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RN Perioperative Director

New SolutionsIthaca, New York🇺🇸United StatesPosted Oct 12, 2026

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Seniority
Leader
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
On Site
Location
Ithaca, New York, United States
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Job Description

RN Perioperative Director

(Full Benefits Package, Relocation Assistance, Competitive Compensation/Bonus Package and much more!)

The RN Director will oversee a broad surgical and procedural portfolio, including operating rooms, preoperative and postoperative care, preadmission testing, surgery scheduling, endoscopy, and sterile processing.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Provide system-level leadership for perioperative services.
  • Direct the overall daily operations of perioperative departments.
  • Oversee operating room, preoperative and postoperative care, preadmission testing, OR scheduling, endoscopy, and sterile processing functions.
  • Ensure compliance with Joint Commission, local, state, and federal regulations and accreditation requirements.
  • Establish and implement short- and long-term operational goals, policies, and procedures.
  • Monitor operational effectiveness and implement improvements as needed.
  • Develop an organizational structure and staffing model capable of meeting operational and clinical objectives.
  • Provide administrative leadership and solutions to surgical-services and executive leadership teams.
  • Foster strong collaboration between clinical departments and medical staff leadership.
  • Coordinate resources across the organization to achieve operational and financial objectives.
  • Improve access, throughput, efficiency, patient experience, and financial performance.
  • Establish performance targets and metrics for efficiency, patient satisfaction, service levels, and quality.
  • Develop management reports analyzing capacity, staffing ratios, utilization, quality, coding, scheduling, and other critical operational data.
  • Develop and implement policies and standardized workflows.
  • Partner with nursing, finance, information services, and other departments to optimize centralized services and information flow.
  • BSN required.
  • Master's degree preferred.
  • 5+ years of healthcare experience with a focus on surgical services.
  • 3+ years of surgical-services leadership experience.
  • Current RN license.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of operating-room and perioperative clinical standards.
  • Strong understanding of surgical operations and healthcare business processes.
  • Strong fiscal-management and analytical capabilities.
  • Experience with budgeting, cost control, productivity analysis, and performance metrics.
  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
  • Short Term & Long Term Disability
  • Training & Development

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