Perioperative Services Nurse Leader

University of California - Irvine Health; California; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

UCI Health in California seeks a Nurse Manager, Perioperative Services to oversee operational, clinical, and financial performance across perioperative programs. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, develop goals and policies, and ensure safe, high-quality patient care in line with regulatory standards.

You will manage staffing, performance evaluations, and professional development while driving performance improvement, budget adherence, and collaboration across the surgical enterprise.

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate excellent customer service skills.
• Minimum 2 years management experience preferably in a hospital or large, complex healthcare system.
• Knowledge of Title 22 and Joint Commission Requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to collect, analyze, and interpret data, including report creation and data validation.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System.
• Professional certification (preferred).
• Prior experience in unit-specific service line business (preferred).
• MBA (preferred).
• MSN in Nursing (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Oversee operational, clinical, and financial performance of perioperative services across assigned facilities.
• Lead development and implementation of departmental goals, policies, and performance improvements; manage staffing, onboarding, and evaluations.
• Foster a culture of patient safety, service excellence, teamwork, and continuous quality improvement across surgical enterprise.

Skills

Customer service

Management experience

Regulatory knowledge

Data analysis

Project coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science, Nursing

Master of Business Administration

Master of Science in Nursing

Job description

UCI Health in California seeks a Nurse Manager, Perioperative Services to oversee operational, clinical, and financial performance across perioperative programs. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, develop goals and policies, and ensure safe, high-quality patient care in line with regulatory standards.

You will manage staffing, performance evaluations, and professional development while driving performance improvement, budget adherence, and collaboration across the surgical enterprise.