Strategic System Director, Perioperative Services

Brookdale Hospital Medical Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 190,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Brookdale Hospital Medical Center is seeking a System Nursing Director, Perioperative Services to provide strategic and operational leadership for the Operating Room, PACU, Endoscopy, and Pre-Surgical Testing across the health system. The role aligns clinical operations with organizational strategy, drives OR optimization, and ensures safe, patient-centered surgical services.

This director oversees budgets, staffing, regulatory readiness, and interprofessional collaboration with surgeons and

Qualifications

• Minimum of ten (10) years of progressive nursing leadership experience.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret operational and financial data to drive OR optimization and performance improvement.
• Strong interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills for engaging physicians, staff, and executive leadership.
• Working knowledge of applicable regulatory, accreditation, and reimbursement requirements affecting perioperative services.

Responsibilities

• Develops and executes a multi-year strategic plan for perioperative services that aligns OR, PACU, Endoscopy, and PST with system growth targets.
• Leads system-wide OR optimization initiatives, including block schedule design, utilization analysis, and turnover-time reduction.
• Evaluates and implements technology and workflow solutions to improve OR efficiency.
• Partners with surgical leadership to establish and periodically reallocate block time based on utilization data.
• Identifies opportunities to expand outpatient and ambulatory surgical capacity and pre-surgical testing efficiency.
• Oversees day-to-day and long-range operational oversight of OR, PACU, Endoscopy, and PST units.
• Establishes and monitors KPIs and leads improvement action plans.
• Ensures perioperative nursing practice reflects current standards and guidelines.
• Serves as escalation point for complex operational issues across perioperative sites.
• Develops and manages annual operating and capital budgets for perioperative service lines.
• Analyzes volume, productivity, and cost-per-case data to identify variances and corrective actions.
• Partners with finance and supply chain on capital equipment planning and contract review.
• Prepares and presents financial and operational reports to executive leadership.
• Maintains staffing plans and productivity targets reflecting patient acuity and regulatory staffing requirements.
• Oversees recruitment, onboarding, and retention strategies for perioperative staff.
• Ensures on-call, weekend, and holiday coverage models meet demand.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Strategic planning

Data analysis

Budget management

Regulatory knowledge

Change management

Education

Master's degree in nursing, Health Care Administration, Business Administration, or a directly related field

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Job description

Brookdale Hospital Medical Center is seeking a System Nursing Director, Perioperative Services to provide strategic and operational leadership for the Operating Room, PACU, Endoscopy, and Pre-Surgical Testing across the health system. The role aligns clinical operations with organizational strategy, drives OR optimization, and ensures safe, patient-centered surgical services.

This director oversees budgets, staffing, regulatory readiness, and interprofessional collaboration with surgeons and