Surgery Nurse Manager

Clinical Management Consultants; Tuscaloosa (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Surgery Nurse Manager in Central Alabama leads day-to-day perioperative operations in a high-volume academic medical center, guiding OR teams and coordinating with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and nursing leadership to support safe, efficient care.

This role honors nursing excellence and requires strong clinical judgment, staff development, and a commitment to evidence-based practice, with competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits; location offers regional amenities.

Qualifications

• Active RN license.
• Perioperative leadership experience.
• Strong clinical judgment and patient safety focus.

Responsibilities

• Staffing and scheduling for the OR.
• Quality improvement and regulatory readiness.
• Budget stewardship and workflow coordination.
• Infection prevention and safe perioperative practice.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Perioperative leadership

Staff development

Operational judgment

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) license

Job description

In 2026, the Surgery Nurse Manager can lead meaningful perioperative care, grow within a supportive leadership culture, use modern clinical technology to strengthen—not replace—professional judgment, improve patient outcomes, and build a rewarding life in Central Alabama.

This Surgery Nurse Manager opportunity stands apart within an academic medical center where experienced healthcare leaders can influence practice, operations, and patient safety at meaningful scale. Access to research-driven innovation and emerging treatments create a professionally stimulating setting, while a nursing-excellence credential reflects a strong practice environment and institutional respect for nursing leadership. For candidates exploring hospital careers, nursing jobs, or healthcare management jobs, this organization offers the complexity of academic medicine alongside opportunities to improve workflows, support clinician wellbeing, and advance evidence-based care.

Within Surgery, the Operating Room Nurse Manager will guide an inpatient operating room shaped by the scale and broad service mix that drive complex surgical volume. The environment offers exposure to diverse surgical needs, high-acuity decision-making, and close coordination among perioperative nurses, surgeons, anesthesia professionals, technicians, and other clinical partners. Access to treatments and innovation at an academic research center strengthens the unit’s learning culture, while the organization’s nursing-excellence credential signals a practice setting where nursing expertise and leadership carry influence. For a perioperative leader seeking deeper clinical exposure, operational responsibility, and the ability to elevate surgical services, this OR leadership role offers compelling scope.

The OR Nurse Manager will provide day-to-day clinical and operational leadership while partnering with the appropriate nursing, surgical, and administrative leaders. Core priorities may include staffing and scheduling, team development, patient flow, regulatory readiness, quality improvement, budget stewardship, workflow coordination, infection prevention, and safe perioperative practice. The Surgery Nurse Manager will remain visible and accessible to frontline staff, using performance data and clinical systems to support decisions while preserving professional judgment. Collaboration with nurses, physicians, anesthesia teams, advanced practice providers, pharmacists, sterile processing professionals, technicians, educators, and support departments will help resolve barriers quickly and keep patients moving safely through the surgical journey.

As a Nurse Director of Operating Room practice and people, the successful leader can mentor emerging talent, strengthen onboarding and competency development, encourage specialty certification, and expand staff participation in shared governance and performance-improvement work. This Surgery Nurse Manager role also creates room to build leadership depth through preceptor development, committee involvement, continuing education, succession planning, and cross-functional initiatives. Experienced perioperative nurses ready to move beyond task-focused management can shape culture, improve retention, promote manageable workflows, and establish the operational consistency clinicians value in today’s hospital jobs.

Living in Central Alabama gives the Operating Room Nurse Manager access to Birmingham’s acclaimed dining scene, cultural institutions, universities, live music, and signature community gatherings such as the annual Sidewalk Film Festival. Nearby Red Mountain Park, Ruffner Mountain, and Oak Mountain State Park support hiking, biking, paddling, and restorative time outdoors, while varied neighborhoods and suburban communities provide options for different commute and lifestyle preferences. For professionals comparing medical center jobs across the Southeast, this Surgery Nurse Manager position combines a substantial healthcare market with convenient regional travel and easy weekend access to lakes, college sports, and Gulf Coast destinations.

The Surgery Nurse Manager will receive competitive compensation and access to the comprehensive benefits available through this healthcare organization, with specific total-rewards details provided during the recruitment process. Experienced registered nurses with perioperative leadership expertise, strong operational judgment, and a commitment to safe, collaborative surgical care are encouraged to explore this healthcare leadership opportunity.