Senior Director for Perioperative Services at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York

North Shore University Hospital (NSUH) announces an exceptional opportunity for an accomplished service line executive to lead their Perioperative Services. The cornerstone and flagship hospital of Northwell Health, NSUH is a 780-bed teaching hospital that provides a wide range of specialty and subspecialty programs, residency and postgraduate training, and clinical fellowships.

NSUH has been named one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for cardiac surgery by Healthgrades and ranks in the top 5% of all U.S. hospitals for superior outcomes in heart bypass and heart valve surgery and recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of America’s best hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery. A top institution in quality and outcomes, NSUH has received Magnet designation and is a recipient of the Silver Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care and Cardiothoracic Units.

Northwell Health is New York’s largest private employer and health care provider with $15 billion in annual operating budget and comprised of 21 hospitals, 850 outpatient facilities, 12,000 physicians, 18,900 nurses, and 79,000 total employees. The premier health system provides healthcare to over 2 million patients annually in the greater metropolitan New York area.

Reporting to the Associate Executive Director of Perioperative Services, the Senior Director of Perioperative Services provides leadership to a team of 570 full-time employees, with 23 operating rooms, 3 hybrid rooms, and 7 operating rooms in the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) performing 15,000 surgeries annually. The Senior Director will be responsible for maximizing the operational efficiency, profitability, and growth of Perioperative Services to continue to elevate NSUH as a leader in surgical care.  The Senior Director will ensure the full integration of services across the hospital and ASC to achieve the highest levels of clinical quality outcomes, patient satisfaction and value by supporting and enhancing the delivery of quality patient care through service integration, staff and resource management.  

The successful candidate will demonstrate a minimum of seven years’ progressive experience in leading and coordinating perioperative services, with proficiency in operations, strategy, and finance. Excellent leadership qualities, communication skills, and the ability to establish strong alignment with physicians and staff is required. A bachelor’s in nursing degree is required, as well as previous or current experience in leading perioperative services in an acute care hospital setting. An advanced degree in healthcare administration, business administration, or service line specialization is highly preferred. 

For confidential consideration or to nominate a colleague, please contact: 

Todd Wozniak
EVP, Managing Principal              
Cejka Search                                            
twozniak@cejkasearch.com                      
800.209.8143 ext. 64493