Clinical Manager - CCU/CVCU

Careers In Government; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer Paid Pension Plan (PERS)

Health/Dental/Vision Insurance

CAL (leave)

457 Deferred Compensation Plan

No State Income Tax in Nevada

Job summary

University Medical Center of Southern Nevada is seeking a highly skilled Nurse Manager to oversee one or more clinical units. The role involves staffing, budget participation, and ensuring unit-wide adherence to standards while leading nursing staff.

Applicants should have a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, at least five years in clinical nursing with supervisory experience, and a Nevada RN license with BLS. The position requires strong leadership in a high‑stress environment and familiarity with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited school.
• Five (5) years of clinical nursing experience, two (2) years in a supervisory role or higher.
• Some positions may require additional hospital management training.

Responsibilities

• Determine staffing levels to meet organizational goals.
• Participate in unit budget development and monitoring.
• Supervise nursing staff and ensure compliance with standards.

Skills

Nurse leadership

Staff supervision

CCU/CVCU experience

Decision making under pressure

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Job description

University Medical Center of Southern Nevada

Position Summary

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.

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.

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

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 supervising 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 four (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
  • Prior experience supervising a minimum of 70 FTE’s
• Minimum of two (2) years of CCU/CVCU nursing experience
• Minimum of three (3) years of recent experience
  • Supervisory experience managing a Cardiovascular Coronary Care Unit at a similar facility
  • Recovering heart surgery patients
• 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

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.

Benefits

• Employer Paid Pension Plan through Nevada Public Employees' Retirement System PERS! https://www.nvpers.org/front
  • Vesting in the pension plan after 5 years of qualifying employment!
• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance - Less than $20 per paycheck for employee‑only coverage
• Consolidated Annual Leave (CAL) - CAL is used for personal leave, holidays (twelve scheduled holidays per year), doctor appointments, vacation, and sick days up to 16 consecutive scheduled work hours (short‑term sick leave), etc.
• Extended Illness Bank (a/k/a Sick Bank)
• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
• Comprehensive Group Health Insurance Plan
• Nevada has no State Income Tax
• No Social Security (FICA) Deduction

Equal Opportunity Employer

THE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTHERN NEVADA IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/ EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER