What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Surgical Services position at Saint Mary's Health Network?
Overview
Lead the Transformation of Surgical Services
If you’re an experienced perioperative leader ready for your next step, this is a rare opportunity to take ownership of a full surgical services platform and help shape its future.
As Director of Surgical Services, you will lead a broad scope of departments; including OR, Cath Lab, Pre-Op, PACU, Endoscopy, Sterile Processing, and Pre-Anesthesia Clinic, while partnering closely with executive nursing leadership to drive growth, efficiency, and clinical excellence.
This is a hands-on, high-impact leadership role where you will have the autonomy and visibility to make meaningful change in operations, culture, and performance.
Why This Role Stands Out
- True Ownership & Impact
- Lead and optimize a 13-room OR platform creating a significant opportunity to expand utilization, improve throughput, and grow surgical volume.
- Broad, Integrated Scope
- Oversight across the full perioperative continuum:
- Pre-Op | OR | Endo | PACU | Sterile Processing | Pre-Anesthesia Clinic | Cath Lab
- Executive Visibility & Partnership
- Work closely with senior nursing and hospital leadership to shape strategy, drive initiatives, and influence decision-making.
- Build & Elevate Teams
- Lead through a strong management layer while mentoring staff and building a high-performing, accountable culture.
- Strong Clinical Platform to Grow
- Join a hospital with recognized strengths in surgical and cardiology services, providing a strong foundation for expansion.
- Lifestyle Advantage – Reno, NV
- Enjoy a high quality of life with:
- No state income tax
- Immediate access to Lake Tahoe and outdoor recreation
- Lower cost of living vs. other local markets
Responsibilities
What You’ll Do
In this role, you will serve as the strategic and operational leader over surgical services, with responsibility for organizing, directing, and advancing clinical and patient care delivery across the perioperative continuum. You will play a key leadership role in achieving hospital-wide objectives by aligning surgical services operations with organizational priorities around quality, safety, patient experience, and growth.
You’ll partner closely with executive leadership, physicians, and clinical teams to shape decision-making, develop and implement programs and policies, and ensure that care delivery models effectively meet the evolving needs of patients. With significant opportunity to optimize performance and expand services, you will lead efforts to elevate operational efficiency, strengthen team engagement, and continuously improve clinical outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic, administrative, and operational oversight of surgical services, ensuring alignment with hospital goals and objectives
- Organize and administer clinical and patient care services across all perioperative departments:
- (Pre-Op, OR, Endoscopy, PACU, Sterile Processing, Pre-Anesthesia Clinic, Cath Lab)
- Develop, implement, and evaluate hospital-wide programs, policies, and procedures to ensure high-quality, patient-centered care
- Lead the development and execution of plans for nursing care, treatment, and clinical services across surgical services
- Partner with hospital administration, medical staff, and clinical leaders to actively participate in decision-making structures and operational planning
- Drive improvements in OR utilization, throughput, and surgical volume across a 13-room platform with strong growth opportunity
- Establish and maintain an ongoing, data-driven performance improvement program to measure, assess, and enhance quality, safety, and patient outcomes
- Collaborate with physicians to improve engagement, scheduling efficiency, and procedural access
- Oversee staffing models, budgeting, and resource allocation to ensure efficient and effective operations
- Lead, mentor, and develop leaders and staff, including a department manager, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, and organizational policies
- Champion initiatives that enhance patient experience, clinical excellence, and team performance
Qualifications
- Current and valid state license as a Registered Nurse
- Current BLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.
- Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)-(AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.
- Minimum of 5 years Acute Care experience
- Minimum of 2 years previous Administrative experience preferred.
- Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
About Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center
As a long-standing community partner with a 116-year history, Saint Mary’s Health Network offers Northern Nevada inpatient, outpatient, ancillary, and wellness services. Nationally recognized and accredited by the Joint Commission, as well as named one of the Top 100 Hospitals by Fortune/Merative and America’s Best 250 hospitals by Healthgrades, Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center is a 352-bed acute care hospital offering a robust line of inpatient, outpatient and ancillary services including a top-rated Center for Cancer, surgical and orthopedic services, and an award-winning Cardiology program and more. The health system, a member of Prime Healthcare, also operates a fully-integrated Medical Group, multiple urgent care clinics, freestanding imaging, lab, and primary care clinics. For more information, visit www.SaintMarysReno.com.