Manager, Perioperative Services

Stanford Health Care; Dublin (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley is seeking a Manager of Perioperative Services to lead day-to-day operations of perioperative nursing and clinical services, including OR, PACU, and recovery areas, with focus on staffing, room flow, and safety.

The role requires a BSN, preferred MSN/Healthcare Admin, at least five years clinical perioperative experience and two years leadership; California RN license and BLS; join a team dedicated to patient-centered care and regulatory readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in nursing required.
• Master’s degree in nursing, healthcare administration, or related field preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years of clinical perioperative experience.
• Minimum of two (2) years of formal or informal leadership experience.
• CA Registered Nurse license and BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day perioperative operations, staffing, case readiness, and room flow.
• Lead daily huddles, address staffing gaps, equipment constraints, and recovery bottlenecks.
• Supervise nurse managers and staff; support recruitment, onboarding, and performance feedback.
• Promote accountability, psychological safety, service excellence, and teamwork.
• Monitor quality, safety events, regulatory readiness, and ensure C-I-CARE adherence.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Clinical operations

Staffing coordination

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Master's degree in Nursing or Healthcare Administration

Job description

If you're ready to be part of our legacy of hope and innovation, we encourage you to take the first step and explore our current job openings. Your best is waiting to be discovered.Day - 08 Hour (United States of America)This is a Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley job.A Brief OverviewThe Manager of Perioperative Services is responsible for day-to-day leadership and operational management of perioperative nursing and clinical operations within the Interventional and Procedural Services Platform. Scope includes Operating Room operations and associated pre/post, PACU, and procedural recovery functions as assigned.Reporting to the Senior Director of Procedural Nursing and Clinical Operations, the Manager leads assistant nurse managers and staff to deliver safe, efficient, reliable, patient-centered surgical and procedural care. The role is accountable for staffing, scheduling, case readiness, room flow, clinical practice standards, quality and safety follow-up, employee engagement, regulatory readiness, and collaboration with surgeons, anesthesia, SPD, supply chain, and procedural scheduling.LocationsStanford Health Care Tri-ValleyWhat you will doDaily Operations and Case ReadinessManage daily perioperative operations, staffing assignments, case readiness, add-on coordination, room flow, turnover performance, and recovery capacity coordination.Lead or participate in daily procedural huddles and ensure timely escalation of staffing gaps, instrument issues, equipment constraints, vendor needs, and recovery bottlenecks.Ensure reliable pre-procedure readiness, H&P/consent/lab/medication readiness processes, surgical safety checklist completion, and handoff standard work.Team Leadership and Workforce ManagementSupervise assistant nurse managers, charge nurses, and team members as assigned.Support recruitment, onboarding, competency completion, scheduling, performance feedback, corrective action, retention, and staff engagement.Promote a culture of accountability, psychological safety, service excellence, and teamwork.Quality, Safety, and Regulatory ComplianceMonitor quality and safety events, near misses, retained item risks, specimen labeling defects, infection prevention issues, and procedural verification reliability.Partner with Quality, Infection Prevention, SPD, Nursing Professional Development, and the Senior Director to implement corrective actions and sustain regulatory readiness.· Ensure staff adherence to policies, clinical standards, documentation expectations, C-I-CARE, and applicable regulatory requirements.Operational Improvement and Resource StewardshipImprove first-case on-time starts, turnover time, cancellation avoidance, case duration accuracy, preference card accuracy, and staffing productivity.Partner with SPD and supply chain to strengthen instrument readiness, case cart completeness, preference card accuracy, implant/device processes, and vendor tray reliability.Manage budgeted expenditures, supplies, staffing resources, overtime, call utilization, and productivity within established expectations.Key Performance MetricsFirst-case on-time starts, turnover time, case duration accuracy, cancellation rate, room utilization, add-on performance, and recovery throughput.Staffing productivity, overtime, call utilization, vacancy, turnover, engagement, competency completion, and certification.Surgical safety checklist reliability, retained item events, specimen labeling defects, infection prevention indicators, safety event closure, and regulatory readiness.Preference card accuracy, tray accuracy, case cart completeness, instrument availability, and equipment readiness.Employee must perform all duties and responsibilities in accordance with the C-I-CARE Standards of the Hospital. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley’s patient experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions.Education QualificationsBachelor's Degree in nursing required. Master’s degree in nursing, healthcare administration, or related field preferredExperience QualificationsMinimum of five (5) years of clinical experience in perioperative, PACU, procedural, critical care, or related acute care settings requiredMinimum of two (2) years of formal or informal leadership experience preferredExperience with OR flow, staffing, regulatory readiness, quality improvement, and physician/anesthesia collaboration preferredLicenses and CertificationsBLS - Basic Life Support required .CA Registered Nurse - Valid license as a Registered Nurse issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN). Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities as well as possession of any required licenses or certifications is qualifying.These principles apply to ALL employees:SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family ExperienceStanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford’s patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery.You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family’s perspective:Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective careShow Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better healthCoordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordinationEqual Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $87.31 - $116.42 per hourThe salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.