Manager Perioperative Services

CommonSpirit Health; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 91,279 - 150,613; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health is seeking a Manager of Perioperative Services to provide leadership and operational oversight for all perioperative phases, ensuring safe, high-quality, and efficient surgical care. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, optimize schedules, allocate resources, and implement best practices to enhance quality and safety.

Ideal candidates have extensive perioperative clinical leadership, the ability to inspire staff, and a track record in improving performance.

Qualifications

• Minimum six years of perioperative nursing experience with demonstrated job knowledge/abilities.
• Three years in a supervisory or management capacity or equivalent.
• Nursing degree from an accredited school, with licensure upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and operational oversight across all perioperative phases.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams and optimize surgical schedules.
• Oversee resource allocation and implement best practices for quality and safety.
• Monitor financial performance and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Drive continuous improvement in perioperative services.
• Inspire staff and align services to strategic goals.

Skills

Perioperative leadership

Staff supervision

Regulatory compliance

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in healthcare-related field

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Manager of Perioperative Services, you will provide comprehensive leadership and operational oversight for all perioperative phases, ensuring safe, high-quality, and efficient surgical care. Your role optimizes patient outcomes and staff performance.

Every day you will manage multidisciplinary teams, optimize surgical schedules, oversee resource allocation, and implement best practices to enhance quality, safety, and efficiency. You will also monitor financial performance, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive continuous improvement.

To be successful, you need extensive perioperative clinical/leadership experience, a deep understanding of surgical processes, and exceptional interpersonal/problem-solving skills. Your ability to inspire staff, manage challenges, and align services strategically will be paramount in fostering excellence and achieving superior surgical outcomes.

Ideally the candidate should have previous PACU (Recovery Room) and/or Pre-op/Phase II experience in a tertiary level setting, or have held a previous leadership position in a Perioperative Services department that included the Peri-Anesthesia departments.

Job Requirements*Required

• Bachelors Other in a healthcare-related field and graduation from an accredited school of nursing and minimum of six years of recent work experience in perioperative nursing that demonstrates attainment of the requisite job knowledge/abilities, upon hire and
• three years in a supervisory or management capacity or
• any equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position.
• None, upon hire

Where You'll Work

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has a rich history of providing exceptional healthcare, dating back to 1891. Building upon a legacy of compassionate care and innovation, our organization has evolved over the years through strategic partnerships and integrations to expand our reach and services across the Puget Sound area.

Today, as Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, we remain deeply committed to healing the whole person - body, mind, and spirit - in the communities we serve. This commitment is strengthened by the diverse expertise and shared values brought together through our growth.

Our dedicated providers offer a full spectrum of health care services, from routine wellness to complex disease management, all grounded in rigorous research and education. Our comprehensive network of 10 hospitals and nearly 300 care sites strategically located across the greater Puget Sound region reflects our ongoing commitment to accessibility and comprehensive care.

We are proud of our pioneering medical advances and numerous awards and accreditations that reflect our dedication to excellence. When you join Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, you become part of a team that delivers top-quality, professional healthcare in modern, well-equipped facilities, and contributes to a legacy of service built on collaboration and shared purpose.

Pay Range

$66.26 - $109.33 /hour