Registered Nurse Manager Perioperative

Job Description:

This job description applies to Nurse Manager and Nurse Manager-Complex. The difference is the scope level below. This role involves managing and supervising nursing departments. Collaborating with nursing leaders and other facility managers and departments, the nurse manager is key in ensuring excellent patient care, achieving financial objectives, and fostering leadership development. The position is accountable for developing departmental structure, processes, and outcome standards, typically for one unit.

The job duties are distributed as follows: 50% Tactical (day-to-day activities like staffing and equipment availability), 40% Operational (budget management, supply acquisition, and employee performance evaluations), and 10% Strategic (developing goals to meet the Intermountain/Regional Strategic Plan and holding employees accountable to these goals).Scope:

Level 1 Nurse Manager:

Manages 50 headcount or more than 2 departments and manages a department operating 24/7.Lead a high‑performing perioperative team at a respected regional hospital in the heart of Billings. This role is ideal for candidates seeking leadership growth, meaningful impact, and a balanced lifestyle .Benefits & Perks:

Leadership role overseeing perioperative operations, staff, and patient care quality

Collaborative environment with surgeons, anesthesia, and interdisciplinary teams

Opportunity to mentor, develop, and support a strong clinical team Modern surgical suites designed for efficiency and high‑quality outcomes

Ongoing leadership development and professional growth opportunities

Culture that values teamwork, communication, and work–life balance

Local Attractions Within 5 Minutes:

Scenic riverfront walking paths and outdoor green spaces

Local cafés and restaurants offering convenient, welcoming dining options

Fitness centers and wellness studios supporting an active lifestyle

Shopping and everyday conveniences close to the hospital

Advance your nursing leadership career while enjoying Montana’s wide‑open landscapes, welcoming community, and a lifestyle that supports both professional success and personal fulfillment.

This role encompasses a range of responsibilities that report to a Nurse Director. The responsibilities include overseeing the clinical nursing environment, contributing to strategic planning, day-to-day operations, and standards of care. The role involves facilitating collaborative problem-solving, advocating for resources, promoting shared decision-making, and implementing the organization's vision and values. Additionally, the responsibilities encompass managing budgets, ensuring employee engagement, recruitment, retention, and competency verification.

Champions the use of available resources to ensure nursing care is efficient, effective, safe, and delivered with compassion, in line with current practice standards.

Facilitates collaborative decision-making and upholds professional independence by contributing departmental perspectives to executive decisions and ensuring staff are updated on activities at the executive level.

Assists with development, implementation and management of annual capital/operating and personnel (FTE) budget for unit. Uses resources effectively and manages expenses to meet financial goals of department.

Models and fosters an environment of professionalism and employee engagement on the unit.

Ensures competent and sufficient number of staff to meet patient care needs, which includes hiring, orientation, retention, and employee satisfaction.

As delegated, ensures that new skill training and ongoing competency verification is completed annually by providing mentorship and professional educational opportunities.

Evaluates staff competency through use of performance reviews and peer reviews.

Coordinates performance and compliance with patient safety initiatives, federal, state and other regulatory bodies such as Joint Commission, OSHA, CMS, DOPL, and other unit specific accrediting and certifying bodies.

Facilitates use of resources by nursing staff such as nurse practitioners, other expanded role RNs, and other specialty roles.

Serves as an exemplary figure for employees,…