**Coming Soon to Chesterfield! Located at 10031 Nash Road, VCU Health Chesterfield Pavilion will be a four-story, approximately 100,000-square-foot ambulatory surgery center and medical office building, bringing comprehensive, patient-centered outpatient care closer to residents in one of Virginia’s largest counties. Scheduled to open in April 2027, the state-of-the-art facility will bring together surgical services, diagnostics, infusion therapy, pharmacy services, innovative care models, and more in a single, convenient location for Chesterfield residents.**

Why This Opportunity?
If you’re an experienced intraoperative nursing leader who thrives in a collaborative environment, enjoys solving problems, and is energized by the opportunity to build something meaningful, we’d love for you to be part of what’s next with VCU Health. Help shape the future of outpatient care.

We’re building something new and we’re looking for an experienced Operating Room Nurse Manager to help bring it to life. Join our team as we establish a new outpatient care environment in one of Virginia’s fastest-growing communities where you’ll have the opportunity to shape operations, build a strong nursing team, and create an exceptional experience for patients and families from day one.

This is more than a Nurse Manager position; it’s an opportunity to help build a new model of outpatient care from the ground up. You’ll have the visibility and autonomy to make an impact, develop your team, influence how care is delivered, and help establish the culture and standards that will define this growing organization for years to come.

As Nurse Manager, you’ll play a key leadership role in creating a culture where excellent clinical care, teamwork, innovation, and respect are at the heart of everything we do. You’ll lead and support a team committed to delivering safe, high-quality care while ensuring the environment is healthy, healing, welcoming, and responsive to the needs of every patient.

What You’ll Do:
• Lead, develop, and support a high-performing nursing team, ensuring appropriate staffing and competency to meet the needs of our patients
• Champion a culture of clinical excellence, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Ensure patients of all ages and their families receive compassionate, timely, and respectful care throughout their experience
• Partner closely with physicians, clinicians, medical staff, and interdisciplinary teams to support exceptional patient outcomes and experiences
• Oversee day-to-day clinic operations and help identify opportunities to improve workflows, access, efficiency, and quality
• Establish and maintain a safe, welcoming, and healing environment for patients, visitors, and staff
• Coordinate department materials management and environmental control processes to support smooth and effective operations
• Monitor clinic activities and collaborate with leadership to address operational needs and advance the growth of the program

Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for Hire:
Current RN licensure in Virginia or eligible

Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for continued employment:
Current RN Licensure in Virginia AHA BLS Certification or equivalent

Experience REQUIRED:
5 years of relevant clinical experience with 2 of those years of progressive leadership and/or supervisory/management experience

Experience PREFERRED:
Experience in academic medical center environment
 

Education/training REQUIRED:

Bachelor’s degree in nursing. Must be enrolled in a master’s degree program at the time of application and must be complete within 36 months of hire. 

Special consideration will be given for applicants enrolled in baccalaureate to doctoral programs who will not attain a master’s degree and may require longer than 36 months to complete the terminal degree.   

If the Master’s degree is not in nursing then it is required to have a BSN from an accredited school.

**unless grandfathered under previous requirements

Education/training PREFERRED:

Master's Degree in Nursing or a related field.

If the master’s degree is not in Nursing, then it is required to have a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing.

Certification in specialty area

Independent action(s) required:
All day-to-day operations of the unit are handled independently.
Advice and guidance are sought from the Director on an as needed situational basis and when there is a major impact on activity outside the unit.
Actions that are taken without prior approval include daily operational functions and leadership of staff.
With Guidance of Supervisor; advice and guidance are sought for termination of employees, handling employee grievances, review of annual unit goals and budget, approval on unit guidelines and procedures and review of staff annual performance evaluations.

Supervisory responsibilities (if applicable):
All employees of the nursing unit report to this position; however, supervisory responsibilities may be delegated as appropriate.

Additional position requirements:
Required frequent visibility on all shifts and weekends to enhance staff communication and monitor staff effectiveness.

Age Specific groups served: N/A

Physical Requirements (includes use of assistance devices as appropriate):
Physical: Lifting 50-100 lbs.
Other: Exposure to potentially hazardous and infectious substances
Activities: Prolonged standing, Frequent bending, Walking (distance), Climbing (steps, ladder, other), Reaching (overhead, extensive, repetitive), Repetitive motion
Mental/Sensory: Strong recall, Reasoning, Problem solving, Hearing, Speak clearly, Write legibly, Reading, Logical thinking
Emotional: Fast pace environment, Steady pace, Able to handle multiple priorities, Frequent and intense customer interactions, Noisy environment, Able to adapt to frequent change

 

 

 

 

Compensation Range

$92,290.00 - $152,277.00

Actual salary offers will be based on several key factors to include relevant work experience, credentials, and qualifications.

 

 

Days

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