Med Surg Nurse Manager

CommonSpirit Health; Lufkin (TX); On-site; USD 64,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

St. Luke's Health - Memorial Lufkin, part of CommonSpirit Health, seeks a Nursing Manager to guide and empower the nursing team in delivering exceptional, patient-centered care. You will lead Registered Nurses, oversee operations, and drive professional development and unit performance.

Ideal candidates bring BSN with leadership experience, TX RN licensure, and BLS CPR within 14 days. The role emphasizes accountability, communication, and governance participation to meet patient and staff needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing required; 3 years leadership experience preferred.
• Registered Nurse license in TX at time of hire.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) certification to be completed within 14 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor Registered Nurses and oversee clinical operations.
• Drive professional development and unit goals; ensure patient-centered care.
• Develop and implement leadership programs and shared governance structures.
• Orient new staff and participate in annual council meetings; promote effective communication.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Staff development

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Master’s degree (healthcare/related)

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 Of Science Nursing 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

Preferred

• clinical leadership in the discipline

Where You'll Work

St. Luke's Health - Memorial Lufkin is a 279 bed facility and member of CommonSpirit Health, a national nonprofit health system. Serving East Texas, St. Luke's Health-Memorial Lufkin provides more than a quarter of a million patient services annually and contributes millions of dollars in local charity care and community support. We're the area's first Joint Commission Certified Primary Stroke Center, with board-certified neurologists and neurosurgeons offering full-spectrum stroke care. Nationally recognized as a HealthCare Center of Excellence, St. Luke's Health-Memorial Lufkin offers compassionate, comprehensive health care, including off-campus rehab and outpatient facilities and services. In addition to its large emergency department, there are 32 private rooms, dedicated imaging and OBGYN, wound care, infusion and lab services.

Pay Range

$46.17 - $68.67 /hour

We are an equal opportunity employer.