A director of perioperative services is responsible for overseeing the nursing services in a perioperative or surgical department. Your duties in this position are to oversee all clinical nurses, manage daily schedules, review department performance, institute new services and policies, and ensure the health and safety of both your workers and patients. As a director, you also have significant human resources responsibilities. For example, you hire new employees and help develop training programs for them. You work closely with other directors at the medical care facility, helping to develop and harmonize clinical policies across disciplines and departments.