PACU Nurse Manager - Level 1 Trauma Center

Sentara Health; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

401k/403B with employer match

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, VA seeks a Manager, Main Operating Room/PACU to lead perioperative operations. The role focuses on delivering high-quality care, safety, and mentorship within a complex academic medical center.

Responsibilities include managing OR/PACU services, staffing, and scheduling, with a focus on cross-functional leadership in General/ENT/Trauma and related specialties. Competitive benefits and full-time employment offered.

Qualifications

• RN-Bachelor's level degree required.
• 3 years OR experience; 3 years supervisory.
• RN license required; Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee perioperative operations for OR/PACU.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality services meeting patient expectations.
• Safe management of patients throughout perioperative experience.
• Mentor staff aligning with surgeon expectations and safety standards.
• Manage 2 direct reports and oversight of ~125 indirect reports.
• Recruit RNs including Call and Holiday schedules.

Skills

Leadership

Perioperative care

Team supervision

Education

RN-Bachelor's Degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Overview:

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital (SNGH) is currently hiring a Manager, Main Operating Room/PACU!

This is a Full-Time position with great benefits!

Position is located in Norfolk, VA.

City/State

Norfolk, VA

Work Shift

First (Days)

Serving as a destination medical center in the Mid-Atlantic region, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is one of just five Level 1 trauma centers in Virginia, home to the Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance, region’s first Magnet® hospital and nationally ranked heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital.

Job Responsibilities

• Assume responsibility and accountability for operations and success.
• Responsible for the delivery of high quality services which meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Position is responsible for safe management of patients throughout perioperative experience.
• Serve as mentor by role modeling a professional practice consistent with surgeon expectations, organizational goals, customer service, clinical effectiveness, patient safety and clinical standards of care.
• Manage 2 direct reports and oversight of approx. 125 indirect reports
• Scope include the following specialties: General/ENT/Trauma, Vascular/Podiatry and GYN/Eyes/Plastics/Orientees
• Hiring of RNs including their Call schedule and Holiday schedule

Job Requirements

• Required Education : RN-Bachelor's Level Degree
• Experience: Operating Room- 3 years; Supervisory- 3 years
• Licenses and Certifications: Registered Nurse
• Master's level degree in nursing preferred.
• Preferred experience in PACU or ICU as well as leadership experience in a highly complex academic medical center.

Benefits

Sentara offers an attractive array of full-time benefits to include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Paid Time Off, Paid Sick Leave, Paid Parental Leave, and Emergency Caregiver Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Paydown programs
• 401k/403B, 401a plans
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Work Perks

PLUS, Sentara just added MORE benefits that support the needs of you and your family. Ask about our Student Debt Program, our additional floating holiday that was added, or our new resources that will help strengthen your financial outlook. We are confident that you will find our new, enhanced benefit package will exceed your expectations!

Be a part of an excellent healthcare organization that cares about our People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity. Join a team that has a mission to improve health every day and a vision to be the healthcare choice of the communities that we serve!

Sentara employees strive to make our communities healthier places to live. We’re setting the standard for medical excellence within a vibrant, creative, and highly productive workplace. For more information about our employee benefits, CLICK HERE!

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We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $123,572.80 - $188,635.20 annually. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, on-call pay, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs. Note: If an annual salary is posted, it is based on a full-time colleague working 2,080 hours annually. Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays); paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and voluntary benefits.

Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance - $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down - $10,000
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan
• Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

Here at Sentara, we are committed to consistently enhancing our training, advancement tracks, work-life benefits, and more. Our goal is to make you feel more excited to be here every day!

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.