Associate Nurse Manager I, Perioperative Services (Operating Room)

Position Title: Nurse Manager I Perioperative Services (Operating Room) (Confidential Client)
Location: Happy Valley OR Onsite
Employment Type: Permanent

Compensation

• Salary: $157000 - $165000/yr

Benefits

Excellent medical vision mental health and dental care. Company-funded pension. Generous vacation holiday and sick leave. 403(b) matching and additional retirement plans. Educational opportunities and tuition reimbursement. Disability and life insurance coverage. Wellness and employee assistance programs. Health care dependent care and transit flexible spending account options.

Company Overview (Confidential)

Our Client is a leading healthcare organization committed to delivering safe quality and standardized patient care across multiple service lines. The organization operates a complex 24/7 clinical environment and emphasizes evidence-based practice regulatory compliance and continuous operational improvement.

Position Summary

The Nurse Manager I Perioperative Services will lead and manage the Operating Room unit overseeing patient care delivery staff development and operational excellence in a 24/7 environment. This position is responsible for implementing best practice models ensuring regulatory compliance managing resources and fostering a safe environment for patients and employees while maintaining clinical expertise and providing clinical supervision.

Must-Haves

• Strong operating room leadership experience
• Minimum three (3) years of experience in patient care delivery
• Bachelors degree in Nursing (BSN) AND minimum three (3) years of experience in business operations clinical healthcare or a directly related field
• Minimum two (2) years of experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports
• Registered Nurse License (Oregon) required at hire
• Basic Life Support required at hire
• Surgical service experience
• Perioperative experience

Primary Functions

• Provide developmental opportunities for staff; build collaborative cross-functional relationships and provide coaching to drive performance improvement
• Lead and adapt to organizational change implementing best practices and industry trends
• Manage designated work unit by translating business plans into tactical action items and overseeing work assignment completion
• Manage hospital administrative functions including compliance with timelines financial commitments data collection and budget management
• Manage care delivery operations in a 24/7 environment by monitoring operational activities managing multidisciplinary teams implementing emergency preparedness programs and managing nursing services delivery
• Manage improvements to operations and technology processes through cross-functional team leadership and structured problem-solving
• Monitor and guide continuous improvement of quality and safety of clinical practices services and operations
• Hold staff accountable for compliance with legal and regulatory requirements including Nursing Practice Act The Joint Commission federal state and local requirements
• Investigate and resolve patient/family/member concerns regarding patient care and services
• Monitor resource needs and equipment supplies and medications in assigned clinical areas

Required Skills

• Operating room leadership experience
• Surgical service experience
• Perioperative experience
• Patient safety knowledge
• Nursing principles
• Emergency preparedness
• Evidence-based medicine principles
• Change management
• Business process improvement
• Compliance management
• Employee training
• Conflict resolution
• Stakeholder management
• Healthcare quality standards
• Healthcare compliance
• Workforce planning
• Legal and regulatory requirements
• Microsoft Office
• Information systems