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Manager - Registered Nurse Surgery

SSM Health · WI · Full time

Posted Sep 30, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

This role covers the Main OR and the Cardiovascular OR. What experience do you have in each?

What they are checking: Whether their surgical background fits both areas, especially cardiovascular surgery.

Tell me about a time you hired and trained someone new to the OR.

What they are checking: Whether they can grow new staff in a demanding specialty.

How do you stay visible and hands-on as a manager?

What they are checking: Whether they provide the hands-on support the posting describes.

What would you do

A nurse tells you a surgeon was disrespectful during a case. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they support their staff and address behavior through proper channels.

How do you staff variable shifts and call for an OR that runs emergencies?

What they are checking: Whether they can plan staffing that covers unpredictable cases.

What would you do if you saw a break in sterile technique during a case?

What they are checking: Whether they speak up immediately to protect the patient.

How do you improve OR efficiency without burning out your team?

What they are checking: Whether they can push for faster turnovers and on-time starts without wearing out the nurses who make them happen.

About the work

What makes cardiovascular surgery different to staff and manage than general surgery?

What they are checking: Whether they understand the specialized teams, equipment and readiness CV cases need.

How do you keep surgical time-outs and safety checks strong when everyone is in a hurry?

What they are checking: Whether they protect safety practices even under schedule pressure.

How do you prepare your unit for a Joint Commission or state survey?

What they are checking: Whether they keep regulatory standards up every day.

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The full job description

As published by SSM Health.

It's more than a career, it's a calling WI-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Worker Type: Regular Job Highlights: Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you'll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact. In this role, you will provide hands-on support in the Main Operating Room and Cardiovascular Operating Room. Your attention to detail, compassion, and ability to work closely with clinical teams will help create a safer, smoother care experience. If you have leadership and prior surgical experience this role is perfect for you. Department: Surgery Schedule: Full-Time, 40 hours per week, Variable Shifts Apply today. SSM Health – We bring out the incredible in you, everyday. Job Summary: Manages activities, workflow and nursing resources of assigned nursing unit(s). Job Responsibilities and Requirements: PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES • Ensures compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements for self and within unit. • Conducts hiring, training, directing, development and evaluating of staff. • Identifies and resolves issues affecting the delivery of patient care services for the assigned unit(s). Develops and implements policies and procedures to guarantee efficient and effective delivery of health services in a unit. • Monitors and adheres to budget. Approves or monitors expenditures, purchases and other actions to ensure compliance with budget guidelines. • Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. • Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION • Bachelor's degree in Nursing or related field EXPERIENCE • Two years' registered nurse experience, with demonstrated progressive leadership responsibility OR one year of registered nurse experience plus one year of leadership experience PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. • Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors. • Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. • Frequent keyboard use/data entry. • Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping. • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. • Rare climbing. REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS State of Work Location: Illinois • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) • And • Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) State of Work Location: Missouri • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) • And • Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration • Or • Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State State of Work Location: Oklahoma • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) • And • Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State • Or • Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN) State of Work Location: Wisconsin • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) • And • Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State • Or • Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services Work Shift: Variable Shift (United States of America) Job Type: Employee Department: 4403000007 Surgical Suite Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Click here to learn more.

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