-specific duties as outlined in department documents.

Skills

10 years leadership experience

Education

Master's degree in a related field

Job description

MU Health Care is seeking an Executive Director of Surgical Services to provide strategic and operational leadership over a large perioperative platform spanning 58 operating rooms and thousands of annual cases. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, this role guides growth, capacity optimization, and physician partnerships across multiple campuses.

The ideal candidate will drive modernization of operations, leverage new technologies, and shape the future of surgical care for central