Nursing Director Perioperative Services
Company: DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital
Location: Detroit
Posted on: January 7, 2026
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Job Description:
DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital is DMC's largest hospital, offering a
comprehensive heart center, cancer care, gerontology, emergency
medicine, obstetrics/gynecology and cosmetic services.
Sinai-Grace's joint replacement program features a revolutionary
minimally invasive knee and hip replacement surgery that attracts
patients from all over the country. Sinai-Grace operates more than
21 outpatient care sites and ambulatory surgery centers throughout
Wayne and Oakland Counties and is one of 10 hospitals in the nation
to be awarded a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant to help set
the standards of cardiac care for hospitals and physicians
throughout the nation. Summary Description Reporting to directly to
the site Chief Nursing Officer and indirectly to the Administrative
Director, Nursing Specialty - Perioperative Services for the
market, and with/through subordinate personnel, assumes leadership
responsibility for the services, functions, and processes in
Perioperative Services. The job frequently has programmatic
responsibilities in Nursing, and influences in recommendation,
development and implementation of policy & procedures; equipment
standardization; capital planning; standard work measures;
recruitment & retention efforts; process improvement initiatives;
and, coordination of the Joint Commission Survey Process. Approves
procedures/protocols and/or seeks other departmental approvals, as
appropriate. Develops, monitors and revises functional processes.
Provides input into the development and revision of organizational
structure for areas of responsibility. Approves personnel actions,
such as hires, fires and disciplines. Ensures the timely completion
of performance appraisals. This influence is limited to the site
level. Specifically, the position identifies the need for policy
development and/or revision, defines policies in collaboration with
higher-level management input, goals and objectives. In
collaboration with senior leadership, develops and implements
current to intermediate goals and measures for areas of
responsibility. Measures and assesses performance. As requested,
assists in long-range goal development. Develops and monitors
budget for areas of responsibility. Monitors activities for and
ensures compliance with laws, government regulations, Joint
Commission requirements and DMC policies. As directed, implements
external and internal audit recommendations. Ensures hospital
departments achieve objectives for diversity of their suppliers.
Minimum Qualifications 1. Master's degree in Nursing, Business,
Health Care Administration or related field. Of two degrees, one
must be in Nursing. 2. Seven years of progressively more
responsible clinical experience which may be concurrent clinical
and/or progressively more responsible management experience. 3.
Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of
Michigan. Skills Required 1. Analytical ability to create solutions
to difficult administrative, technical or human situations, to
anticipate and resolve a broad range of issues and concerns on
multiple, sometimes unrelated, topics, to determine the need for
process development and refinement, to independently evaluate
situations and outline ramifications of multiple solutions or
options, to recommend goals for a function/area and understand when
intervention in current work processes must occur to ensure
successful delivery of service. 2. Communication and interpersonal
skills for contacts with internal and external
customers/stakeholders to obtain and interpret a variety of
information based on knowledge of departmental practices, DMC
policies and programs and specific technical and regulatory
knowledge. Discretion must be exercised in deciding what and how to
communicate; conflict resolution skills must be exercised where
policy issues are concerned both within the functional area and
interdepartmentally. Diplomacy, tact and listening skills are
required. Ability to read, interpret and write technical materials.
3. Broad technical knowledge of the administration and operations
of healthcare functions and facilities including human, legal,
technological, fiscal and customer aspects of the delivery of care.
4. Project management skills including the ability to define
program, project, or process objectives, identify stakeholders and
their interests, plan steps, coordinate and allocate human,
technological and fiscal resources to accomplish goals and
objectives in a resourceful yet timely manner. 5. Leadership skills
including demonstrated willingness to pursue leadership roles with
increasing levels of accountability, comfort with decision-making
responsibilities, coaching, teaching and counseling skills, and the
ability to inspire and build confidence in others and to forge
alliances and garner support. Job: Nursing Primary Location:
Detroit, Michigan Facility: DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital Job Type: Full
Time Shift Type: Day
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