Registered Nurse, Supervisor, Preop, PACU and ERU

WRM Western Regional Medical Center; Goodyear (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Hope is seeking a Registered Nurse Supervisor to lead Preoperative Services, PACU, and Extended Recovery in the Goodyear/Phoenix area. The role emphasizes clinical leadership, patient safety, and efficient perioperative flow.

The supervisor will coordinate staffing, ensure readiness, and partner with surgeons, anesthesia, and nursing leadership to deliver high‑quality, compliant care. Arizona RN licensure and BLS/ACLS are required.

Qualifications

• BSN required; 5 years in perioperative, peri anesthesia, critical care, or acute‑care nursing.
• Minimum 1 year in a charge nurse, lead, supervisory, or other leadership role.
• Demonstrated Preop and/or PACU experience is required.
• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in Arizona or a multistate license with Arizona practice privileges.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS).
• American Heart Association Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS).

Responsibilities

• Directs day‑to‑day Preop, PACU, and Extended Recovery operations, staffing, readiness, and patient flow.
• Provides direct supervision, coaching, rounding, and performance feedback for assigned personnel.
• Participates in recruitment, onboarding, competency validation, scheduling, timekeeping, attendance management, recognition, corrective action, and evaluations.
• Promotes psychological safety, respectful communication, teamwork, retention, and equitable policy application.
• Monitors compliance with policies and regulatory standards related to preoperative assessment, medication reconciliation, patient identification, and handoffs.

Skills

Leadership

Supervisory

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Staff education

Nursing leadership

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Job description

Registered Nurse, Supervisor, Preop, PACU and ERU

About City of Hope, City of Hope's mission is to make hope a reality for all touched by cancer and diabetes. Founded in 1913, City of Hope has grown into one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S., and one of the leading research centers for diabetes and other life‑threatening illnesses. City of Hope research has been the basis for numerous breakthrough cancer medicines, as well as human synthetic insulin and monoclonal antibodies. With an independent, National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center that is ranked among the top in the nation for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report at its core, City of Hope’s uniquely integrated model spans cancer care, research and development, academics and training, and a broad philanthropy program that powers its work. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and cancer treatment centers and outpatient facilities in the Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix areas.

The Perioperative Supervisor provides day‑to‑day clinical, operational, and personnel leadership for Preoperative Services, the Post‑Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), and Extended Recovery. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Perioperative Services, the Supervisor translates departmental goals into reliable daily practice, coordinates staffing and patient flow, and maintains a visible leadership presence across assigned areas. The role is accountable for patient readiness, safe post‑anesthesia recovery, extended‑stay care, regulatory readiness, quality outcomes, staff performance, and timely rThis leader serves as the direct link among frontline staff, surgeons, anesthesia professionals, hospitalists, advanced practice providers, support departments, and perioperative leadership. The Supervisor promotes a high‑reliability culture, evidence‑based practice, effective handoffs, interdisciplinary collaboration, and shared accountability for patient safety, employee engagement, service excellence, and continuous improvement. Based on patient care needs and departmental operations, the Supervisor may intermittently assume a direct patient care assignment within the scope of licensure and validated clinical competency and acts on behalf of department leadership when delegated.esolution of clinical and operational concerns.

Daily Operations and Patient Flow – Directs daily Preop, PACU, and Extended Recovery operations, including staffing deployment, assignments, readiness huddles, patient preparation, bay and bed utilization, admissions, transfers, discharges, and management of add‑on or delayed cases. Coordinates with Surgery, anesthesia, inpatient services, pharmacy, laboratory, imaging, and other partners to address barriers, support on‑time case starts, and promote safe, efficient progression through the perioperative continuum.

People Leadership and Workforce Management – Provides direct supervision, coaching, rounding, and performance feedback for assigned personnel. Participates in recruitment, selection, onboarding, competency validation, scheduling, timekeeping, attendance management, recognition, corrective action, annual evaluations, and professional development. Promotes psychological safety, respectful communication, teamwork, retention, and equitable application of policies and standards.

Quality, Safety, and Regulatory Compliance – Monitors compliance with organizational policies and applicable regulatory and professional standards related to preoperative assessment and readiness, medication reconciliation, patient identification, handoffs, physiologic and airway monitoring, pain and nausea management, infection prevention, emergency response, discharge criteria, and documentation. Maintains survey readiness, participates in tracers, investigates safety events and near misses, completes timely follow‑up, and implements sustainable corrective actions.

Perianesthesia and Extended Recovery Oversight – Provides clinical and operational leadership across Preop, PACU, and Extended Recovery to ensure safe, efficient, and consistent delivery of perianesthesia care. Promotes adherence to established clinical standards, recovery and discharge criteria, escalation pathways, and evidence‑based practice while supporting staff competency and appropriate resource utilization. Partners with anesthesia professionals, surgeons, hospitalists, APPs, and interdisciplinary teams to address barriers to care progression, facilitate safe transitions, and support timely resolution of patient and caregiver concerns, including appropriate service‑recovery efforts.

Performance Improvement and Resource Stewardship – Monitors and evaluates key operational, clinical, quality, safety, workforce, financial, and patient experience indicators across Preop, PACU, and Extended Recovery. Uses data to identify trends, drive performance improvement initiatives, optimize workflow and capacity, support regulatory compliance, and ensure effective stewardship of labor, supplies, equipment, medications, and departmental resources.

Collaboration, Education, and Leadership Coverage – Collaborates with the Senior Manager, other perioperative supervisors, surgeons, anesthesia professionals, hospitalists, APPs, nursing leaders, case management, pharmacy, rehabilitation, respiratory therapy, and other partners to implement departmental and organizational priorities. Communicates policy, workflow, equipment, and practice changes; reinforces staff education; supports shared governance; represents assigned departments in meetings or committees; and provides leadership coverage during and outside standard hours as required.

Follows established City of Hope and department policies, procedures, objectives, performance improvement, attendance, safety, environmental, and infection control guidelines, including adherence to the workplace code of Conduct and Compliance Plan.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). 5 years of progressive perioperative, peri anesthesia, critical care, or acute‑care nursing experience, including a minimum of one (1) years in a charge nurse, lead, supervisory, or other leadership role. Demonstrated Preop and/or PACU experience is required. Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in Arizona or a multistate license with Arizona practice privileges. American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS). American Heart Association Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS).

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

Each of us at City of Hope believes in and is dedicated to turning hope into reality. Every researcher, nurse, doctor, administrative professional or IT specialist brings his or her unique creativity and talent to the fight against cancer, diabetes and other life‑threatening illnesses. Whether your interest is in the clinical, business, science or support service area, at City of Hope you will collaborate with the best and brightest colleagues, be challenged by engaging tasks and impact the lives of many people.