Nurse Manager - Trauma

Advocate Health; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC seeks a Nurse Manager to lead the new 11B Trauma inpatient unit, guiding clinical operations and ensuring high-quality patient care. The role emphasizes safety, performance improvement, staff development, and budget oversight, with trauma leadership experience highly preferred.

This leadership position also focuses on cost-effective care and continuous professional development.

Qualifications

• RN licensure in appropriate state required.
• MSN preferred; enrollment in MSN within 1 year of hire.
• Previous management experience preferred; BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the 11B Trauma unit operations and staff.
• Foster a safe environment and ensure compliance with standards.
• Oversee recruitment, orientation, credentialing and staff development.
• Delegate via shared governance and promote evidence-based practice.
• Administer medications as needed and participate in patient care.
• Collaborate across disciplines with Surgical Trauma Service to optimize outcomes.

Skills

Nurse leadership

Trauma care

Budget management

Staff development

Education

RN licensure

MSN preferred

Management experience

Job description

Atrium Health’s Carolinas Medical Center (CMC) is the flagship hospital of Atrium Health, which is distinguished throughout the southeastern United States for its excellent patient care and medical expertise. CMC serves as the region’s only Level 1 Trauma center, is Magnet-designated, and an approved transplant center for heart, kidney, pancreas and liver. We also serve as one of North Carolina’s five Academic Medical Center Teaching Hospitals, providing residency training for more than 200 physicians in 15 specialties and serve as a satellite for the medical school at UNC-Chapel Hill.

CMC is seeking a Nurse Manager to lead its new 19-bed inpatient trauma unit in the medical center expansion. The 11B Trauma unit will care for adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients with traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, chest and abdominal trauma, and trauma-related orthopedic injuries. The unit will partner with Surgical Trauma Service to provide care for medically stable trauma patients.

This Nurse Manager will oversee the clinical and operational functions of the 11B Trauma unit, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, cost-effective care by a skilled and knowledgeable team. Responsibilities include fostering a safe environment, carrying out all duties safely, and maintaining the clinical and professional competencies required to meet patients’ age-specific, developmental, and specialized needs. Leadership and trauma care experience are strongly preferred.

Essential Functions

• Continually demonstrates and supports a Professional Practice model that allows nurses to work in collaboration with interdisciplinary partners to achieve high-quality patient outcomes.
• Ensures that unit operations and employees are in compliance with the Nursing Practice Act, regulatory agency standards, and policies and procedures.
• Functions as a team member to accomplish goals and objectives of the unit and the organization, upholding quality management, patient care, and departmental standards.
• Assumes responsibility in the recruitment and retention of qualified staff and to ensure appropriate orientation, education, credentialing and continuing professional development of personnel through mutual goal setting and performance evaluation.
• Delegates effectively by promoting shared governance, developing and nurturing research to positively affect clinical outcomes.
• Performs nursing care, assists with treatments, therapies, procedures, and administers medications as necessary.
• Provides and assesses effectiveness of patient and family education.
• Participates with performance improvement activities to improve quality of nursing care, promote patient outcomes and provide a cost-effective environment for patient care.
• Assists in development of policies, procedures and standards reflective of evidence-based practice.
• Promotes shared accountability for professional practice.
• Allocates resources to meet the unit needs. Responsible for budgetary oversight, and along with staff involvement, accountable to the organization for maintaining a cost-effective unit.

Physical Requirements

Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, stooping, bending, pushing, and pulling. Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies. Must speak and understand English fluently. Intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, touch. Finger dexterity. Critical thinking and ability to concentrate. Must be able to respond quickly to changes in patient and / or unit/department conditions.

Education, Experience and Certifications

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing required. Current RN licensure in appropriate state. Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred. Must have or complete MSN if undergraduate degree is not BSN. Enrollment in MSN program within 1 year of hire/transfer date and graduation of MSN program required within 5 years of hire. If undergraduate degree is BSN, a master's degree from a health-related program or MBA is acceptable. Previous management experience preferred. BLS required per policy guidelines. Appropriate professional certification (either clinical or leadership) is required within 1 year of eligibility for professional certification exam. Additional education, training, certifications, or experience may be required within the department by the nur