Clinical Manager - Burn Care

Veterans in Healthcare; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 109,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

University Medical Center of Southern Nevada seeks a Nurse Manager for Burn and Critical Care units. The role oversees staffing, budget, and standards compliance, while guiding a high-performance nursing team.

Requirements include a Nevada RN license, BLS, and a Bachelor’s in Nursing with 5+ years of clinical experience (2+ in leadership). ABLS within 1 year is preferred. This on-site role offers a competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing.
• Five years of clinical nursing experience, two years in a supervisory role or higher.
• May consider candidates with four years in a nursing lead role and completion of required hospital management training.

Responsibilities

• Manages one or more clinical units.
• Determines staffing levels to meet organizational goals.
• Participates in unit budget development and monitoring.
• Ensures unit compliance with standards and supervises nursing staff.

Skills

Nurse leadership

Staff supervision

Performance improvement

ABLS within 1 year

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Five years clinical nursing experience

Two years supervisory role or higher

Hospital management training

Job description

Salary

$108,534.40 - $168,230.40 Annually

Location

1800 West Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

26-CMBCU

Department

BCU - 6064

Opening Date

10/27/2026

Closing Date

Continuous

Position Summary

EMPLOYER-PAID PENSION PLAN (NEVADA PERS) COMPETITIVE SALARY & BENEFITS PACKAGE

THIS POSITION MAY CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE ONCE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF QUALIFIED APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED.

As an academic medical center with a rich history of providing life‑saving treatment in Southern Nevada, UMC serves as the anchor hospital of the Las Vegas Medical District, offering Nevada’s highest level of care to promote successful medical outcomes for patients. UMC is home to Nevada's ONLY Nonprofit Level I Trauma Center, Verified Burn Center, and Multi‑Organ Transplant Center. In 2026, we became the FIRST and ONLY Magnet®-Recognized hospital in the state, reflecting UMC's nursing professionalism, teamwork, and superiority in patient care.

THIS POSITION IS CONSIDERED AT-WILL AND WILL SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE CEO.

Position Summary: Manages one or more clinical units. Duties include determining appropriate staffing levels to achieve organizational goals, participating in the development of the unit budget, monitoring the units' compliance with standards and supervision of nursing staff.

Job Requirement

Education/Experience: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing. Five (5) years of clinical nursing experience, two (2) years of which were in a supervisory role or higher. May consider candidates with (4) years of experience in a nursing lead role and completion of required hospital management training class.

Licensing/Certification Requirements: Valid license from the State of Nevada to Practice as a Registered Nurse, and; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Some positions may require one or more of the following: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification; Trauma Nurse Core Certification (TNCC); Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS); Neonatal Resuscitation Protocol (NRP); additional certification in a Specialty Area.

Additional Position Requirements

• Strong nurse leader or Clinical Manager experience
• Minimum of five (5) years of recent Burn/Critical care nursing experience & minimum of two (2) years of pediatrics experience
• Experience with education, outreach, data review and presentation, meeting management, and performance improvement process as it relates to Burn care and patient matters
• Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS) within one (1) year of hire
• Familiar with both Pathway to Excellence and Magnet standards
• Comfort level and skills in leading and making decisions using shared governance frameworks
• Ability to operationally lead and manage in a high-stress environment

Preferences will be given to applicants who document the following:

• Experience in Ambulatory Burn setting
• Previous leadership in a Magnet Organization

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, And Physical Requirements

Knowledge of: Nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation and coordination of patient care); disease process; patient care plan development; patient evaluation and assessment techniques; body mechanics used with ambulating, transferring and repositioning patients; Federal, state and local laws and regulations affecting health care services and Joint Commission Accreditation for Health Organizations (JCAHO) standards; quality assurance and performance improvement principles and methods; Nurse Practice Act; supervisory principles and practices; department and hospital safety practices and procedures; patient rights; infection control policies and practices; handling, storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials; department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures; age specific care practices.

Skill in: Assigning and monitoring the work of others; evaluating quality control; implementing nursing process including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation; supervising and training staff; developing and monitoring budgets; developing staffing plans; performing data analysis; communicating with a wide variety of people from diverse socio‑economic and ethnic backgrounds under stressful conditions; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the course of duties; efficient, effective and safe use of equipment.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: Mobility to work in a typical clinical setting, including stamina to stand and/or sit for extended periods of time, strength to examine and treat varied individuals, vision to use standard office equipment and read printed materials and a VDT screen, and hearing and speech to communicate effectively in both oral and written forms. Strength and agility to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently to move objects. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification.

Employer University Medical Center of Southern Nevada

Address University Medical Center of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada, 89102

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