About Our Client:

Our client is an ambulatory centre in Richmond Hill.

Position Scope:

Reporting to the Chief Operations and Chief Nursing Officer, the Director will manage interprofessional staff consisting of operating room registered nurses, anesthesia assistants, techs, and other healthcare professionals. The role of the Director of Perioperative and Procedures involves overseeing the development, implementation, management, and evaluation of the portfolio finances, including both capital and operational budgets. Additionally, it requires creating a strategic department plan that aligns with the organization's overall strategic plan. Ensuring daily operations of the department are conducted safely, respectfully, and progressively is essential, which includes managing surgical processes, policies and procedures, and education. The role also entails leading and mentoring the quality process in surgical services and fostering shared governance within the department. The Director of Perioperative Services will oversee the operating rooms, procedure rooms, pre-admission, Post Anesthetic Care Unit, Same Day Unit and Endoscopy procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Developing, implementing and leading short and long-term plans which support and advance unit priorities.
• Hiring competent and qualified multi-professional personnel and coordinating an orientation program that will foster success on the unit.
• Ensuring the provision of excellent care for patients in a manner that is respectful of patient privacy and patient confidentiality; ensuring care requirements are met with appropriate competence and delivery; resolving patient care issues, problems and concerns, promptly.
• Managing, motivating and providing professional/clinical leadership to multi-generational/interprofessional teams; ensuring ongoing practice and professional development of a cohesive team.
• Liaising and collaborating with physicians and physician leadership to support operations of clinical area(s) and organizational goals.
• Transfer of Accountability at all transition points of care and at the beginning of each shift.
• Supporting educational strategies to enhance staff knowledge with respect to professional nursing, health discipline, clinical, administrative staff practices and patient care.
• Performing planning, quality management and operations responsibilities, including implementing quality improvement and other initiatives in the clinical area(s) to ensure patients receive the best possible care.
• Collecting, analyzing and disseminating quality data to the team to promote continuous quality improvement, maintaining accountability for the quality and integrity of data reported to external agencies, e.g., the Ministry, including sign off.
• Maintaining a physical environment that promotes patient healing, supports staff in the delivery of safe patient care and meets fire and safety codes.
• Ensuring staff have the tools, equipment and resources required to do their work.
• Participating in special projects and corporate management responsibilities that support and advance company goals and objectives.
• Maintaining accountability for planning and managing the department’s financial resources and networking and developing partnerships with internal and external agencies to meet the needs of the patient population.
• Ensures staff meet professional practice standards, e.g., College of Nurses, College of Physiotherapy, etc., to ensure safe and high-quality patient care.
• Develops, implements, manages and reviews short- and long-term plans for the clinical area(s) which are in alignment with organizational goals and strategies; identifies and prioritizes time-sensitive initiatives.
• Implements quality management techniques designed to advance the services provided by the unit, including conducting bullet rounds, daily team huddles, continually reviewing the flow of patients and taking appropriate action to ensure the efficient functioning of the unit.
• Monitors quality improvement outcomes regularly and coaches staff to ensure that continuous quality improvement initiatives are incorporated into day-to-day activities.
• Ensures the clinical area(s) and staff are meeting external quality standards such as Accreditation and Specialty Standards, e.g., Health Canada Standards, etc.
• Monitors, reviews, acts upon and communicates resolution of safety and learning reports e.g., incident reports, promptly to ensure a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors.

Required Skills and Knowledge:

• Theoretical and practical experience in adult education required.
• Educational program planning, development and evaluation preferred.
• Completion of a Basic Cardiac Life Support (B.C.L.S.) program, Level II: Basic Rescuer certification required.
• Knowledge of operating rooms and managing within the perioperative environment is essential.
• Specialty certification as per area of responsibility required.
• Strong teaching and adult learning skills required.
• Current membership in a related professional interest group or association preferred.
• Superior communication, decision-making, problem-solving, facilitation and strategic planning skills

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or equivalent experience plus completion of a nursing program (RN) and an Ontario College of Nurses certification required.
• Minimum 4+ years of leadership experience including leadership in perioperative services.
• Regulated Health Professional (CNO/or MRTO)

Application Instructions:

To apply, please send a resume to Allison Dwyer at

Application Deadline: Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 5pm

Summit Search Group is a fair and equitable search firm. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process