Nurse Manager - Henderson Building

Baptist Health Care; Pensacola (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health Care in Pensacola, FL seeks a Clinical Manager to oversee 24-hour clinical operations, ensuring high-quality, patient-centered care while promoting staff development and regulatory compliance. The role interfaces with HR, risk management, quality, and finance to maintain standards and efficiency.

The Clinical Manager will lead a team, manage budgeting, and sustain operational excellence in alignment with organizational goals and policies.

Qualifications

• Current nursing license in Florida or eligible
• 1 year supervisory/leadership experience preferred
• 3 years clinical nursing experience required
• Associates Degree Nursing required

Responsibilities

• Maintain documentation and licensure; pursue ongoing professional development.
• Promote patient-centered care aligned with organizational values.
• Collaborate with HR, risk management, quality, and finance to oversee unit operations.
• Manage department's operations, including staffing, budgeting, and performance evaluations.
• Recruit, interview, and select staff; coach and ensure adherence to policies.
• Oversee fiscal management and proper use of resources.
• Communicate departmental and organizational information to staff.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Effective communication

Clinical quality

Budgeting

Staff development

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Education

Associates Degree Nursing

Bachelor's Degree Nursing

Bachelor's Degree Healthcare

Job description

Job Description The Clinical Manager has 24-hour responsibility for clinical operations of the unit. The role ensures high-quality, patient-centered care while promoting staff development, regulatory compliance, and efficient unit operations. The position requires collaboration with human resources, risk management, quality, and finance to oversee all aspects of the unit's operations to ensure compliance with regulatory, accreditation, and organizational standards.

Job Description The Clinical Manager has 24-hour responsibility for clinical operations of the unit. The role ensures high-quality, patient-centered care while promoting staff development, regulatory compliance, and efficient unit operations. The position requires collaboration with human resources, risk management, quality, and finance to oversee all aspects of the unit's operations to ensure compliance with regulatory, accreditation, and organizational standards.

Responsibilities

• Maintains current documentation and required licensure, certifications, required education, and competencies in accordance with unit scope of service and professional standards. Pursues professional growth and development and takes the initiative in seeking opportunities to meet this need.
• Promotes a culture of patient centered care aligned with organizational values and patient experience standards.
• Promotes effective working relations and works effectively as part of a department/unit to facility meeting goals and objectives.
• Maintains responsibility for department’s operational excellence; ensures department delivers quality services in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, and professional standards.
• Manages team members, which includes orientation, development and evaluation of team members, and monitoring the provision of delivering quality services. Participates in the recruiting, interviewing, and selecting of team members following policies, guidelines and applicable laws. Evaluates team member’s performance relative to job goals and requirements. Provides coaching to staff, recommends education programs, and ensures adherence to internal policies and standards.
• Maintains responsibility for the fiscal management of department and assures proper utilization of organization’s financial resources.
• Effectively communicates departmental, organization, and industry information to staff.

Qualifications

Minimum Education

• Associates Degree Nursing Required
• Bachelor's Degree Nursing Preferred
• Bachelor's Degree Business, Nursing, Health Care, Within three (3) years of employment Required
• Minimum Work Experience
• 1 year Supervisory/leadership (may consider charge nurse experience) experience. Preferred
• 3 years Clinical nursing experience. Required

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse Licensed State of Florida or eligible compact state Upon Hire Required
• BLS for Healthcare Providers (BLS) American Heart Association Upon Hire Required
• Professional Nursing Certification Upon Hire Preferred
• ACLS Provider (ACLS) American Heart Association Upon Hire Required
• National Institutes Of Health Stroke Scale (NIH) Upon Hire Required

Required Skills, Knowledge And Abilities

• Demonstrated proficiency and clinical competence in relevant area of nursing practice.
• Effective communication skills.
• Ability to plan, organize, and direct the activities of others.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent written communication and documentation skills.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Empathy and excellent listening skills.
• Ability to motivate others.
• Proficient in clinical quality measurement.
• Excellent organizational skills required.
• Strong problem solving and negotiation skills.
• Excellent risk assessment skills, and an ability to adapt quickly to a client's changing needs.
• Proficient with standard office technologies and software.

About Us

Baptist Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system committed to improving the quality of life for people and communities in northwest Florida and south Alabama. The organization includesthree hospitals, four medical parks,Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, and an extensive primary and specialty care provider network. With more than 4,000 team members, Baptist Health Care is one of the largest non-governmental employers in northwest Florida. Baptist Health Care, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. BHC maintains and enforces a policy that prohibits discrimination against any workforce members or applicants for employment because of sex, race, age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, religion, genetic information, or other category protected by federal, state or local law. Certain positions may require a Level 2 Background check through AHCA. Additional information about this requirement can be found here: Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse