Nurse Manager - AOSI Surgical Services (M-F Days) FT

Adena Health System; Chillicothe (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Growth opportunities

PTO that grows with tenure

Strong healthcare coverage

Job summary

Adena Health System seeks a Nurse Manager for Surgical Services at Adena Orthopedic & Spine Institute in Chillicothe. The role leads a care team in the Medical-Surgical Unit, ensuring high-quality patient care, workflow efficiency, and cost-effective operations, aligned with the system's mission and values.

Minimum requirements include a BSN (with progress toward MSN preferred), active Ohio RN licensure, BLS/ACLS within 90 days, and prior management/leadership experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) required; Master’s preferred.
• Active Ohio RN license; BLS and ACLS within 90 days of hire.
• De-escalation training within 6 months; specialty certifications within 36 months.
• Previous management/leadership experience in healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of care providers in the Medical‑Surgical Unit to ensure quality patient care.
• Oversee planning, organization, direction and evaluation of patient care operations.
• Collaborate with divisions to align care with system mission, values and goals.
• Provide coaching and performance evaluation for patient care staff; ensure cross‑department coordination.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN)

Master's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Nurse Manager, Surgical Services - Adena Orthopedic & Spine Institute (AOSI)

At Adena Health, professional roles shape the systems, strategy, and operational excellence that support patient care across Southern Ohio. These positions are a great fit for leaders and specialists who value purpose-driven work and community impact.

Mission Statement: “Called to serve our communities".

Guiding Principle: “Let all that you do be done in love".

Vision: To be the region's most trusted partner in healthcare.

Values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, and Trust.

Position Highlights

• Salary: (Partners adds min and mid if salaried role)
• Work Life Balance: Full-Time | Day Shift (7:00 AM – 7:30 PM) - Required (every third weekend)
• Location/Department: Chillicothe – Medical‑Surgical Unit
• Reports to: (Vice President, Finance – partner will enter)

Why Adena?

• Community-centered decision making
• Leadership visibility and cross-functional collaboration
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Growth-focused culture
• Opportunity to influence real healthcare outcomes

Does Adena offer growth opportunities?

Growth at Adena isn't one-size-fits-all. It's built through relationships, mentorship, and opportunity.

Caregivers are encouraged to explore career paths that fit their strengths and interests through:

• Emerging leader and leadership development programs
• Tuition assistance and education support
• Skill-building and lateral career opportunities
• Visibility with leaders who recognize potential early

What You'll Do

The Nurse Manager leads a team of care providers in an assigned area(s) cultivating collaboration, enthusiasm, and mutual respect while providing patient care and supportive services directed towards achievement of positive patient care outcomes, maximizing the patient's involvement in his/her own plan of care, improving service levels, reducing the length of hospitalization, and decreasing costs.Under the manager's leadership patients and their families experience the benefits of patient focused care through the integrated skills of all care team members. The Nurse Manager has 24 hour responsibility for overall planning, organization, direction and evaluation of patient care operations for a designated area(s) and is key in operationalizing the health system's mission, values and goals to create an environment that supports the nursing professional practice model. The Nurse Manager is responsible for managing, guiding, coaching and evaluating the work performance of patient care staff in their designated area(s), ensuring ongoing collaboration with other departments/areas that relate directly or indirectly to patient care operations. The Nurse Manager is responsible for decision making within the scope of the unit needs, this may be independently or often in collaboration with the division director or physician lead(s). The Nurse Manager has occasional direct patient care and access to confidential employee and organizational information.

Minimum Qualifications

Required Educational Degree: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) - All applicants must meet BSN requirement by being enrolled within 12 months and completed within 36 months

Preferred Education: Master's Degree in Nursing

Required Certifications, Credentials and Licenses: RN - Registered Nurse with Current Ohio License; Department specific certifications. BLS/ACLS within 90 days of hire. Specialty certifications to be completed within 36 months of hire. De-escalation training within 6 months.

Required Experience: Previous Management/Leadership experience; related work experience. Nurse Manager for psychiatric services requires 4 years of psychiatric nursing experience unless Director/VP has associated experience. Care management nurse manager requires three(3) years of acute hospital case management/utilization review experience.

Why Caregivers Stay?

• Reliable compensation
• Strong healthcare coverage options
• 3.5% retirement match with automatic annual increase
• PTO that grows with tenure
• Visible leadership impact within a regional health system

Adena Health System is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class