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Posted: 24-Sep-25
Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
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Internal Number: 95147
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
- Master's Degree
- Healthcare Admin/related
Experience
- 5-10 years
Supervisor Experience
- 2-5 years
Preferred Requirements
Education
Experience
- 10+ years
Supervisor Experience
- 5-10 years
Benefits and Legal Statement
BJC Total Rewards
At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
- Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
- Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
- 401(k) plan with BJC match
- Tuition Assistance available on first day
- BJC Institute for Learning and Development
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
- Adoption assistance
To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary
*Not all benefits apply to all jobs
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer