Program Mgr. Robotic Surgery

University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC); El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC) seeks a Robotic Surgery Program Manager to lead the strategic and operational growth of robotic surgery across applicable surgical specialties.

The role partners with surgeons, OR leadership, perioperative services, and hospital administration to optimize utilization, improve workflows, and expand access to advanced robotic care while maintaining patient safety and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• Three years of clinical direct patient experience required.
• Three years of program coordination, service line management, or operational leadership within a hospital or surgical environment required.
• Experience developing workflows, improving efficiency, or managing clinical operations.
• Experience in perioperative or surgical services, including direct involvement with robotic surgery (DaVinci preferred).
• Experience providing staff education, onboarding, or competency validation in a clinical setting.
• Experience with data tracking, reporting, and performance monitoring related to surgical operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the robotic surgery program.
• Collaborate with surgeons, OR leadership, perioperative services, hospital administration, supply chain, vendors, and frontline staff to optimize robotic system utilization.
• Lead education, quality improvement, and program development for robotic surgery while promoting collaboration, patient safety, staff engagement, and excellent clinical outcomes.

Skills

Robotic surgery operations

Operating room processes

Education delivery

Competency validation

Data tracking

Performance monitoring

Vendor liaison

Dashboard maintenance

Cost-saving strategies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Master’s degree in a related field

Job description

Job Summary

The Robotic Surgery Program Manager provides strategic and operational leadership for the robotic surgery program. This role is responsible for supporting safe, efficient, high-quality, and financially responsible growth of robotic surgery services across applicable surgical specialties. Partners with surgeons, operating room leadership, perioperative services, hospital administration, supply chain, vendors, and frontline staff to optimize robotic system utilization, improve workflows, support staff competency, and expand access to advanced surgical care. Serves as a key resource for robotic surgery operations, education, quality improvement, and program development while promoting collaboration, patient safety, staff engagement, and excellent clinical outcomes.

Minimum Job Requirements

• Three Years Of Clinical Direct Patient Experience Required.
• Three years of experience in program coordination, service line management, or operational leadership within a hospital or surgical environment required.
• Experience developing workflows, improving efficiency, or managing clinical operations.
• Experience in perioperative or surgical services, including direct involvement with robotic surgery. (DaVinci preferred).
• Experience providing staff education, onboarding, or competency validation in a clinical setting.
• Experience with data tracking, reporting, and performance monitoring related to surgical operations.

License / Registration / Certification

• Current and unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license issued by the Texas Board of Nursing required.
• Current BLS certification required.
• Current PALS certification required.
• Current ACLS certification required.
• Additional specialty certifications (e.g., CNOR, RNFA, Robotic Surgery Certification through Intuitive Surgical) preferred.

Education And Training

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing required. Master’s degree in a related field preferred.

Skills

• Deep knowledge of robotic surgery operations, workflows, equipment, and best practices to lead program development and continuous improvement.
• Strong understanding of operating room processes, surgical service lines, case scheduling, turnover, and perioperative standards across all patient populations.
• Ability to coordinate onboarding, deliver education, and validate competencies for RNs, surgical technologists, and OR support staff involved in robotic procedures.
• Skill in monitoring efficiency metrics (block utilization, turnover times, room readiness) and identifying opportunities to improve access, coordination, and performance.
• in maintaining dashboards, analyzing utilization and outcomes, tracking surgeon volumes, and presenting operational insights to leadership.
• Understanding of instrument usage, disposable spend, inventory needs, and cost-saving strategies to support financial sustainability of the robotic program.
• Ability to serve as the primary liaison with Intuitive Surgical and other vendors, evaluate new technologies, and support their integration into clinical practice.
• Capacity to identify opportunities for service expansion, support adoption in new specialties, and collaborate with providers to grow robotic surgery capabilities.
• Understanding of growth and development needs for neonates through geriatric patients, ensuring equitable and appropriate care in alignment with departmental policies.
• Strong interpersonal skills to promote CARES values, work effectively with multidisciplinary teams, and maintain a customer-service-oriented approach with staff, patients, and visitors.