Manager of Perioperative Surgical Services

MANAGER, PERIOPERATIVE SERVICES

Leading Not-for-Profit Integrated Health System | Surgical Services & Perioperative Nursing

Santa Rosa, California | Full-Time | Days, Monday–Friday | On-Site

Compensation: $68.45 – $91.02/hour | Approx. $168,000 – $300,000 Annually

You became a perioperative leader because you believed the OR should be a place where clinical excellence and patient safety come first — not a place where you spend your days drowning in staffing crises, navigating administrative overload, and fighting for resources that never arrive. If your current role has become more about survival than leadership, this opportunity was built for someone exactly like you.

This is a perioperative management role where you will lead with purpose, be resourced to succeed, and be valued as a clinical partner — not just an operational placeholder.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Our client — a Forbes-recognized, not-for-profit integrated health system serving over 3.5 million patients across Northern California — is seeking a Manager of Perioperative Services to provide operational and nursing leadership across the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative continuum at a regional hospital campus in Sonoma County. You will plan, organize, and direct surgical services operations; coordinate with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and multidisciplinary teams;

and ensure quality, regulatory compliance, and patient safety across the department. This is a hands-on leadership position where you will function as a respected clinical partner and department architect — not as an isolated manager buried under paperwork.

WHY THIS ROLE IS DIFFERENT

• True Operational Autonomy — You will own your department’s direction — from staffing models to quality improvement initiatives — with the authority and executive support to implement meaningful change, not just manage the status quo.
• Manageable, Mission-Driven Caseload — This organization invests in appropriate staffing ratios and surgical scheduling practices designed to reduce perioperative fatigue, minimize case cancellations, and protect clinical outcomes.
• Genuine Multidisciplinary Collaboration — You will partner directly with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and hospital leadership as part of a tightly integrated care model — eliminating the siloed, adversarial dynamics common in fragmented systems.
• Schedule That Respects Your Life — Monday through Friday day schedule with weekend requirements as needed — not the revolving-door, on-call-every-other-night grind that drives perioperative leaders out of management.
• An Employer That Invests in You — This organization covers 95% of employee medical plan costs, offers a fully funded pension, tuition reimbursement, and a systemwide mentoring program — because they know retaining great leaders starts with treating them like one.
• Culture Backed by Evidence, Not Slogans — Named to Forbes’ Best Employers in California list and Forbes’ Best Large Employers nationally, with a 3.8/5.0 Glassdoor rating and 75% of employees recommending the organization as a workplace.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Lead all operational and nursing functions across perioperative services, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality patient care delivery throughout the surgical continuum.
• Develop and implement staffing plans, resource allocation strategies, and departmental budgets that align clinical demand with operational capacity.
• Coordinate unit activities, case scheduling, and interdepartmental problem resolution in collaboration with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and ancillary teams.
• Drive continuous quality improvement, regulatory readiness (Joint Commission, State, OSHPD), and evidence-based practice adoption across the department.
• Provide direct patient care as a clinical resource; mentor, evaluate, and develop perioperative nursing staff to build a high-performing team.
• Assess and improve departmental workflows, applying critical thinking and data analysis to optimize throughput, reduce delays, and strengthen patient outcomes.
• Serve as the department’s representative in hospital-wide leadership forums, quality committees, and strategic planning discussions.

WHO YOU ARE

Required Qualifications

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