Provides leadership, direction, and administration for the Perioperative Services Department and affiliated areas.  The Perioperative Services areas under this direction will include multiple complex specialty pre-surgical, surgical and post-surgical units and will meet senior director budget and FTE requirements. Directs all patient care services, including nursing, and ensures effective utilization of personnel, equipment, and supplies.  Manages physician relations and maintains growth and development for staff of assigned areas.   Models appropriate behavior as exemplified in MLH Mission, Vision and Values.

• Possesses an exceptional understanding of operating room processes, patient flow, patient care coordination, and physician relationships.

• Strong professional, organizational, interpersonal skills and creative leadership in working with all levels of the organization, as well as patients and their families.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities, organize tasks, and maintain control of work flow.

• Demonstrates a clear understanding of regulations applicable to patient care in the assigned areas.

• Skill in negotiation and conflict resolution.

• Advance understanding in strategic planning and the preparation, implementation and monitoring of large operating budgets.

• Sound judgment sufficient to ensure the integrity of clinical operations and to provide exemplary leadership in the development of teamwork among clinic staff, as well as in setting performance and motivational standards for Associates.

About Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare

Based in Memphis, Tennessee, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare has been caring for patients and families regardless of ability to pay for more than 100 years. Guided by roots in the United Methodist Church and founded in 1918 to help meet the growing need for quality healthcare in the greater Memphis area, MLH has grown from one hospital into a comprehensive healthcare system with 13,000 Associates supporting six hospitals, including nationally ranked Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, ambulatory surgery centers, outpatient facilities, hospice residence and physician practices serving communities across the Mid-South. From transplants and advanced heart procedures to expert neurology services and compassionate cancer care, MLH offers clinical expertise with a focus on improving every life we touch.

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