Nurse Manager II - Main OR/Surgery

TriHealth•Montgomery, OH

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Nurse Manager II - Main OR/Surgery Full Time Day Shift - TriHealth Bethesda North Hospital Location: 10500 Montgomery Rd, Montgomery, OH 45242 Work Schedule: Full Time Days, M-F - (7:00am - 3:30pm) No weekends/holidays but will have call responsibilities Seeking an energetic, resilient OR Manager to lead operational teams with focus, drive, and a commitment to efficiency, quality, and performance. This role combines strategic oversight with hands ‑ on leadership to ensure smooth operations and optimal patient care outcomes in a fast ‑ paced surgical environment. The OR Manager maintains 24 ‑ hour accountability for patient outcomes, service excellence, human resources, fiscal management, quality compliance, and communication . Success in this role requires strong relationship ‑ building with physicians, surgeons, and interdisciplinary team members, while fostering a positive culture that promotes professional growth, engagement, and retention through role modeling, mentoring, and coaching. Why You’ll Love Working Here Collaborative, collegial environment with strong nurse ‑ physician partnerships. Opportunity to sharpen rapid assessment and decision ‑ making skills in a fast ‑ moving OR Autonomy to apply holistic, evidence ‑ based nursing care across diverse patient populations. A culture that prioritizes patient dignity, safety, and the voices of frontline nurses. Incentives & Benefits: In addition to a comprehensive benefits package —including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, retirement plans, and tuition reimbursement as well as student loan repayment options — this role offers career growth opportunities. Please view our benefits page: https://careers.trihealth.com/what-we-offer/benefits

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required
Certification within specialty area within two years of assuming position
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS)
Registered Nurse licensure required
1-2 years' experience in progressive leadership in nursing, preferably within a Periop/OR setting
3-5 years' experience within a surgical nursing setting required

Nice To Haves

CNOR certification strongly preferred
Membership in related professional organization preferred

Responsibilities

Quality and Patient Safety Monitors key quality, safety, and nursing outcome indicators
Implements performance improvement initiatives based on data and best practices
Ensures care delivery meets regulatory standards and customer expectations
Evaluates internal and external customer satisfaction to drive improvements
Retention Risk Assessment Actively identifies staff concerns and potential retention risks
Supports retention of new employees, particularly new graduate nurses
Maintains high visibility, availability, and approachability on the unit
Varies work schedule to ensure leadership presence across shifts
Staff Recruitment and Selection Assesses departmental staffing needs and sets recruitment priorities
Partners with Human Resources on recruitment and hiring efforts
Networks internally and externally to build a strong candidate pool
Interviews, evaluates, and selects candidates aligned with unit needs
Customizing Staff Development Identifies staff educational and professional development needs
Collaborates with nurse educators to support learning opportunities
Monitors staff performance and compliance with policies and procedures
Addresses performance gaps through coaching and corrective actions
Enhancing Unit Communication Promotes open, interactive communication with staff
Provides opportunities for feedback and staff input on initiatives
Builds effective, collegial relationships with physicians and interdisciplinary teams
Unit Leadership Collaborates with staff to achieve strategic nursing and unit-specific goals
Develops leadership skills among staff, including Shared Leadership Committee members
Fosters a culture of mutual respect, accountability, and collaboration
Leadership Performance Standards TriHealth leaders create a culture of engagement, safety & reliability and high performance by consistently modeling and utilizing the following TriHealth Way leadership competencies, tactics and ALWAYS Behaviors to drive strategic pillar results: Achievement of Annual Pillar Goals: 1) Safety/Quality, 2) Service, 3) Growth, 4) Culture/People, 5) Finance Leadership Competencies: TriHealth Way of Leading TriHealth Way of Serving Transformation Change Drive for Results Build Organizational Talent Leadership Tactics: Conduct department huddles. Generally, clinical departments hold daily huddles, non-clinical hold weekly huddles. Regularly Round on Team Members, using questions from the rounding log. 25 or fewer team members = monthly 26-50 team members = every other month 51+ (and optional team members) = quarterly Lead monthly team meetings using meeting agenda template; review stoplight report; cascade key leadership messages. Model, coach and validate team members’ use of TriHealth Way behaviors (AIDET + Promise, Always Behaviors and Always HEARD).