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RN, Clinical Manager | Outpatient Surgery Center

Location: La Crosse, WI

Schedule: Full-time | Days (typically 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM with flexibility, Monday-Friday)

Why Join Emplify Health?

This is an exciting opportunity to lead one of the region's busiest and growing outpatient surgical programs while helping shape the future of surgical care delivery. As Clinical Manager of the Outpatient Surgery Center, you'll lead a highly skilled team of nurses and surgical professionals, partner closely with surgeons and anesthesiologists, and drive operational excellence across a fast-paced procedural environment.

You'll join a collaborative leadership team known for supporting one another, sharing ideas, and working together to solve challenges. If you're a relationship-focused leader who values teamwork, continuous improvement, and delivering exceptional patient experiences, we'd love to connect with you.

Position Overview

The Clinical Manager provides leadership and oversight for the delivery of specialized clinical services throughout the Outpatient Surgery Center. This role is responsible for day-to-day operations, employee performance management, and achieving departmental and organizational goals through strong clinical and operational partnerships.

Working collaboratively with the Administrative Director of Anesthesia, Hospital and Outpatient Surgery, this leader supports operational excellence, quality outcomes, staff engagement, and exceptional patient care across a growing outpatient surgical environment.

What You'll Do

• Provide operational and clinical leadership for approximately 80 team members, including Registered Nurses, Certified Surgical Technologists, Perioperative Technicians, and OR Supply Technicians

• Oversee daily operations, staffing, quality, patient safety, and employee engagement initiatives

• Collaborate with the Administrative Director, physicians, surgeons, anesthesiologists, and interdisciplinary leaders to achieve strategic goals

• Support growth initiatives focused on expanding outpatient surgical services and improving patient access

• Coach, mentor, and develop team members while fostering accountability and professional growth

• Drive process improvement efforts focused on quality outcomes, patient experience, and operational excellence

• Create an environment that promotes teamwork, continuous learning, and exceptional patient care

What You'll Bring

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a health-related field

• Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Wisconsin upon hire

• 5-7 years of RN experience demonstrating leadership skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing

• Previous management experience

• Experience in surgical services, perioperative services, or ambulatory surgery settings

• Experience partnering with physicians and interdisciplinary teams

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Bring a strong clinical nursing background and experience working with perioperative teams

• Lead with humility, curiosity, and respect

• Value the expertise of a highly experienced and tenured team

• Build trust through visibility, transparency, and consistency

• Foster a culture of accountability, engagement, and professional growth

• Thrive as part of a collaborative leadership team that supports one another and shares accountability for success

• Be self-motivated and comfortable working independently while seeking input and collaboration when needed

What You'll Get

• Opportunity to lead a large, established outpatient surgical program

• A collaborative leadership team committed to shared success and supporting one another

• Career development resources and leadership growth opportunities

• Tuition Investment Program

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits

• Competitive retirement program

• The opportunity to make a meaningful impact on patients, team members, and the future growth of outpatient surgical services

About Emplify Health

Emplify Health, a partnership of Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System, is a leading not-for-profit, patient-centered healthcare network based in Green Bay and La Crosse, Wisconsin. With 11 hospitals and over 100 clinics, we serve 67 cities across Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Join us in making a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and communities.

Equal Opportunity Employer

If you need assistance with any portion of the application or have questions about the position, please contact HR-Recruitment@gundersenhealth.org or call 608-775-0267.

We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values - belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility - our pillars set our foundation and our future.

Equal Opportunity Employer