Manager, Patient Care Services

St. Luke’s University Health Network; Orwigsburg (Schuylkill County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke’s University Health Network is seeking a Manager of Patient Care to lead clinical and operational functions within patient care areas.

The role focuses on resource utilization, code blue and rapid response leadership, and coordination of specialty programs and services to improve efficiency and patient care outcomes. The position requires progressive nursing management experience and an RN license, with a BSN preferred and timelines for BSN completion.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited professional nursing program.
• Registered Nurse with current license to practice in Pennsylvania or seeking licensure via endorsement.
• Bachelor of Nursing preferred; enrollment in BSN required upon hire or promotion; BSN within 5 years.
• Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintains daily operations and resource utilization across patient care areas.
• Provides clinical leadership for code blue and rapid response teams.
• Oversees hospital supervisors and assigned departments.
• Oversees blood management, chest pain center accreditation, and other programs including regulatory requirements, data collection, education and auditing.
• Assesses processes for relevance and efficiency and develops best practice standards.

Skills

Leadership

Code blue leadership

Rapid response coordination

Regulatory compliance

Education

RN license (PA)

BSN preferred

BSN enrollment within hire/promotion

MSN/Masters preferred

Job description

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

Position Overview

The Manager of Patient Care is responsible for resource utilization, code blue team, rapid response team, blood management, hospital supervisors, and coordination of specialty programs and services. This position will support the evaluation of existing processes to reduce cost, improve sustainability, and develop best practices within patient care services.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintains daily operations and resource utilization throughout patient care areas.
• Provides clinical leadership and expertise for code blue and rapid response teams.
• Provides administrative oversight of the hospital supervisors and other departments as assigned.
• Provides oversight of blood management, chest pain center accreditation program and other specialty services and programs including regulatory requirements, data collection, education, and auditing processes.
• Assesses processes for relevance and efficiency and develops best practice standards.

Physical and Sensory Requirements

• Sit up to 2 hours per day; 1 hour at a time.
• Stand for up to 10 hours per day; 8 hours at a time.
• Walk 6 hours per day; 15 minutes at a time.
• Consistently lift, carry and push objects up to 10 pounds.
• Occasionally lift, carry and push objects up to 75 pounds.
• Transport patients weighing up to 250 pounds via wheelchair, bed and/or stretcher.
• Frequently stoop and bend.
• Frequently reach above shoulder level.
• Must be able to perceive attributes of an object through touch.
• Must be able to hear as it relates normal conversation and high/low frequencies.
• Must be able to see as it relates to general, near, far, color and peripheral vision.

Education

• Graduate of an accredited professional nursing program.
• Registered Nurse with current license to practice in the state of Pennsylvania or seeking licensure through endorsement.
• Bachelor of Nursing preferred.
• Enrollment in Bachelor of Nursing program required upon hire or at time of promotion.
• Bachelor of Nursing required within 5 years of hire or promotion.
• Master's degree preferred

Training and Experience

• Progressive management experience required, including the supervision of staff.
• BLS/ACLS, critical care experience required; experience with cardiac and stroke patients/protocols preferred.

Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's!!

St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non‑profit network of more than 23,000 employees providing services at 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue in excess of $4 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke’s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare’s five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. The Network’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Premier 13 times total and eleven years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. In 2021, St. Luke’s was identified as one of the 15 Top Health Systems nationally. St. Luke’s is the ONLY health care institution in the Lehigh Valley to be named a Top Workplace regionally repeating the exclusive honor for the third year in a row. Also, for the third straight year, St. Luke’s has been a Top Workplaces in the Philadelphia Region by the Philadelphia Inquirer, ranking 9th in the large employer category for 2025 and the only health care system in PA to receive this award. In 2025, St. Luke’s was recognized as a national Top Workplaces by USA Today, three years in a row, including the 3rd best health care system in the nation in 2023 and 2024. Lastly, in 2025, St. Luke’s was named a Top Workplace in New Jersey for the third year in a row.

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