Director of Operations – Operating Rooms – Laval / Quebec

September 5, 2025

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Job Description

Description

Description
Location: Quebec City (with mobility to Laval)
Schedule: Full-time, permanent position
Salary: $160,000 to $240,000 depending on experience
An opportunity to play a strategic role at the heart of operational excellence and continuous improvement in the healthcare sector
Are you passionate about operational excellence, process optimization, complex project management, and continuous improvement? Do you dream of putting your industrial engineering expertise to work in a meaningful sector like healthcare? Join an innovative organization where your impact will be tangible, measurable, and essential.
About Us
Lacroix Private Medicine, a leader in specialized medicine outside the RAMQ for over 15 years, offers unique surgical expertise in a high-tech environment. Our operating room division encompasses several specialties:
Orthopedics
Neurosurgery (back surgery)
ENT
Gynecology
Urology
General Surgery
Maxillofacial Surgery
We serve a Quebec and Canada-wide clientele, with integrated accommodation solutions.
Your mandate
Role
Reporting directly to the presidents, the Director of Operations – Operating Rooms – Laval / Quebec will play a central role in improving the efficiency of the operating rooms. He or she will work collaboratively with clinical, medical, and administrative teams to:

  • Optimize perioperative processes (patient flow, resource management, room turnover times, etc.);
  • Analyze performance indicators and implement concrete improvement solutions;
  • Lead Lean/Six Sigma projects or other continuous improvement initiatives;
  • Participate in the design and layout of spaces to maximize their efficiency;
  • Support change and mobilize stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities
Participative Leadership

  • Embody and promote the organization’s mission, vision, and values within teams and organizations. Operations;
  • Establish a culture of sustainable performance, based on accountability, excellence, rigor, and autonomy;
  • Structure and develop surgical services to support the organization’s rapid growth;
  • Collaborate in the proactive resolution of strategic issues, particularly in the areas of ethics, health and safety, customer service, human resources, procurement, budget, and equipment;
  • Act as a strategic partner with operating room managers to identify performance issues and provide concrete and sustainable solutions;
  • Train, supervise, and mobilize managers in promoting the adoption of best practices in surgical operations management;
  • Ensure smooth, constructive, and respectful communication with other departments, while cultivating interdisciplinary collaboration and team spirit.

Operational Management

  • Supervise all clinical and administrative operations of the operating rooms, ensuring efficient and rigorous management;
  • Develop, monitor, and adjust budgets, key performance indicators (KPIs), business plans, and strategic objectives in line with the organization’s mission;
  • Optimize the use of human, material, and technological resources, with a view to efficiency, Cost-effectiveness and quality of care;
  • In-depth analysis of operational results, patient pathways, bottlenecks, and operating capacity to identify optimization levers and implement continuous improvement solutions;
  • Ensure strict compliance with ethical, safety, quality, and infection control standards, while meeting our clients’ high expectations.

Quality of care, continuous improvement, and compliance

  • Implement clinical best practices, Accreditation Canada standards, and the organization’s internal policies;
  • Actively participate in quality audits and lead initiatives continuous improvement;
  • Ensure regulatory compliance and ongoing training for medical and nursing staff, with a constant focus on competence and safety;
  • Collaborate closely with legal and medical teams to address ethical issues with rigor and a sense of ethics;
  • Design and implement improvements to processes, procedures, equipment, and the physical layout of operating rooms, with the aim of optimizing safety, operational efficiency, and quality of care;
  • Develop, review, and standardize working methods specific to each operating room to enhance consistency and performance;
  • Drive the evolution of standards, processes, and practices operational, ensuring their alignment with regulatory requirements and industry best practices;
  • Collect, analyze, and interpret quality-related data, define concrete action plans, and mobilize the relevant teams around measurable improvement objectives.

Product development, financial and budget management