Nurse Manager, Surgery

UT Health East Texas; Tyler (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Health benefits

Job summary

UT Health East Texas is seeking a Surgery Nursing Manager in Tyler, TX for day shift. The role leads a nursing team, coordinates multidisciplinary care, and drives quality outcomes within hospital operations.

Responsibilities include ensuring regulatory compliance, managing resources, and delivering high-quality patient care. Strong leadership in a fast-paced acute care setting is essential.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an approved school of nursing and Texas RN license.
• BSN is required.
• Current RN license or acceptable equivalent by state board of nursing.
• BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire/transfer.

Responsibilities

• Provide innovative leadership to maximize department contribution to hospital performance through planning and resource management, achieving quality outcomes in line with financial goals.
• Deliver nursing care to a group of patients and evaluate multidisciplinary care to improve outcomes.
• Ensure care delivery aligns with hospital philosophy and coordinates with other departments and services.
• Ensure hospital compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and accrediting bodies.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Registered Nurse license (Texas)

BLS certification

Job description

Overview

Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Surgery Nursing Manager in Tyler, TX.

Why Join Us?

Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better

• Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.


• People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.


• Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.

Get to Know Your Team:

• UT Health Tyler is the flagship hospital of the system serving hundreds of thousands annually. Specializing in advanced acute care medicine, our midtown location boasts a Level 1 trauma center and comprehensive stroke center, the region’s only EMCO program and a Level III NICU. Our medical staff includes more than 500 physicians and a full complement of subspecialty groups.

Responsibilities

• The Nurse Manager provides innovative leadership to maximize the department’s contribution to overall hospital performance through effective planning as well as human and financial resource management which result in quality outcomes in line with financial goals of the institution.


• Provides for the delivery of care to a group of patients and evaluates the multi-disciplinary care in a systematic fashion, in order to improve outcomes.


• The care is delivered within the framework of hospital philosophy in concert with departments and services within the hospital.


• Responsible for assuring hospital compliance with all local, state and federal regulations as well as accrediting organizations.

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

• Graduation from an approved school of nursing and licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Texas


• Bachelor of Science in Nursing


• Current RN license or current license deemed acceptable by the applicable State Board of Nursing


• BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and prior to providing direct patient care

Preferred Job Requirements:

• At least two years recent experience in the nursing specialty