Nursing Director - Perioperative Services

Job Description

Description

Are you an experienced Perioperative Nursing Leader who can elevate clinical services through collaborative leadership and expertise?   

PeaceHealth is seeking a Nursing Director for our Perioperative Service Line at Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, Washington.   This is a full-time exempt position that will provide leadership and direct nursing practice and clinical operations within the OR, Surgical Pre-Op, Same Day Surgery, Recovery, Anesthesia, Short Stay, Gastro-Endo, Anesthesia Pre-Op Clinic, and Sterile Processing. 

Situated in Vancouver, Washington, Southwest Medical Center is a 450 bed level II trauma center hospital that is part of PeaceHealth, a non-profit mission driven healthcare system.   In conjunction with our clinics in Vancouver and surrounding communities, we offer extensive specialty care, serving an impressive annual patient base of over 280,000 individuals in southwest Washington. As one of the largest employers in Clark County, PeaceHealth Southwest is a prominent healthcare institution, providing a wide range of specialized medical services and programs to cater to the diverse healthcare needs of the region.

Job Summary:

This role is responsible for developing, promoting, and implementing a high-performing clinical services and professional nursing practice environment that ensures the delivery of exceptional patient care with a focus on safety, reliability, efficiency, and high-quality outcomes. The Director drives continuous improvement efforts to enhance service, operations, and the overall patient experience while ensuring seamless coordination of clinical support services. Additionally, this role fosters a positive work environment that supports caregivers, promotes growth, enhances communication, ensures collaboration, and strengthens job satisfaction. 

Serving as a key liaison between medical staff, system programs, and hospital operations, the Director facilitates collaborative professional relationships that contribute to a healing and supportive environment for both patients and healthcare teams. This position upholds the organization’s mission and core values, enforces compliance with nursing policies and procedures, and holds staff accountable for meeting industry best practices and regulatory standards. 

In collaboration with the Vice President of Surgical and Cardiovascular Services and system peers, the Director leads efforts to advance, develop, refine, and innovate nursing clinical delivery operations. The role ensures that quality and performance improvement initiatives meet established targets and that all activities comply with federal, state, and local regulations. The Director is also responsible for maintaining continuous survey readiness to uphold regulatory and accreditation standards within assigned areas. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• In conjunction with the VP of Surgical and Cardiovascular Services, leads committees or councils to establish strategic direction, agenda, monitoring and facilitation of work, projects and outcomes related to clinical excellence and practice and performance improvement.
• Work closely with leadership throughout the organization to maximize operational efficiencies and meet capital and operating budget goals. Participate in operational planning and implementation of organizational strategic plans and ensure overall operational performance. 
• Under the direction of the VP of Surgical and Cardiovascular Services, designs and directs the implementation of programs and processes to support organizational mission and goals. Assists and mentors Nursing Leadership in growth and development. 
• Promotes change, facilitates redesign, and implements systems and processes to maintain compliance with regulatory standards and accreditation within all programs and clinical units. 
• Develop implementation plans for providing nursing care.
• Develop patient care programs and implement an effective ongoing program to measure, assess and improve the quality and outcomes of nursing care delivered to patients. 
• Partners with nursing colleagues to ensure practice and standards are current and that care is delivered across the continuum. 
• Provide nursing leadership on issues including patient safety, healthcare quality, emerging technology and innovation. Maintain alignment with regional direction on these issues. 
• Manage operational units as assigned including providing leadership for clinical excellence, personnel management, fiscal accountability, operational effectiveness, and positive relations with other departments, members of the medical staff, physician practices and all stakeholders within scope and span of control. 
• Develop effective interdisciplinary relationships with medical staff to ensure the presence of an on-going quality improvement program by providing leadership for patient safety, quality improvement, service excellence and physician satisfaction.
• Budget development and accountability for all operational departments assigned ensuring all financial performance measures are met. 
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What you bring:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing 
• Master’s degree in Nursing, Business or Healthcare 
• Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible nursing leadership experience in Perioperative Services.
• WA State Registered Nurse License or current MSL
• Preferred:  Specialty nursing certification, experience working with clinical teams and physician groups to reach consensus, experience with bargaining union contracts.  

Skills

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. (Required)
• Excellent critical thinking skills. (Required)
• Ability to work effectively, respectfully and responsibility in a collaborative manner with multiple demands and short timelines. (Required)
• Proficient computer skills including MS Office applications. (Required)
• Demonstrated leadership ability. (Required)
• Knowledge and experience in developing programs. (Required)
• Demonstrated success in operations management and financial management. (Required)

 Compensation and Benefits:

• The salary range for this position is $166,296 - $249,454.
• PeaceHealth is committed to the overall wellbeing of our caregivers: physical, emotional, financial, social, and spiritual. We offer a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package
• Relocation Assistance is available 

For additional information or questions, please contact the recruiter at [email protected]. 

PeaceHealth is committed to the overall wellbeing of our caregivers: physical, emotional, financial, social, and spiritual. We offer caregivers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package. Some of the many benefits included in this package are full medical/dental/vision coverage; 403b retirement plan employer base and matching contributions; paid time off; employer-paid life and disability insurance with additional buyup coverage options; tuition and continuing education reimbursement; wellness benefits, and expanded EAP and mental health program.

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For full consideration of your skills and abilities, please attach a current resume with your application. EEO Affirmative Action Employer/Vets/Disabled in accordance with applicable local, state or federal laws.