OR Manager Nursing

Job Summary And Responsibilities

Are you a visionary nursing leader with a passion for surgical excellence? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where your expertise directly impacts patient outcomes and team growth? If so, we invite you to take the helm as our Manager, Nursing - Surgery.

In this pivotal leadership role, you won't just manage – you'll inspire. You will be the architect of a high‑performing surgical nursing team, passionately dedicated to delivering exceptional, patient‑centered care and fostering a culture of continuous growth and operational excellence.

• Strategic Leadership & Empowerment:
  Guide, mentor, and empower our dedicated team of Registered Nurses, cultivating an environment where every individual can excel and contribute their best.
• Operational Acumen:
  Oversee all facets of clinical operations within the surgical unit, ensuring seamless workflows , optimal resource utilization, and adherence to the highest standards of care.
• Patient & Team Advocacy:
  Be a compassionate voice for our patients, advocating for their well‑being, while simultaneously championing the needs and professional development of your nursing staff.
• Performance & Growth Catalyst:
  Drive professional growth through targeted development initiatives, regular feedback, and opportunities for skill enhancement, ultimately achieving and exceeding unit goals.
• Dynamic Staffing & Resource Management:
  Strategically plan and optimize nursing staff schedules, leveraging historical data and forward‑thinking analysis to ensure appropriate coverage and efficient resource allocation.
• Performance & Quality Oversight:
  Consistently measure and evaluate employee performance, providing constructive feedback and implementing strategies for continuous improvement.

• Accountability & Ownership: A strong sense of responsibility for outcomes, both individual and collective, with a proactive approach to problem‑solving.
• Confident Leadership:
  The ability to lead with assurance, inspire trust, and make decisive decisions under pressure.
• Superior Communication:
  Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, enabling clear, concise, and empathetic interactions with patients, staff, physicians, and all stakeholders.
• Adept Problem‑Solving: A proven ability to skillfully navigate complex challenges, identify innovative solutions, and ensure sustained individual performance and overarching unit success.

• Bachelors Of Science Nursing or equivalent education and experience, upon hire
• Minimum of three (3) years of nursing experience
• One (1) year of leadership experience

• Registered Nurse: AZ
• Basic Life Support - American Heart Association Required

Located conveniently off the Loop 101 and Glendale Avenue in Glendale, Arizona, St. Joseph’s Westgate Medical Center, a campus of St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, is the centerpiece of Dignity Health’s West Valley expansion. With a vision of “Partnering with patients, physicians, employees and communities to improve the health of all we serve”;
St. Joseph’s Westgate Medical Center is collaborating with groups to build an organization that meets today’s changing health‑care needs. As part of the new 35‑acre medical campus, St. Joseph’s Westgate Medical Center features new approaches to healthcare via its onside collaboration with Dignity Health partners. The Westgate team has a solid patient/physician focused style to customer service; actively partnering with patients and physicians to plan for the continuum of care.

It is with Dignity Health’s human kindness movement that gives St. Joseph’s Westgate Medical Center the opportunity to open a hospital that is based upon partnerships with patients, physicians, employees, and the community. With future plans to expand, St. Joseph’s Westgate Medical Center, a 60,000 square foot hospital, includes a 12‑bed full‑service emergency department, a 24‑bed inpatient unit, 2 operating rooms, 2 procedural rooms, dedicated space for diagnostic services, an ambulance bay and…