Perioperative Nurse Manager
Salary:$100,000 - $150,000 per year
Location:Detroit, MI
Posted:November 17 2025
Minimum Degree:
Relocation Assistance:Available
Nursing Director, Perioperative Services
Detroit, Michigan, United States
$100,000 - $150,000 + Full Benefits + Paid Relocation + Signing Bonus
We are seeking an experienced and dynamicNursing Director, Perioperative Servicesto provide comprehensive leadership for our perioperative services in Detroit, Michigan. This pivotal role reports directly to the site Chief Nursing Officer and indirectly to the Administrative Director, Nursing Specialty - Perioperative Services for the market.
As the Nursing Director, you will be instrumental in overseeing all services, functions, and processes within Perioperative Services. You will have significant programmatic responsibilities within Nursing, contributing to and influencing policy and procedure development, equipment standardization, capital planning, standard work measures, and recruitment and retention efforts. Your expertise will also be crucial in driving process improvement initiatives and coordinating the Joint Commission Survey Process.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage all services, functions, and processes within Perioperative Services.
- Develop, monitor, and revise functional processes to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.
- Approve procedures and protocols, seeking departmental approvals as appropriate.
- Provide input into the development and revision of the organizational structure for areas of responsibility.
- Approve personnel actions, including hiring, disciplinary actions, and terminations.
- Ensure the timely completion of performance appraisals for your team.
- Identify needs for policy development and revision, defining policies in collaboration with higher-level management.
- Collaborate with senior leadership to develop and implement current to intermediate goals and measures for your areas of responsibility.
- Measure and assess performance, assisting in long-range goal development as requested.
- Develop and monitor the budget for Perioperative Services, ensuring fiscal responsibility.
- Monitor activities and ensure compliance with all applicable laws, government regulations, Joint Commission requirements, and hospital policies.
- Implement external and internal audit recommendations as directed.
- Ensure departmental objectives for diversity of suppliers are achieved.
Qualifications:
- Education:Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Business, Health Care Administration, or a related field.
- One of the two degrees must be in Nursing.
- Experience:Seven (7) years of progressively more responsible clinical experience, which may include concurrent clinical and/or progressively more responsible management experience.
- Licensure:Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Michigan.
Skills Required:
- Analytical Acumen:Proven ability to create solutions for complex administrative, technical, or human resource situations. Capable of anticipating and resolving a broad range of issues, evaluating situations independently, outlining ramifications of multiple solutions, and recommending goals.
- Communication & Interpersonal Skills:Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective interactions with internal and external stakeholders. Ability to obtain and interpret information based on departmental practices, policies, and regulatory knowledge. Demonstrated discretion, conflict resolution skills, diplomacy, tact, and active listening. Ability to read, interpret, and write technical materials.
- Healthcare Operations Knowledge:Broad technical knowledge of healthcare administration and operations, including human, legal, technological, fiscal, and customer aspects of care delivery.
- Project Management:Strong project management skills, including defining objectives, identifying stakeholders, planning steps, and coordinating human, technological, and fiscal resources to achieve goals efficiently.
- Leadership:Demonstrated willingness to pursue leadership roles with increasing accountability, comfort with decision-making responsibilities, and effective coaching, teaching, and counseling skills. Ability to inspire, build confidence, forge alliances, and garner support.
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Certifications such as CNOR (Certified Nurse Operating Room) and nurse management credentials are highly valued in Detroit's competitive healthcare scene. These validate specialized perioperative knowledge and leadership skills, enhancing credibility for managerial roles like Perioperative Nurse Manager at facilities like Affinity Search.
While clinical perioperative nurses focus on patient care during surgical procedures, a perioperative nurse manager oversees service operations, staff coordination, and policy implementation. This managerial role requires balancing clinical insight with administrative duties to ensure efficient perioperative services.
Managers in this role actively coordinate with compliance teams to prepare for Joint Commission surveys, ensuring perioperative protocols align with regulatory standards. Their leadership directly affects accreditation success by overseeing policy adherence and continuous process improvements.
Nurse management roles in Ferndale experience moderate competition due to steady demand for experienced perioperative leaders. Candidates with strong clinical backgrounds combined with leadership experience, like those applying to Affinity Search, tend to have a recruitment advantage.
Salary ranges reflect experience level, advanced nursing degrees, and the complexity of managing perioperative services. Detroit’s healthcare market rewards candidates who demonstrate strategic leadership, regulatory expertise, and successful staff management within surgical departments.
Affinity Search emphasizes candidates with robust clinical leadership and knowledge of Michigan's regulatory landscape. Their roles often include relocation assistance and signing bonuses to attract top talent capable of driving perioperative service excellence locally.
Affinity Search integrates comprehensive leadership responsibilities with opportunities for policy influence and program development in perioperative settings. Their focus on process improvement and staff retention sets their nurse manager roles apart in the Michigan healthcare job market.
Many perioperative nurses in Ferndale progress by gaining clinical expertise, pursuing advanced degrees, and developing management skills through residency programs. Leadership roles often follow demonstrated success in coordinating surgical services and improving perioperative outcomes.
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