Department: Perioperative/Surgery

Location: Mercy Medical Center
Job Type: Full-Time, Exempt

The Perioperative Manager is a hands-on, detail-oriented nursing leader responsible for overseeing all perioperative operations, including pre-op, OR, PACU. This role ensures safe, high-quality, patient-centered care, while managing staff, monitoring workflow efficiency, and driving performance improvement initiatives.

The Perioperative Manager serves as a key liaison with physicians, nursing leadership, and hospital executives, providing guidance on clinical issues, policy interpretation, and operational decisions. This solution-focused, adaptable leader mentors staff, implements effective workflows, manages change, and contributes to budget planning, supporting the growth and optimization of a high-performing perioperative team. 

• Lead and oversee all perioperative operations, ensuring safe, high-quality, patient-centered care and efficient surgical workflow.
• Manage and support perioperative staff, fostering engagement, accountability, and professional growth across all departments.
• Serve as a liaison with physicians, nursing leadership, and hospital executives, providing guidance on clinical issues, policy interpretation, and operational decisions.
• Analyze operational and clinical trends, implement effective workflows, and proactively resolve issues to improve efficiency, patient safety, and surgical outcomes.
• Maintain and drive performance improvement initiatives, monitoring compliance and outcomes to meet departmental and hospital standards.
• Contribute to budget planning and resource management to optimize perioperative operations.
• Conduct daily rounding and maintain a visible presence across perioperative areas to support staff, ensure workflow efficiency, and foster a collaborative environment.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

1. Must have a current and valid state license as a Registered Nurse.
2. BLS (AHA) upon hire and maintain current.
3. A minimum of two years supervisory/management experience necessary.
4. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), required for all hires after 1/11/2021.
5. CNOR; preferred.
6. Current ACLS (AHA) Certification upon hire and maintain current
7. At least two (2) years of experience in Surgical Nursing.
8. Current PALS (AHA) certification for those facilities caring for pediatric population.

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Mercy Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $88,483.20 to $128,148.80 on an annualized basis. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

The company is dedicated to empowering its staff with a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, allowing them the freedom to customize their benefits to fit their unique needs. Our abundant resources, programs, and voluntary options serve as a foundation for individual growth and well-being. Learn more here: https://www.primehealthcare.com/benefitsthatmattermost/