Nurse Manager of Operating Room

Nurse Manager of Operating Room opportunity in Central Texas: lead a high-energy peri-operative team, elevate outcomes in a thriving surgical platform, and make a lasting impact as the trusted go-to expert for the OR—your next big move starts here!

The Nurse Manager of Operating Room role is tailor-made for a transformational nursing leader excited by a mission-driven, patient-first culture, recognized nursing excellence, evidence-based practice, and a Just Culture approach to safety.

As an Operating Room Nurse Manager you will find strong clinical outcomes, comprehensive staffing investments, mental health resources, transparent career pathways, and innovation-forward leadership that pilots new care models and listens to frontline feedback.

Within the surgery service line, the Nurse Manager of Operating Room will guide a modern operating room across inpatient surgery and the broader surgical services continuum, with exposure to complex cases and high-acuity specialties.

Reporting to the Director of Surgical Services, the Nurse Manager of Operating Room partners closely with the CNO, anesthesia leadership, surgeons, sterile processing, pre-op, and PACU to drive safe throughput, fair block utilization, surgeon satisfaction, and zero-harm performance. Responsibilities include day-to-day OR operations, staff coaching, hiring and retention, clinical education, competency validation, budget stewardship, supply and implant oversight, vendor management, alignment with AORN/AAMI standards, accreditation readiness, infection prevention, and peri-operative quality improvement.