Emergency Services Nurse Manager

CHI; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 69,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston, TX, is seeking a Nursing Manager to lead and mentor our registered nurses, oversee clinical operations, and champion patient-centered care through continuous improvement and strong governance.

You will foster accountability, drive unit goals, develop staff professionally, and ensure effective communication across the team, with a focus on safety, quality outcomes, and staff engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with 3 years leadership experience.
• Master's degree required.
• Registered Nurse license in TX.
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications required within stated time frames.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor Registered Nurses, oversee clinical operations and advocate for patient and team needs.
• Drive professional development and achieve unit goals.
• Ensure accountability and superior communication across all interactions to navigate challenges and ensure unit success.
• Support and actualize the Division of Nursing philosophy and goals through program development and implementation.
• Contribute to staff governance and monthly staff meetings with minutes posted.

Skills

Leadership

RN

Communication

Team mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Nursing Manager, you will be a dynamic leader, guiding and empowering our nursing team to deliver exceptional, patient-centered care through continuous growth and operational excellence.

Every day, you will lead and mentor Registered Nurses, oversee clinical operations, and advocate for patient and team needs, driving professional development and achieving unit goals.

To be successful in this role, you will embody accountability and confidence with superior communication skills for all interactions. You'll skillfully navigate challenges, ensuring individual performance and overall unit success.

• Support and actualizes the Division of Nursing philosophy and goals by assuming leadership in program development and implementation.
• Staff is developed to assume leadership roles both formally and informally, via role modeling and facilitating staff participation in shared governance structure.
• Facilitates development and implementation to solution to problems.
• Develops and Implements effective communication channels to provide information to all staff members, holding at least one unit meeting per month with posting of minutes and notice.
• Directs and Participates in the orientation of new employees, evaluates programs effecting employees. 6.Has an identified council structure with an elected Staff Nurse Professional Practice Council representative. Conducts unit council meetings monthly incorporating new knowledge and skills to meet changing needs of patient families, department employees and institution.

Job Requirements

Required

• Bachelors Other and 3 years leadership experience, upon hire or
• Masters Other, upon hire and
• Registered Nurse: TX, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 - months and
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support, within 6 - months

Preferred

• clinical leadership in the discipline

Where You'll Work

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is an 1,045 bed facility located in the Texas medical center. A joint venture with Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor St. Luke’s is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care, neuroscience, oncology, transplantation, and more. The hospital is home to the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, a nationally-accredited and NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center. Our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experience—modeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients, visitors, staff, and physicians. The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care, research, and education.

Pay Range

$56.13 - $83.49 /hour