Nurse Manager Surgical Services; Missouri Orthopedic Institute

Nurse Manager

MU Health Care is looking for a visionary Nurse Manager to lead our Surgical Services team with passion, precision, and purpose. The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced environments, inspires excellence, and brings a collaborative spirit to every challenge. We're seeking someone who leads with empathy, drives innovation, and is energized by the opportunity to shape the future of perioperative care. If you're a dynamic leader who values teamwork, continuous improvement, and making a meaningful impact on patient outcomes, this is your moment. Join a nationally recognized health system where your leadership will be celebrated and your growth supported. At MU Health Care, your career can be as extraordinary as the care we provide.

At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives. We believe anything is possible and rally around solutions. We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger — to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine.

Our academic health system — the only in mid-Missouri — is home to multiple hospitals, including the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center and region's only Children's Hospital as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here, you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions — with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way.

Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one

Generous paid leave and paid time off, including nine holidays

Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years

Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%)

Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more

Interview, select, train, evaluate, and counsel all staff in the Operating Room, Recovery Room, and Same Day Surgery departments.

Instruct and advise staff on changes in policies, procedures, or working standards.

Develop and implement departmental policies and procedures that are consistent with University and MU Health Care policies and procedures.

Assure that all departmental certifications, licensures, and accreditations are maintained on a continual basis.

Represent and participate in appropriate MU Health Care committee activities.

Prepare annual budget and monitor revenue and expenditures during the year.

Develop, implement, and monitor workload standards and productivity reports.

Monitor departmental operations and objectives to ensure the most effective services are being provided.

Monitor billing functions and departmental revenue status.

Develop, delegate, and monitor departmental goals, objectives, and programs and ensure timely completion. Develop and implement quality assurance programs for the department.

Collaborate with other departments to ensure the delivery of quality services.

Confer with physicians and other department managers to resolve operational problems and promote communications and guest relations with patients and the public. Manage the departmental Guest Relations program.

Coordinate equipment purchases and maintenance.

Market clinical services both inside and outside MU Health Care.

Coordinate the activities of Surgery Services within MU Health Care.

Manage the development, coordination, and maintenance of daily staffing schedules to ensure the appropriate level of coverage and continuity of care.

Missouri Board of Nursing RN or Nurse Licensure Compact multi-state RN. When primary state of residency changes, compact state RNs must apply under new state of residency within thirty (30) days.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree for staff hired after 9/3/23.

Five (5) years of nursing experience in a hospital setting.

Two (2) years of managerial or supervisory experience.

Two (2) years' experience working in a surgical services environment.

Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. The employee may be required to ambulate, remain in a stationary position and position self to reach and/or move objects above the shoulders and below the knees. The employee may be required to move objects up to 10 lbs.

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.