Clinical Manager | Anesthesiology

Gundersen Health System; United States; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Gundersen Health System is seeking a Clinical Manager of Anesthesiology to provide operational leadership across multiple care settings, including the Main Operating Room and Outpatient Surgery Center. You will partner with the Department Chair, physician leaders, and operations teams to advance departmental goals and drive workforce planning and strategic priorities.

The role supports anesthesia services organization-wide, with a focus on staffing, budgeting, and quality improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in health-related field required.
• 5–7 years of clinical or healthcare leadership experience.
• License or certification required for area of specialty.
• RN license preferred.
• Experience in perioperative services, anesthesiology, surgical services, or procedural care environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct leadership for approximately 12 Anesthesia Technicians and a Senior Office Assistant (SOA).
• Support workforce planning, staffing, scheduling, and provider resource management.
• Lead recruitment, onboarding, retention, and professional development initiatives.
• Partner with physician and operational leaders to achieve departmental goals and drive strategic priorities.
• Support budgeting, capital planning, FTE management, and operational performance.
• Monitor quality metrics and lead continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate departmental communications, meetings, and key operational activities.
• Support Epic optimization, procedural scheduling, and the continued growth of anesthesia services.

Skills

Leadership

Staff management

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in health-related field

RN license (preferred)

Job description

Love + medicine is who we are, it's what we do, it's why people want to work here.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Clinical Manager | Anesthesiology Location: La Crosse, WI Schedule: Full-time | Days (typically between 7:00 AM-4:30 PM with flexibility, Monday-Friday) | No weekends, holidays, or call

Why Join Emplify Health?

Join one of the region's largest and most sophisticated anesthesiology practices as a key operational leader supporting surgical and procedural services across multiple care settings. In partnership with physician leadership and interdisciplinary teams, you'll drive strategic initiatives, support operational excellence, and help advance the future of procedural care. If you enjoy solving complex challenges, building relationships, and supporting high‑performing clinical teams, this role offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

Position Overview

The Clinical Manager of Anesthesiology provides operational leadership and support to ensure the delivery of high-quality anesthesia services across the organization. This leader partners closely with the Department Chair, physician leaders, and operational stakeholders to advance departmental objectives, support workforce planning, and drive operational excellence. The role supports anesthesiology services across the Main Operating Room, Outpatient Surgery Center, and a variety of procedural areas, including GI Lab, Cath Lab, Interventional Radiology, Labor & Delivery, Emergency Services, and Imaging.

What You'll Do

• Provide direct leadership for approximately 12 Anesthesia Technicians and a Senior Office Assistant (SOA)
• Support workforce planning, staffing, scheduling, and provider resource management
• Lead recruitment, onboarding, retention, and professional development initiatives
• Partner with physician and operational leaders to achieve departmental goals and drive strategic priorities
• Support budgeting, capital planning, FTE management, and operational performance
• Monitor quality metrics and lead continuous improvement initiatives
• Coordinate departmental communications, meetings, and key operational activities
• Support Epic optimization, procedural scheduling, and the continued growth of anesthesia services

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in a health-related field
• 5-7 years of clinical or equivalent healthcare experience demonstrating leadership skills
• Any license or certification required for area of specialty

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a field related to clinical specialty
• Previous management experience
• Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Experience in perioperative services, anesthesiology, surgical services, or procedural care environments
• Experience partnering with physicians and interdisciplinary leadership teams

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Bring experience in surgery, anesthesiology, or procedural care environments
• Understand the complexities of surgical and procedural operations
• Be highly independent and comfortable managing competing priorities
• Demonstrate confidence and professionalism when partnering with physicians and clinical leaders
• Be assertive, adaptable, and skilled at solving operational challenges
• Build strong relationships across departments while fostering collaboration
• Thrive in a fast‑paced environment where innovation, growth, and continuous improvement are expected

What You'll Get

• Opportunity to support a large, highly respected anesthesiology practice
• Autonomous leadership role with significant visibility and influence across surgical and procedural services
• Partnership with experienced physician and operational leaders
• Exposure to a wide variety of surgical and procedural specialties
• Involvement in strategic growth initiatives across the organization
• Career development and leadership growth opportunities
• Tuition Investment Program
• Competitive retirement and healthcare benefits
• A collaborative team that values innovation, problem-solving, and continuous improvement

About Emplify Health

Emplify Health, a partnership of Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System, is a leading not‑for‑profit, patient‑centered healthcare network based in Green Bay and La Crosse, Wisconsin. With 11 hospitals and more than 100 clinics, we serve communities across Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Join us and help advance exceptional surgical and procedural care while supporting the teams that make it possible. If you need assistance with any portion of the application or have questions about the position, please contact [e-mail] or call 608-775-0267. We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values — belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility — our pillars set our foundation and our future.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer Around here, loving your job is part of the job. Join our mission in changing healthcare while finding a career you'll love! Gundersen Health System offers a proud, local history spanning more than 100 years. Our personalized patient care model is only the beginning of what you will experience as we foster population health transformation and innovation to serve our communities and you. We've made it a priority to enrich the lives of our employees as they find a career they love. Using each employee's unique talents and passions, Gundersen is committed to delivering exceptional patient and family‑centered care to the communities we serve. You can be part of an exciting, highly adaptable and mission‑driven organization with a work environment that supports you personally and professionally and a work culture where you are valued and appreciated offering an employee‑first culture, work‑life balance, and career advancement & growth opportunities. This culture allows our organization to attract elite talent, like yourself!

What You Can Expect:

Empowerment to shape your work environment, encouragement to improve processes and create efficiencies, and support when seeking opportunities for growth Culture that encourages self‑care and provides you with opportunities to be your best self at work and at home Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages, as applicable, ensuring your comfort and well‑being as a valuable team member Support for your career growth through Professional Development Opportunities, our Tuition Investment Program, Career Development Center, and online continuing education courses Inside our walls and our neighborhoods, we deliver world‑class medical care and the right amount of love. We call it LOVE + MEDICINE and it’s more than our practice. It is who we are. Gundersen Health System, based in LaCrosse, WI, is the leading provider of primary and specialized care in western Wisconsin, southeast Minnesota, and northeast Iowa; serving more than 500,000 residents throughout 22 counties. Our physician‑led, not‑for‑profit healthcare system includes a 325‑bed teaching hospital, tertiary referral center, and LevelII Trauma Center; community clinics; 6 affiliate critical access hospitals; nursing homes; behavioral health services; vision centers; pharmacies; and air and ground ambulance services. Together, we inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning, and innovating. We deliver Love + Medicine every day to change lives in our communities and enrich the lives of our employees.

Remote/Hybrid Eligible

A rewarding career and an excellent quality of life awaits you. Learn more about our excellence in patient care, education, research, culture, and something we call Love + Medicine at www.gundersenhealth.org/careers/life.