Director of Surgical Services - Full Time - DOSSJM

Director of Surgical Services

Location: San Antonio, TX

Schedule: Full-Time | Days | No Weekends

Position Type: Permanent

Compensation:

• Salary Range: $97,052 – $145,000 (based on years of experience)

• Incentive Bonus: 17.5%

• Relocation Assistance: Case-by-case basis

• Sign-On Bonus: Case-by-case basis

• Comprehensive benefits package

Position Summary

The Director of Surgical Services provides strategic and operational leadership for all surgical and perioperative departments. This leader is responsible for ensuring high-quality, patient-centered care through oversight of daily operations, staffing, fiscal management, and long-term strategic planning.

The Director reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer and oversees approximately 50–60 FTEs. This role currently does not have a Surgical Services Manager, requiring a hands-on, visible leader with strong operational expertise.

Responsibilities

Quality & Clinical Excellence

• Implement evidence-based practices to enhance patient safety and surgical outcomes.

• Ensure compliance with all regulatory, accreditation, and legal standards.

• Standardize clinical practice to improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

• Oversee equipment maintenance and adherence to surgical best practices.

• Promote interdisciplinary collaboration to ensure optimal patient care delivery.

Service & Patient Experience

• Drive initiatives to enhance patient satisfaction and surgical experience.

• Utilize performance feedback to improve service excellence.

• Lead strategies focused on delivering exceptional, compassionate care.

People & Leadership

• Foster a culture of accountability, engagement, and teamwork.

• Recruit, develop, and retain high-performing surgical staff.

• Provide mentorship, coaching, and performance management.

• Ensure staffing models align with surgical volume and acuity.

Growth & Strategic Development

• Collaborate with physicians and executive leadership to expand surgical service lines.

• Identify opportunities to grow robotics and specialty procedures.

• Support long-term strategic planning and service differentiation initiatives.

Financial & Operational Management

• Lead annual budgeting and financial forecasting for surgical services.

• Monitor labor productivity, premium pay utilization, and supply costs.

• Identify cost-reduction opportunities while maintaining quality standards.

Department Overview

• 5 Operating Rooms

• ~4,000 surgical cases annually

• Services include:

  • General Surgery

  • Orthopedics

  • Urology

  • ENT

  • Gynecology

  • Ophthalmology

  • Breast Surgery

  • Robotics

• 50–60 FTEs

• Reports directly to COO

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing required

• Master’s Degree preferred

Licensure

• Active RN License (Texas or Compact State)

Experience

• Minimum 3+ years of applicable leadership experience in Surgical Services required

• Prior Director or Surgical Services Manager experience strongly preferred

• Ambulatory Surgery Center leadership experience will be considered

• Demonstrated operational, financial, and quality improvement success

For more details reach at jmckenzie@navitashealth.com

About Navitas Healthcare, LLC: It is a certified WBENC and one of the fastest-growing healthcare staffing firms in the US providing Medical, Clinical and Non-Clinical services to numerous hospitals. We offer the most competitive pay for every position we cater. We understand this is a partnership. You will not be blindsided and your salary will be discussed upfront.