Manager Nursing Med Surg PCU

CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy is seeking a Nursing Manager for Med/Surg and PCU to lead a dynamic nursing team in delivering patient-centered care. You will mentor RNs, oversee clinical operations, and drive professional development to meet unit goals.

In this role you will champion accountability, excellence in communication, and staffing optimization while ensuring alignment with hospital commitments and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• BSN and at least 3 years of leadership experience.
• Nebraska RN license (NE).
• BLS/CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Interview, hire, orient, terminate, promote, train and evaluate staff.
• Oversee functional and technical performance of team members.
• Direct staffing to meet patient, unit and hospital needs.
• Manage performance: goal-setting, feedback, corrective action.
• Monitor patient engagement, quality initiatives and safety across departments.
• Coordinate operating systems and service standards per policy.

Skills

Leadership

Staffing management

Performance management

Communication skills

Education

BSN

MSN

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Nursing Manager for our Med/Surg and PCU, 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.

• Has the authority to interview, hire, orient, terminate, promote, train and conduct performance evaluations.
• Oversees the functional and technical job performance of team members.
• Allocates and directs staffing needs to meet patient, unit and Hospital needs, and collaborates with others to ensure overall staffing needs are met.
• Manages performance including: goal-setting, clarifying job expectations, monitoring performance progress, providing feedback, recognize, developing skills and addressing performance issues related to work and our Commitments using corrective action.
• Monitors and oversee Customer and patient engagement, growth, quality initiatives and patient safety for multiple departments, utilizing regulatory and organizational knowledge and policy for multiple areas as separate functions.
• Coordinates and manages operating systems, operational standardization, service standards and communication methods in line with system policies and processes.

Job Requirements

Required

• Bachelors Nursing and minimum of three (3) years leadership experience
• Licensed Registered Nurse: NE
• Basic Life Support - CPR

Preferred

• Masters and minimum of five (5) years of progressive work experience, with at least two (2) years of management experience in an inpatient/outpatient nursing environment
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support upon hire
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support upon hire

Where You'll Work

At CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy, our focus is patient-centered care. Our level I trauma center and academic medical center campus is designed to heal the body, mind, and spirit of every person in a more comfortable, less stressful hospital environment. Our full range of medical services includes trauma services, heart and vascular care, emergency services, surgery, maternity, cancer care, and diagnostic imaging.