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Director of Perioperative Services-Main Campus \n
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Cayuga Health and its affiliates are the region's leading healthcare system and most trusted providers of integrated health services, empowering our people in our mission to equitably improve the well-being of the communities we serve. Our commitment to providing extraordinary healthcare begins with our team of extraordinary professionals who are continuously discovering clinical innovations and enhancing access to the most up-to-date facilities, equipment, technologies, and research protocols. Cayuga Health's commitment to our employees includes competitive compensation, comprehensive employee benefits programs, and the opportunity to explore and build a career in healthcare through our many professional development programs.\u202f\n

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The Director of Perioperative Services-Main Campus is responsible for the direction and leadership of operational, financial, programmatic, and personnel activities for Cayuga Health Main Campus perioperative services departments. This includes establishing, meeting, and continuously monitoring the goals and objectives while maintaining alignment with the strategic goals and objectives for Cayuga Health System. The director is responsible for the integration and alignment of surgical and procedural operations within Cayuga Health Medical Center perioperative departments to increase patient safety, satisfaction, efficiency, throughput, and margins.\n

Departments of responsibility include operating room, preoperative and post-operative care, preadmission testing, surgery schedulers, and sterile processing department.\n
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Roles and Responsibilities:\n\nDevelops and sustains an environment in the patient care units that supports excellence and innovation in clinical nursing practice and patient care through assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating programs and standards that support positive patient care outcomes\nDirects the overall daily operations of perioperative departments, ensuring compliance with JCAHO, local, state and federal regulations, accreditation and licensure requirements.\nAssures that all perioperative departments complies with all the standards, policies and procedures of the licensee hospitals.\nResponsible for making operation a well-run, integrated multi-disciplinary practice that offers accessibility, improved throughput, and information, all delivered within a culture of service and care that eases the anxiety associated with health care service, drives increased market share and financial return and promotes improved outcomes within the ambulatory environment.\nAssures ready access to the services of the following perioperative departments (operating room, preoperative and postoperative care units, preadmission testing, OR Scheduling, endoscopy, and sterile processing)\nWorks with the administrative and medical directors of the clinical programs to establish performance targets and measures, including efficiency targets, patient satisfaction targets, service metrics\nDesigns and provides management reports to support providers\/managers in coding, appointment utilization, next appointment availability, capacity analysis, staffing ratios, quality management, and other critical data.\nDevelops and monitors systems and procedures to ensure timely response to complaints. Aids in the development of policies and standard workflows.\nIn collaboration with nursing, finance and information services, implements practice-wide utilization of centralized services such as competency review, registration\/billing services, infection control, etc. to promote enhanced quality, revenue collections and information flow.\nDelegate's authority and accountability to nursing staff for clinical nursing practice and patient care decisions that are consistent with professional standards, regulatory agencies and organizational policies and procedures\nPerforms a variety of staff management functions including interviews, hires evaluates, counsels, supervises and manages the clinical managers and staff, while collaborating with the program medical directors and other CHS leaders.\nServes as a professional role model; develops and mentors leadership staff and employee that report to role\nContinually monitors and enhances the work culture to attract and retain the staff talent necessary to provide the highest quality of patient care possible\n24-hour\/7-day accountability for the clinical and building services, supervision of all staff roles\nAssists in the development and management of annual operating and capital budgets and performs cost and productivity analyses. Make fiscally responsible recommendations and decisions.\nExpert knowledge of current clinical nursing standards of care in the Operating Room and perioperative departments\nStrong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community. Ability to effectively coach, mentor, and support new leaders and staff\nMust have full understanding of overall business processes and surgical operations\n\n
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Required Skills and Experience:\n\nNew York State Registered Nurse licensure required\nBSN required\n5+ years of experience in healthcare with a focus on surgical services, 3+ years of experience in a surgical services leadership position, or equivalent combination of education and\/or experience\n\n
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Preferred Skills and Experience:\n\nMaster's degree preferred\nAORN\/CASC or other appropriate leadership certification.\n\n
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Physical Requirements:\n\nRepetitive use of hands and fingers (e.g., Use of computer keyboard); may require lifting and carrying light loads (up to 40 lbs), sitting, walking, or standing for long periods of time may be necessary. Must be able physically to operate the equipment used for the job.\n\n
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Location and Travel Requirements:\n\nOnsite\n\n
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Pay Range Disclosure:\n\n$160,000 to $172,690 per year\n\n
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Cayuga Health System and its affiliates are committed to treating all patients, providers, staff and volunteers equitably and with dignity, ensuring the highest levels of safety, care and respect, and striving to recognize and overcome biases and policies that contribute to disparities in healthcare access, equitable care and positive health outcomes for all.\n
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We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, supporting the growth and health of our employees and community by embracing the rich diversity, needs and circumstances of all peoples and prioritizing opportunities to build a diverse and inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable protected characteristics.\n
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If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact the Cayuga Health Talent Acquisition team at talentacquisition@cayugahealth.org.\n
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I certify that the information contained in this application is correct and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that any falsification or omission of information may disqualify me from further consideration for employment or, if hired, may result in termination. In consideration for my employment, I agree to abide by the rules and regulations of the company, which rules may be changed, withdrawn, added, or interpreted at any time, at the company's sole option and without prior notice to me.

I understand that any hiring decision is contingent upon my successful completion of all of the Company's lawful pre-employment\/post-offer checks, which may include a background check, drug screen, employment references, and licensing review. If I am made a conditional offer of employment, I agree to execute any consent forms necessary for the Company to conduct its lawful pre-employment\/post-offer checks. Such checks will not be conducted until allowed under applicable federal, state, and local law. I understand if I have a criminal background, it will not automatically disqualify me from employment unless otherwise required by law. I agree to execute any consent forms necessary for the Company to conduct its lawful pre-employment checks.

I also understand that the Company is a drug and alcohol-free workplace and has a drug and alcohol testing program consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. I understand that after a conditional offer of employment, I must submit to and pass a pre-employment drug test as a condition of employment.