Clinical Nurse Manager Surgical Services

Corewell Health • Troy, MI

4h • Onsite

About The Position

Corewell Health Troy Hospital is recognized by the US News & World Report as one of the best in the nation for orthopedics and urological services, and ranked #3 on Newsweek's World’s Best Hospitals list. This state-of-the-art center provides advanced specialty and routine care with an emphasis on patient satisfaction and a focus on medical advancement. The unit is a high-volume, high-acuity surgical services department within a Level II Trauma Center, featuring 27 operating rooms at Main Campus and a Surgery Center, a dedicated vascular lab, and a cystoscopy suite. This department supports a broad and complex surgical case mix, including General Surgery (with da Vinci and SP robotic and bariatric programs), Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, ENT, Urology, Cardiac and Vascular, Gynecology, and Plastics. As Clinical Nurse Manager, you will oversee a fast-paced perioperative environment with advanced technology, diverse specialties, and strong interdisciplinary collaboration. Operations: You will play a key role in ensuring appropriate staffing levels and skill mix to support safe and efficient patient care, managing OR scheduling and staff productivity to support efficient daily operations, fostering a positive and trusting culture that promotes engagement, mentoring and developing emerging leaders, building leadership capability and succession within the department, and leading and supporting change initiatives to improve workflow, efficiency, and patient outcomes. Leadership Opportunity: In this role, you will lead clinical and operational performance across a large-scale perioperative department, drive quality, safety, and patient outcomes in a Level II Trauma setting, partner with surgeons, anesthesia, and executive leadership to support program growth and efficiency, and mentor and develop a high-performing nursing team in a complex surgical environment. Champion best practices in throughput, resource utilization, and patient experience. Why This Role? Opportunity to lead within a large, diverse surgical platform, exposure to advanced surgical technology and specialty programs, a high visibility role with impact on department strategy and performance, and a collaborative environment with strong physician partnerships.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Required
• Minimum of three (3) years of clinical nursing experience Required
• Two years of demonstrated informal leadership experience for internal candidates, which may include roles such as Charge Nurse, Lead Nurse, or participation in Shared Governance Councils Required
• MI Registered Nurse (RN) license Required
• AHA or ARC Basic Life Support (BLS) certification Required
• AHA Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification Required
• One year of formal nursing leadership experience (external candidates) Required

Nice To Haves

• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Preferred

Responsibilities

• Ensuring appropriate staffing levels and skill mix to support safe, and efficient patient care
• Managing OR scheduling and staff productivity to support efficient daily operations
• Foster a positive and trusting culture that promotes engagement
• Mentoring and developing emerging leaders, building leadership capability and succession within the department
• Leading and supporting change initiatives to improve workflow, efficiency, and patient outcomes
• Lead clinical and operational performance across a large-scale perioperative department
• Drive quality, safety, and patient outcomes in a Level II Trauma setting
• Partner with surgeons, anesthesia, and executive leadership to support program growth and efficiency
• Mentor and develop a high-performing nursing team in a complex surgical environment
• Champion best practices in throughput, resource utilization, and patient experience
• Responsible for the overall management of assigned units and services.
• Provides leadership and oversight of patient care staff to support a culture of excellence in clinical practice, staff engagement, recruitment and retention, and strong clinical and operational outcomes.
• Ensures the safe and effective delivery of patient care while maintaining compliance with all regulatory, administrative, and clinical standards, as well as organizational policies and procedures.
• Leverages data, technology, and evidence-based practices to drive decision-making and proactively mitigate risk.
• Fosters a desirable and supportive work environment that enables staff and the organization to meet or exceed strategic goals.
• Models effective communication and collaboration with physicians, staff, patients, and interdisciplinary partners.
• Maintains 24-hour accountability for leadership and management of a designated patient care unit.
• Promoting high-quality nursing care, cost-effective resource utilization, staff professional development, and a Patient- and Family-Centered Care culture.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager