Surgery Center Manager

Aesthetic Partners; Fort Myers (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Paid vacation and holidays

401k with company match

Company paid life insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Azul Cosmetic Surgery and Medical Spa in Fort Myers, FL seeks a Surgery Center Manager to drive operational excellence across the Surgical Arts Center and affiliated sites. You will lead surgical coordination, staffing, compliance, and patient experience, partnering with clinical leadership to translate priorities into daily performance.

The ideal candidate is an RN with Florida licensure, 5+ years in healthcare operations, 3+ years in leadership, and a proven ability to coach teams, manage

Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Florida.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in healthcare or aesthetics operations.
• 3+ years of leadership or management experience.
• Experience overseeing complex operations across locations.
• Strong understanding of healthcare operations, staffing, patient experience, compliance, and financial performance.
• Ability to coach leaders and build high-performing teams.
• Onsite leadership presence at Surgical Arts Center in Fort Myers.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership oversight of the Surgical Arts Center and surgical coordination function.
• Partner with surgeons and clinical leaders to ensure staffed, resourced, compliant, and effective surgical program.
• Monitor performance trends and plan for growth, capacity, staffing, and improvements.
• Coach, develop, and hold accountable direct reports.
• Establish clear expectations and conduct regular leadership touchpoints and reviews.
• Collaborate on recruitment, performance management, and workforce planning.
• Build a culture of accountability, teamwork, growth, and patient-centered care.
• Support engagement initiatives and action planning.

Skills

Healthcare leadership

Operations management

Patient experience

Financial acumen

Communication

Coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing or Healthcare Administration

Job description

Azul has been a nationally awarded, top-producing aesthetics company in the Florida market for over 20 years, growing from a single location to 6 locations operating in Naples, Park Shore, Sarasota, Bonita Springs, Fort Myers, and Cape Coral. Azul offers a suite of products and services, including aesthetics, injectables, body contouring, plastic surgery, beauty products, and more. The Azul brand is part of a larger network within Aesthetic Partners, which owns practices across the US. As a company, Aesthetic Partners has a strong culture of sharing best practices, providing ongoing training, and leveraging the portfolio's resources to help each brand grow. We strive to hire talented and professional individuals across our brands and invest in their continued professional development.

About the Location:

Fort Myers offers a high quality of life with its beautiful beaches, warm climate, and recreational activities. The city is known for its walkable downtown area, historic sites, and cultural attractions, making it an attractive place to live and work.

About the Role: The Surgery Center Manager is responsible for driving consistent operational, financial, people, patient‑experience, and compliance performance at Azul Surgical Arts. You'll work closely with clinic leaders, providers, clinical leadership, the Surgical Coordination Manager, regional leadership, and organizational partners to translate business priorities into effective day‑to‑day operations, develop high‑performing teams, remove operational barriers, and create consistency across locations. We're looking for a leader who enjoys being in the business — coaching leaders, understanding performance, identifying opportunities, solving problems, and helping teams deliver an exceptional experience for both patients and team members. What You'll Do:

Provide Overside of Surgical Operations

• Provide leadership oversight of the Surgical Arts Center and surgical coordination function.
• Partner with the Surgical Coordination Manager, surgeons, and clinical leaders to support an appropriately staffed, resourced, compliant, and operationally effective surgical program.
• Monitor surgical performance trends and participate in planning related to growth, capacity, staffing, and operational improvement.
• Coach, develop, and hold accountable direct reports.
• Establish clear expectations and conduct regular leadership touchpoints, performance conversations, and operational reviews.
• Partner with Regional Manager and People Operations on recruitment, performance management, employee relations, workforce planning, retention, and leadership development.
• Build a culture centered on accountability, teamwork, communication, growth, and patient‑centered care.
• Support and champion team member engagement and experience initiatives and action planning.

Drive Business & Financial Performance

• Monitor key financial and operational measures, including revenue, margins, patient volume, productivity, labor, budgets, and patient retention.
• Identify performance trends and partner with leaders to develop and execute improvement plans.
• Support budgeting, expense management, labor optimization, and responsible resource utilization.
• Translate data and business trends into actionable priorities for clinic leaders.
• Establish consistent expectations for exceptional patient service.
• Monitor patient feedback, satisfaction trends, concerns, and service‑recovery opportunities.
• Partner with leaders to identify recurring themes and implement meaningful improvements that strengthen patient loyalty and the Azul experience.

Provide Oversight of Surgical Operations

• Provide leadership oversight of the Surgical Arts Center and surgical coordination function.
• Partner with the Surgical Coordination Manager, surgeons, and clinical leaders to support an appropriately staffed, resourced, compliant, and operationally effective surgical program.
• Monitor surgical performance trends and participate in planning related to growth, capacity, staffing, and operational improvement.

Support Compliance & Operational Excellence

• Promote compliance with organizational policies, applicable healthcare regulations, accreditation standards, HIPAA, patient privacy, and safety requirements.
• Maintain leadership oversight of accreditation readiness, including applicable Quad A/AAAA standards and other regulatory requirements.
• Promptly escalate significant patient‑care, safety, regulatory, employment, or operational concerns to the appropriate leadership or functional partner.

What We’re Looking For

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Florida.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in healthcare, medical practice operations, aesthetics, ambulatory surgery, or a related environment.
• 3+ years of leadership or management experience with responsibility for developing and managing teams.
• Experience overseeing complex operations, multiple departments, and/or multiple locations.
• Strong understanding of healthcare operations, staffing, patient experience, compliance, and financial performance.
• Demonstrated ability to coach leaders, manage performance, and build high‑performing teams.
• Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to interpret operational and financial metrics.
• Excellent communication, problem‑solving, organizational, and decision‑making skills.
• Ability to provide onsite leadership present at Surgical Arts Center in Fort Myers.

We’d Love to See

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Surgical Center/OR leadership experience.
• Experience in plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery, medical aesthetics, dermatology, or ambulatory surgery.
• Experience supporting an accredited ambulatory surgical facility.
• Knowledge of Quad A/AAAA, AAAHC, Joint Commission, or similar accreditation standards.
• Experience with budgeting, labor management, financial analysis, process improvement, and organizational change.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Occasionally stand, walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk and hear
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift/or move up to 30 pounds
• Medical, Vision, and Dental insurance
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401k with Company Match
• Company Paid Life insurance

Azul Cosmetic Surgery and Medical Spa is an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. We seek to hire on the basis of merit, competence, performance, and business needs.