Manager Nursing PCU

CommonSpirit Health; Council Bluffs (IA); On-site; USD 65,146 - 96,914; Full time

Job summary

CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs is seeking a Nursing Manager for the PCU to lead and empower the nursing team in delivering patient-centered care.

You will mentor RNs, oversee operations, and drive professional development while meeting unit goals. Strong communication and accountability are essential to manage performance and staffing across shifts in a complex hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Nursing Degree is required.
• Minimum 3 years of leadership experience.
• Registered Nurse in IA with CPR/Basic Life Support (BLS) required.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise and mentor Registered Nurses in the PCU.
• Oversee clinical operations and drive patient-centered care.
• Lead staffing decisions to meet patient and unit needs.
• Set expectations, monitor performance, and provide feedback.
• Monitor patient engagement, quality, and safety initiatives.
• Coordinate systems and service standards with hospital policies.

Skills

Leadership

Staff management

Interviewing

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

RN licensure IA

Masters in Nursing (preferred)

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Nursing Manager for 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 Degree and minimum of 3 years leadership experience
• Registered Nurse: IA
• Basic Life Support - CPR

Preferred

• Masters Degree in Nursing or related field. Must have either Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Nursing.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Where You’ll Work

At CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs, patients are at the heart of our care. Our 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 include a new pavilion featuring enhancements in heart and vascular care, surgery, maternity, cancer care, and diagnostic imaging.

Pay Range

$47.29 - $70.35 /hour