Administrative Director - DUHS Perioperative Services
Duke, Durham, NC, United States
Administrative Director - DUHS Perioperative Services
Work Arrangement: On‑Site
Requisition Number: 267998
Regular or Temporary: Regular
Location: Durham, NC, US, 27710
Date: Mar 30, 2026
At Duke Health, we’re driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.
About Duke University Hospital Pursue your passion for caring with Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, which is consistently ranked among the best in the United States. The largest of the four Duke Health hospitals with 1062 patient beds, it features comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center, an endo‑surgery center, and more.
What you’ll do
Data driven approach informing rigorous clinical operations
Implementing operational utilization metrics to increase access for surgical cases and optimizing cases by surgical platform type
Inventory optimization to impact right item right time for patient care
What you bring As an accomplished operational leader, you bring the experience, judgment, and analytical skills to optimize operations across the perioperative service line.
Key responsibilities include
Direct the financial performance of Perioperative Services, including interpreting and monitoring annual supply budgets, partnering with clinicians, supply chain/value analysis, and product evaluation and standardization.
Prepare annual capital equipment budgets ensuring alignment with strategic priorities.
Facilitate the creation of an asset management database across entities detailing equipment, age, end‑of‑life and end‑of‑service dates to inform equipment transfer across entities and aggregate pricing opportunities.
Support enterprise permanent technology inventory implementation across DUHS surgical platforms and procedural areas.
Drive operational efficiency through process improvement, resource optimization and standardization of services across DUHS Perioperative Services.
Analyze surgical billing and revenue trends as informed by case posting and auditing.
Facilitate multidisciplinary improvement initiatives.
Provide crucial support of our growth plans.
Minimum Qualifications Education Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree preferred.
Experience Seven years of progressive administrative experience, generally in a hospital, health care or similar service industry, to become proficient in managing quality of care and financial performance over an assigned hospital service line. Preferred five or more years of progressive leadership experience in a healthcare setting.
Proven success in impacting operational efficiency across the health system, with experience leading complex, cross‑functional initiatives in a matrixed environment. Leadership style defined by empathy, accountability, clarity and collaboration.
A Master’s degree in Hospital Administration, Business Administration or a related field may be substituted for experience on a 1:1 basis.
Degrees, Licensures, Certifications Bachelor’s.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Experience supporting operational innovation, AI‑enabled operational enhancements or transformative operational initiatives.
Ability to implement sustainable change and help teams adopt new approaches.
Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy‑related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas — an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
Essential Physical Job Functions:
Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
Nearest Major Market:
Durham Nearest Secondary Market:
Raleigh
Read more about Duke’s commitment to affirmative action and nondiscrimination at hr.duke.edu/eeo.
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Requisition Number: 267998
Regular or Temporary: Regular
Location: Durham, NC, US, 27710
Date: Mar 30, 2026
At Duke Health, we’re driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.
About Duke University Hospital Pursue your passion for caring with Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, which is consistently ranked among the best in the United States. The largest of the four Duke Health hospitals with 1062 patient beds, it features comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center, an endo‑surgery center, and more.
What you’ll do
Data driven approach informing rigorous clinical operations
Implementing operational utilization metrics to increase access for surgical cases and optimizing cases by surgical platform type
Inventory optimization to impact right item right time for patient care
What you bring As an accomplished operational leader, you bring the experience, judgment, and analytical skills to optimize operations across the perioperative service line.
Key responsibilities include
Direct the financial performance of Perioperative Services, including interpreting and monitoring annual supply budgets, partnering with clinicians, supply chain/value analysis, and product evaluation and standardization.
Prepare annual capital equipment budgets ensuring alignment with strategic priorities.
Facilitate the creation of an asset management database across entities detailing equipment, age, end‑of‑life and end‑of‑service dates to inform equipment transfer across entities and aggregate pricing opportunities.
Support enterprise permanent technology inventory implementation across DUHS surgical platforms and procedural areas.
Drive operational efficiency through process improvement, resource optimization and standardization of services across DUHS Perioperative Services.
Analyze surgical billing and revenue trends as informed by case posting and auditing.
Facilitate multidisciplinary improvement initiatives.
Provide crucial support of our growth plans.
Minimum Qualifications Education Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree preferred.
Experience Seven years of progressive administrative experience, generally in a hospital, health care or similar service industry, to become proficient in managing quality of care and financial performance over an assigned hospital service line. Preferred five or more years of progressive leadership experience in a healthcare setting.
Proven success in impacting operational efficiency across the health system, with experience leading complex, cross‑functional initiatives in a matrixed environment. Leadership style defined by empathy, accountability, clarity and collaboration.
A Master’s degree in Hospital Administration, Business Administration or a related field may be substituted for experience on a 1:1 basis.
Degrees, Licensures, Certifications Bachelor’s.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Experience supporting operational innovation, AI‑enabled operational enhancements or transformative operational initiatives.
Ability to implement sustainable change and help teams adopt new approaches.
Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy‑related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas — an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
Essential Physical Job Functions:
Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
Nearest Major Market:
Durham Nearest Secondary Market:
Raleigh
Read more about Duke’s commitment to affirmative action and nondiscrimination at hr.duke.edu/eeo.
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