Perioperative Services Lead: Elevate Surgical Care Ops

Tennova---Turkey-Creek-Medical-Center-1; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Tennova Turkey Creek Medical Center in Knoxville, TN, seeks a Surgical Services Lead to coordinate perioperative care, oversee operations, and drive performance improvement across preadmission, intraoperative, and post-anesthesia services.

The role requires progressive perioperative or surgical services experience and active RN licensure, with strong leadership, data analysis, and collaboration skills to ensure safe, patient-centered care.

Qualifications

• Active RN licensure required.
• Progressive perioperative or surgical services experience preferred.
• Experience in healthcare management with increasing responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Leads the daily operations of the surgical services department, ensuring alignment with mission and values.
• Oversees perioperative care, ensuring staffing, equipment, and supplies meet patient and procedural needs.
• Identifies improvement opportunities and implements strategies to enhance outcomes and efficiency.
• Provides guidance and mentorship to perioperative personnel, supporting development and accountability.
• Collaborates with perioperative management to implement performance improvement initiatives.
• Analyzes data for quality improvement and informs decision-making with best practices.
• Participates in recruitment, onboarding, and performance evaluations of perioperative staff.
• Performs other duties as assigned and maintains reliable attendance.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Skills

Perioperative leadership

Healthcare management

Data analysis

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

RN licensure

Job description

Tennova Turkey Creek Medical Center in Knoxville, TN, seeks a Surgical Services Lead to coordinate perioperative care, oversee operations, and drive performance improvement across preadmission, intraoperative, and post-anesthesia services.

The role requires progressive perioperative or surgical services experience and active RN licensure, with strong leadership, data analysis, and collaboration skills to ensure safe, patient-centered care.