Med Surg Nurse Manager

Clinical Management Consultants; California; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Clinical Management Consultants in the East Bay seeks a Med Surg Nurse Manager to lead the inpatient unit, guiding care for a diverse adult population with varying acuity. You will rely on strong assessment, prioritization, and responsive team coordination to promote safe, value-driven care.

Collaborating across nursing, medicine, pharmacy, rehabilitation, case management, social work, and ancillary services, you will drive staffing, scheduling, workflow, quality improvement, and regulatory

Qualifications

• ACUTE-CARE nursing expertise required in inpatient settings.
• Strong assessment and prioritization skills.
• Ability to mentor and develop nursing staff.
• Experience coordinating multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee staffing and scheduling for Med Surg unit.
• Manage workflow, quality improvement, and regulatory readiness.
• Collaborate with physicians, pharmacists, therapy, and case management.
• Support safe transitions and patient safety initiatives.

Skills

Acute-care nursing

Leadership

Team coordination

Mentoring nurses

Job description

Turn your next career move into measurable patient impact as the Med Surg Nurse Manager, leading meaningful clinical work with supportive leadership, modern care technology, large health network career growth opportunities, and an exceptional East Bay quality of life.
For candidates exploring healthcare leadership jobs, nursing management careers, or hospital jobs with long‑term potential, this opportunity combines organizational stability with access to internal mobility and expanded leadership pathways.
Within the Med Surgical unit, the Inpatient Nurse Manager will guide care for a diverse adult patient population with varying acuity levels, creating a professionally engaging environment that calls for strong assessment, thoughtful prioritization, and responsive team coordination. Daily collaboration across nursing, medicine, pharmacy, rehabilitation, case management, social work, and ancillary services helps promote safe transitions and cohesive treatment plans. The Med Surg Nurse Manager will gain broad operational exposure, meaningful responsibility, and access to large health network career growth opportunities, all from a convenient East Bay location near Oakland, San Francisco, and the greater Bay Area.
The Patient Care Manager will operate within the hospital’s nursing leadership structure, partnering with senior clinical and operational leaders to oversee staffing, scheduling, workflow, quality improvement, regulatory readiness, patient safety, team performance, and responsible resource management. This Med Surg Nurse Manager will remain visible and accessible to frontline staff, mentor nurses and emerging leaders, address barriers to care delivery, and coordinate closely with physicians, advanced practice providers, therapists, pharmacists, technicians, and care management professionals. Experienced candidates who bring acute-care nursing expertise, sound operational judgment, and a record of developing teams will be positioned to make an immediate impact.
For a healthcare professional seeking more than another management position, the Medical‑Surgical Nurse Manager role offers room to elevate practice through performance‑improvement work, interdisciplinary committees, staff education, preceptor development, leadership mentoring, and broader health system exposure. Opportunities may include continuing education, specialty certification development, shared decision‑making, and internal advancement based on organizational programs and eligibility. This healthcare management job is an opportunity to build stronger teams, improve clinical outcomes, and grow as a strategic nursing leader.
Based in the East bay, the Med Surg Nurse Manager can enjoy a culturally diverse East Bay community with convenient connections to Oakland, San Francisco, regional parks, shoreline recreation, major airports, restaurants, arts, and professional sports. The Bay Area’s cost of living requires practical planning, but the region rewards residents with extensive career options, strong healthcare infrastructure, varied communities, and memorable weekend access to wine country, the Pacific coast, and Northern California trails.
The Med Surg Nurse Manager will receive competitive compensation and access to a comprehensive benefits package, with specific total-rewards details shared during the recruitment process based on the hospital’s applicable plans and eligibility requirements.