Manager, Surgical Services- Main Operating Room

Sentara Health•Charlottesville, VA

6d•$123,573 - $188,635•Onsite

About The Position

Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital is hiring a Manager, Surgical Services for the Main Operating Room in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Operating Room performs an average of 7,000 cases annually across eight OR suites, with service lines including Complex GYN, Neurosurgery, Vascular/Thoracic, and Orthopedic surgery. It is the second-highest-performing OR in the Sentara system for orthopedic total joint procedures. The manager is accountable for the operation and success of the service, delivering high-quality services that meet or exceed customer expectations and ensuring safe patient management throughout the perioperative experience. The manager serves as a mentor and role model for professional practice aligned with surgeon expectations, organizational goals, customer service, clinical effectiveness, patient safety, and standards of care. This role coordinates service-line equipment, instruments, supplies, education, and staff support. It collaborates with surgeons, vendors, Materials Management, and Central Sterile Services (CSS) to meet clinical needs, maintain equipment and instrument sets, and identify cost-reduction opportunities. A bachelor's degree in nursing is required; a master's degree in nursing is preferred.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Registered nursing license.
BLS certification within 90 days of hire.
At least 3 years of acute-care RN experience.
At least 3 years of scrub and circulator experience in an operating room.

Nice To Haves

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN).
Professional specialty nursing certification (CNOR).
Completion of a PeriOp 101 program.

Responsibilities

Assume responsibility and accountability for operations and the success of the service.
Deliver high-quality services that meet or exceed customer expectations and safely manage patients throughout the perioperative experience.
Mentor staff by role modeling professional practice consistent with surgeon expectations, organizational goals, customer service, clinical effectiveness, patient safety, and clinical standards of care.
Coordinate service-line instrument and equipment purchasing needs.
Provide service-line education and support staff precepting in the service line.
Participate in staff interviews.
Review used pick tickets, identify changes, and provide them to the CC tech or Charge Auditor for updates.
Work with vendors and Materials Management to ensure needed items are available and identify cost-reduction opportunities.
Check expiration dates on specialty carts and in areas not stocked by Materials Management.
Collaborate and work with surgeons in the service line.
Support and facilitate change and provide input for EPRs.
Eliminate unused products, items, and equipment.
Keep service-line equipment in good working order and organized.
Work with CSS on instrument-set needs, tray consolidation, and changes to reduce costs.
Submit and follow up on work orders for equipment used in the service line.
Review surgery schedules in advance to identify potential equipment or instrument conflicts and supply or implant issues.
Communicate with patients and providers and manage complex cases in fast-paced environments.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision plans.
Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000.
Paid time off, sick leave, and holidays.
Paid parental and family caregiver leave.
Emergency backup care.
Long-term and short-term disability and critical illness plans.
Life insurance.
401(k)/403(b) with employer match.
Tuition assistance of $5,250 per year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education.
Student debt pay down up to $10,000.
Pet insurance.
Legal resources plan.
Opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus, subject to system and employee eligibility criteria.
Sentara Martha Jefferson Foundation education assistance program up to $32,500.
Free parking at Sentara Martha Jefferson.
Free gym at Sentara Martha Jefferson.