Senior Director Perioperative Service Line

UCHealth; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 159,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

PTO and paid leave

Retirement plan (403(b) / 457(b)

Job summary

UCHealth is seeking a Senior Director of Perioperative Service Line to provide strategic and operational leadership across Memorial Hospital Central's surgical and procedural services. The role emphasizes safe, high-quality patient care, workforce planning, financial stewardship, and patient experience, in collaboration with surgeons, anesthesia, and nursing leaders.

The position is onsite in Colorado Springs with a focus on integrating inpatient/outpatient services, improving throughput, and

Qualifications

• Masters degree in a relevant field (Nursing, Business, or healthcare).
• 5 years of administrative leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Directs strategic, growth, and operational objectives for the perioperative service line.
• Leads performance improvement initiatives and ensures clinical, operational, and regulatory excellence.
• Oversees budget, staffing, physician relations, and department operations.
• Develops and empowers management teams to lead daily operations and ensure high quality patient care.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Operations management

Process improvement

Budget management

Physician relations

Education

Master's degree in Nursing/Business/Healthcare

Tools

Lean/Six Sigma

Healthcare IT systems

Job description

The Opportunity

This is an exceptional opportunity to join one of the nation's leading academic medical centers and become part of a high-performing, quality-focused senior leadership team within a dynamic and evolving health care system. The Senior Director, Perioperative Service Line will play a critical role in advancing UCHealth's vision of "From Health Care to Health," building strong partnerships across the organization and driving excellence in the delivery of perioperative care.

Description

The Opportunity

This is an exceptional opportunity to join one of the nation's leading academic medical centers and become part of a high-performing, quality-focused senior leadership team within a dynamic and evolving health care system. The Senior Director, Perioperative Service Line will play a critical role in advancing UCHealth's vision of "From Health Care to Health," building strong partnerships across the organization and driving excellence in the delivery of perioperative care.

The Senior Director provides strategic and operational leadership across surgical and procedural services at Memorial Hospital Central, including operating rooms, pre- and post-operative care, sterile processing, and other perioperative functions. The leader is responsible for advancing safe, high-quality patient care while optimizing operational performance, workforce planning, financial stewardship, surgical access, throughput, and the overall patient experience. Working collaboratively with surgeons, anesthesia providers, nursing leaders, and hospital and system executives, the Senior Director establishes strategic priorities, leads performance improvement efforts, and ensures clinical, operational, and regulatory excellence. With overall responsibility for the leadership, direction, and administration of Perioperative Services and related areas, this individual will develop strong teams, foster collaboration, and ensure services align with UCHealth's organizational goals, mission, vision, and values.

UCHlth Memorial Hosp Central, US:CO:Colorado Springs, Nursing Administration

Pay: $76.61 - $122.58 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience

This position is an onsite role and does not offer a hybrid or remote option

Summary

Directs the strategic, growth, and operational objectives for the service line in conjunction with organizational strategic plans. Directs and oversees continuous improvement initiatives, utilizing an inter-disciplinary and multi-departmental approach, to achieve quality and superior patient care and services across the continuum of care.

Key Responsibilities

The Senior Director plays a key role in the health system's strategic and operational efforts by:

• Develops and directs strategic, growth, and operational objectives for the service line. Integrates inpatient and outpatient services and strategic plan with the mission, vision, and values of UCHealth.
• Supports and leads from a process improvement perspective, utilizing benchmarking data to continually achieve higher levels of excellence and cost effectiveness. Maintains staffing as volumes change and works to identify opportunities to modify systems and processes to further improve quality or reduce cost.
• Directs and oversees program development, performance management, personnel activities, budget, and the provision of services. Works to ensure effective physician and staff relations. Oversees department operations.
• Develops and empowers management teams to lead daily operations, resolve issues, manage employee performance, manage physician relations, ensure high quality patient care and service excellence, and ensure operational efficiencies.

Candidate Qualifications

The successful candidate will meet the following requirements:

• Master's degree in a relevant field (Nursing, Business, or healthcare).
• 5 years of administrative leadership experience.

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Recognition

• Performance bonus: UCHealth offers an Annual Performance Bonus to recognize employee contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, and financial goals.
• Performance-based pay increase: The Annual Merit Pay Increase recognizes work performance that meets or consistently exceeds performance standards documented through UCHealth's established evaluation process and accounts for increased experience, skills and cost of living.
• Market reviews: All UCHealth positions are reviewed annually to ensure UCHealth base pay aligns with market standards. Base pay rates are adjusted as needed to stay market competitive.

Health and well-being

• Medical, dental and vision coverage.
• Access to 24/7 mental health and well-being support for employees and dependents.
• Discounted gym memberships and fitness resources.
• Free Care.com membership.
• Voluntary benefits such as accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal plan, identity theft protection, pet insurance, auto and home insurance, and employee discount programs.
• Time away from work: Paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence.
• Employer-provided basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options.
• Employer-provided short-term disability and long-term disability.

Retirement and savings

• 403(b) plan with employer matching contribution.
• Additional 457(b) plan may be available.
• Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent day care; health savings account