MANAGER OF PERIOPERATIVE OPERATIONS

Samaritan Health Services•Portland, OR

11d•$45 - $60•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager of Perioperative Operations supports operational performance, patient flow, and process improvement across the perioperative continuum, including Pre-Admission Testing (PAT), Pre-Op, Operating Room (OR), PACU, and related services. The role focuses on improving first-case on-time starts, optimizing throughput, reducing delays, and supporting consistent, efficient daily operations. The manager collaborates with nursing leadership, anesthesia, and surgical teams to align workflows, improve performance, and promote high-quality, patient-centered care. The position also serves as the Laser Safety Officer (LSO) for surgical services. The role monitors surgical flow, identifies barriers to case progression, coordinates communication across departments, supports operational huddles and throughput handoffs, and leads or supports process and performance improvement. It monitors key performance indicators and presents summaries to leadership. The manager also provides late-day operational support as needed and coordinates readiness and patient flow among Pre-Op, OR, PACU, SPD, nursing, anesthesia, and surgical teams. As Laser Safety Officer, the manager ensures compliance with applicable laser safety standards and regulations, maintains laser safety policies and procedures, coordinates staff training and competency validation, participates in safety rounds, audits, and incident reviews, and collaborates with biomedical engineering and vendors as needed. The position is based in a clinical and office environment within surgical services and requires frequent interaction with clinical staff, physicians, and interdisciplinary teams. The primary schedule is Monday–Friday, 0700–1530, with flexibility for occasional extended hours based on operational needs.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in New York State.
Minimum of 3–5 years of perioperative nursing experience.
Strong understanding of perioperative workflows and operations.
Ability to analyze operational processes and identify improvement opportunities.
Data-informed decision-making and problem-solving skills.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Ability to coordinate across multiple departments.
Ability to influence without direct authority.
Commitment to patient safety, quality, and operational efficiency.
Ability to stand, walk, and move throughout the department for extended periods.
Ability to lift, push, or pull up to 25 pounds occasionally.
Visual and auditory acuity sufficient for communication and monitoring activities.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Master’s degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, or a related field.
CNOR certification.
Experience across multiple perioperative areas.
Experience with process improvement or performance initiatives.

Responsibilities

Monitor and support daily surgical flow across perioperative areas.
Identify and address barriers affecting case progression and patient throughput.
Facilitate communication across departments to align with the surgical schedule.
Support daily operational huddles, including the afternoon throughput handoff.
Partner with Surgical Services leadership to improve first-case readiness.
Identify causes of delays and implement corrective actions.
Support process standardization to improve consistency.
Analyze perioperative workflows to identify inefficiencies and variation.
Lead and support performance improvement initiatives, such as turnover performance, add-on integration, and discharge flow.
Develop and implement standardized processes and collaborate with leadership to sustain improvements.
Monitor perioperative performance indicators, including first-case on-time starts, turnover times, OR utilization, delays, and cancellations.
Identify performance trends and improvement opportunities, prepare and present performance summaries to leadership, and use available reporting tools and internal resources.
Provide support to OR leadership and charge nurses for late-day operations as needed.
Assist with add-on coordination, turnover optimization, resource alignment, and escalation of complex operational issues when onsite.
Align Pre-Op readiness with OR scheduling and coordinate with PACU to support patient throughput and reduce delays.
Collaborate with SPD regarding instrumentation and equipment readiness.
Support coordination among nursing, anesthesia, and surgical teams.
Serve as the designated Laser Safety Officer for surgical services.
Ensure compliance with applicable laser safety standards and regulations.
Maintain and update laser safety policies and procedures.
Coordinate staff training and competency validation.
Participate in safety rounds, audits, and incident review processes.
Collaborate with biomedical engineering and vendors as needed.