Senior Vice President, Perioperative Service Line Operations

Overview

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Work Location: Atlanta, GA

Description

The Senior Vice President, Perioperative Service Line at Emory Healthcare provides enterprise-level leadership and has accountability for all perioperative strategy, business, financial and operational functions across hospitals and ambulatory sites-driving systemwide access, throughput, policy standardization, performance metrics, financial optimization, and cross-site asset and digital tool utilization while partnering with local perioperative leaders to deliver measurable improvements in operational throughput, quality, patient and staff experience, cost efficiency, and growth.

 

The SVP reports directly to Emory Healthcare Chief Operating and Administrative Officer and participates in the EHC Service Line Executive Committee to ensure close coordination between all service lines, clinical operations and the executive leadership team

 

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE LINE GOVERNANCE

• Provide executive leadership and strategic direction for service line operations across all EHC entities and affiliated locations, including enterprise perioperative services
• Partner with service line, perioperative, and operating unit leadership to establish vision, strategic priorities, and performance goals for the clinical enterprise
• Serve as a key liaison between clinical leaders, perioperative leadership teams, operating units, and system executives to ensure alignment, transparency, and effective communication
• Facilitate collaborative, data-driven decision-making throughout the service line to ensure efficient and effective healthcare delivery model for all perioperative services
• Lead the development, communication, and execution of enterprise-wide policies and escalation pathways supporting access, case prioritization, and operational standardization

CLINICAL OPERATIONS, QUALITY, PATIENT SAFETY, AND ACCESS 

• Collaborate with service line leadership, perioperative leaders, and operating unit nurse executives to ensure patient safety, quality, and access across the entire care continuum
• Partner with the Office of Quality to establish highly reliable systems that meet quality, safety, and patient experience objectives, including perioperative services
• Coordinate with clinical departments, perioperative teams, and support services to ensure delivery of high-quality, safe, and efficient care, including integration of research activities
• Ensure standardization and spread of evidence-based best practices across service lines, balancing enterprise consistency with local operational needs
• Partner with enterprise and entity leaders to advance access, throughput, and load balancing strategies that optimize patient flow and capacity utilization

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE, THROUGHPUT, AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT

• Align clinical, perioperative, and business functions to support efficient, effective, and sustainable service line operations
• Lead enterprise access, throughput, and load balancing strategies, including roadmap development, execution, and outcomes-driven performance measurement
• Oversee perioperative block management standards, including utilization thresholds, release times, allocation methodologies, and quarterly enterprise performance roll-ups
• Lead process improvement and care transformation initiatives using operational excellence methodologies, performance improvement tools, and digital solutions
• Conduct regular enterprise performance reviews, including monthly operating and perioperative reviews, and drive corrective action plans in partnership with entity leadership
• Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, standardization, and continuous improvement across inter-professional and cross-site care teams

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, CAPITAL PLANNING, AND RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION

• Partner with service line and perioperative triad leaders to support budget planning, financial analysis, shared services operations, and enterprise financial optimization
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