Director, Operations / Perioperative Services at Christian Hospital

Director, Operations / Perioperative Services at Christian Hospital

This leader will be over 100 FTEs with oversight of the OR, Pre / Post Op, CSPD, Perfusionists, Educators and OR Schedulers and Tech's. Strong surgical knowledge is preferred!

Overview

Christian Hospital has been serving St. Louis and the surrounding metro areas since 1903. U.S. News & World Report ranks Christian Hospital No. 5 in St. Louis for overall clinical excellence and No. 9 in Missouri, which puts us in the top 6% of all hospitals in the state!

The U.S. News adult methodology ranks clinical specialties and rates common care procedures and conditions. Christian was nationally ranked as high performing in the clinical specialty of geriatrics and in the following seven of 21 common procedures and conditions : heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, diabetes, COPD, pneumonia and stroke. High performing in a specialty means we were in the top 10% nationally of all evaluated hospitals for that specialty or procedure and condition.

Northwest HealthCare, six miles west of Christian, offers 24- hour emergency care, the Sleep Disorders Center and a variety of outpatient diagnostic and imaging services.

The Nursing Administration oversees the various Nursing departments and provides clerical support.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Responsible for the operations, financial performance, and people management / leadership of identified departments. Provides consistently effective leadership, strategic and programmatic oversight, develops and executes departmental strategies focused on achieving excellent patient and employee experience, the highest safety and quality outcomes, financial success, and regulatory adherence.

Responsibilities

• Manages individual(s) including but not limited to : onboarding and hiring, training, workload management & performance evaluations, conducting professional development plans as needed. Ensures that the productivity and actions of that group meet / support the overall operational goals of the department as established by department leadership.
• Develops and adheres to departmental staffing, revenue and / or expense budgets. Responds to changes in the business which may affect the ability to achieve the budget goals.
• Directs and manages overall operations of assigned areas, setting strategic direction in alignment with system, and ensuring necessary resources are in place to support the departments goals. Develops meaningful relationships with WUSM and BJC partners.
• Identifies opportunities for improvement within the department(s), develops a plan, gains buy in from team members and faculty, and executes plan monitoring for success and sustainability.
• Strongly focuses on employee engagement and patient experience, constantly monitoring both and developing plans to improve and maintain.
• Manages the equipment fleet, including timely replacements, repairs and maintenance, in partnership with Clinical Asset Management.
• Leads the planning and execution of expansion plans on and off campus.

Minimum Requirements

Education

Experience

Supervisor Experience

Preferred Requirements

Education

Experience

Supervisor Experience

Benefits and Legal Statement

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