Manager, Perioperative Services - Education - Surgery Admin - F/T - Days

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

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Position Summary:

The Manager, Education, Perioperative Services is responsible for the operational leadership, administrative oversight, and day-to-day management of all education, training, and professional development functions within perioperative services. The incumbent is accountable for all aspects of performance, ensuring the design, development, and delivery of comprehensive onboarding, competency validation, continuing education, and professional development programs for all perioperative coworkers, in alignment with regulatory, accreditation, and organizational standards, including The Joint Commission and applicable state and federal requirements. This role maintains accountability for the development and implementation of education policies, standards, simulation-based learning, and competency assessment frameworks to ensure perioperative coworkers maintain the clinical knowledge, skills, and proficiency required to deliver safe, high-quality patient care across all assigned perioperative service areas. The Manager provides direct oversight to perioperative education coworkers and is responsible for the selection, onboarding, competency validation, performance evaluation, and professional development of all assigned coworkers. This position collaborates with perioperative nursing leadership, surgical services, anesthesia, clinical operations, and administrative leadership to identify educational needs, advance coworker development, and support quality improvement and patient safety initiatives. The Manager works under limited oversight and exercises independent judgment in determining departmental goals and measures to achieve operational and educational objectives within the assigned perioperative education program.

Required Qualifications:

• Strong oral and written communication skills with an ability to interact effectively with all levels of staff and visitors

• Professional Certification in Specialty Area or Professional Development

• Minimum two (2) years' experience in a nursing leadership role

• Master of Science in Nursing

• Knowledge of Title 22 and Joint Commissions requirements

• Demonstrated effective management skills relating to nursing in an acute care setting

• Demonstrated ability to effectively collect, analyze, and interpret data, including report creation and data validation

• Current California RN license

• Current BLS certification from American Heart Association

• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of UCI Health organizations, policies, procedures and forms

Licenses and Certifications:

• Registered Nurse

• Basic Life Support

Education

• MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING

Total Rewards

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

Conditions of Employment:

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Employment Misconduct*
• Legal Right to Work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment

*Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

• California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• E-Verify
• Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page: https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php

Closing Statement:

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy.

We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.

UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact UCI's Employee Experience Center (EEC) at eec@uci.edu or at (949) 824-0500, Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.