Surgical Services Nurse Manager

This highly recognized Bay Area organization is seeking a Surgical Services Nurse Manager for an exceptional opportunity to lead a busy, well‑established operating room environment. The Surgical Services Nurse Manager role is ideal for an experienced RN leader who enjoys balancing clinical excellence with operational leadership in an active surgical setting. The Surgical Services Nurse Manager will join a respected, not-for-profit acute care hospital known for its strong governance structure and consistent commitment to patient safety and quality outcomes. This hospital supports a broad range of surgical services and maintains accreditations that reflect high clinical standards, while still offering a connected, collaborative culture that values nursing leadership. The Surgical Services Nurse Manager will play a visible role in sustaining those standards across perioperative services. The Surgical Services Nurse Manager reports to senior perioperative leadership and works closely with directors, physicians, anesthesia teams, and hospital administration. In this role, the Surgical Services Nurse Manager provides direct leadership to charge nurses, clinical supervisors, and frontline perioperative staff while collaborating across departments to ensure smooth surgical operations. Strong partnerships with quality, infection prevention, and materials management are central to the Surgical Services Nurse Manager’s success. The Surgical Services Nurse Manager oversees an active OR department with 16 surgical suites, supporting approximately 3,500 inpatient surgeries and nearly 10,000 outpatient procedures each year. This is a high‑energy, professionally driven environment with experienced surgeons, skilled anesthesia partners, and dedicated perioperative nurses and techs. The Surgical Services Nurse Manager will step into a department that values teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement. The Surgical Services Nurse Manager is responsible for clinical leadership including staff development, competency management, patient safety initiatives, and ongoing quality improvement across surgical services. On the administrative side, the Surgical Services Nurse Manager oversees staffing, scheduling, budgeting, regulatory readiness, and operational workflows while maintaining strong physician relationships. This role blends hands‑on clinical insight with strategic oversight to support a 24/7 surgical operation. Located in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area, the Surgical Services Nurse Manager will enjoy access to world‑class dining, outdoor recreation, and a vibrant professional community. The region offers coastal scenery, urban energy, and year‑round mild weather, making it an appealing place to build both a career and a life. For the Surgical Services Nurse Manager, this location adds long‑term lifestyle value to an already impactful leadership role. The Surgical Services Nurse Manager position offers Competitive Compensation along with Generous Benefits, including eligibility for a sign‑on bonus, annual bonus potential up to 15% of base, merit increases, and a full benefits package. Beyond compensation, the Surgical Services Nurse Manager will have meaningful influence on surgical quality, staff engagement and patient outcomes within a high‑performing perioperative program. #J-18808-Ljbffr