System VP Perioperative Services

Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 137 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings. CommonSpirit has more than 157,000 employees, 45,000 nurses and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice providers across 24 states and contributes more than $4.2 billion annually in charity care, community benefits and unreimbursed government programs. Together with our patients, physicians, partners, and communities, we are creating a more just, equitable, and innovative healthcare delivery system.

• Provides leadership and strategic vision to develop and operationalize standard processes related to perioperative services across the organization. Advises medical staff, department heads and administrators in matters related to perioperative services, strategies, and operations.
• Drives standardization and reduces clinical variation, where possible, to ensure high quality care and services, compliance with regulatory standards and requirements, and improve operations, efficiencies and profitability.
• Defines and facilitates the establishment and implementation of patient care standards including clinical practice guidelines, policies and procedures, and tools to facilitate evidence-based practice that meets national, state and local rules and regulations as well as voluntary accreditation standards.
• Leads and facilitates business planning processes and creative strategies for new program development to drive growth and lower costs while maintaining or enhancing quality, including capital planning and projects across the organization. Provides innovative thinking and strategies for new initiatives to improve overall service line performance.
• Identifies and facilitates process improvement activity that promotes safety, positive patient experience and staff / physician engagement and satisfaction.
• As Chair of the System Perioperative Council, brings together region perioperative leaders creating a unified perioperative governing body establishing benchmark clinical practices and business strategies across the organization.
• Partners closely with senior executives, sales and marketing executives and service line management teams at the national and regional levels to enable growth and strategies.
• Engages with other national, region and facility services line leaders to obtain and share best practices.
• Oversees implementation of technology solutions to improve quality, safety, efficiency and end user satisfaction.

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Education

• Master’s degree in nursing, business, hospital or health care administration or other related field (e.g., MSN/MBA/MHA).
• If master’s degree is not in nursing, a baccalaureate or doctorate in nursing is required.
• Minimum of Ten (10) years of successful and progressive experience in a healthcare system or hospital leadership.
• Experience in directing other clinical areas, working closely with physicians and developing clinical strategies, implementing operational efforts and measuring outcomes.
• Minimum of Five (5) years of leadership experience managing a variety of patient care services in a complex surgical services healthcare environment.

Required License and Certifications

• Current and valid license as a Registered Nurse (RN) in a state within which CommonSpirit Health operates.
• National certification in Perioperative Services (e.g., CNOR, CSSM) preferred but not required.

While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that may include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid time off, tuition assistance, adoption assistance, and more!
Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. CommonSpirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.