Nurse Unit Leader: Safety, Retention & Excellence

Wellstar Health System, Inc.; North Augusta (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

Wellstar Health System, Inc. is seeking a Nurse Manager to lead a unit, ensuring high-quality patient care, staff retention, and a safe, efficient work environment. The role emphasizes governance, collaboration with physicians and departments, and accountability for outcomes.

The ideal candidate is a licensed RN with strong leadership, communication, and financial stewardship skills, capable of driving safety, workforce engagement, and data-driven decision-making across the service line.

Qualifications

• RN with active license and nursing practice per Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act
• Leadership and management of a unit with accountability for care delivery
• Ability to use data and technology to drive decisions and mitigate risks

Responsibilities

• Engages staff in decision making via shared governance processes and partners to promote relationship-based care and service excellence while providing leadership.
• Acts as the unit/program’s chief retention and safety officer to manage talent and protect deployable resources.
• Analyzes and manages financial resources; uses lean and other quality skills to improve performance of operations and clinical systems of care.
• Promotes collaboration across physicians, staff, patients and departments to achieve goals.

Skills

Leadership & Management

Staff Engagement

Communication Skills

Financial Resource Management

Education

RN license

Job description

Wellstar Health System, Inc. is seeking a Nurse Manager to lead a unit, ensuring high-quality patient care, staff retention, and a safe, efficient work environment. The role emphasizes governance, collaboration with physicians and departments, and accountability for outcomes.

The ideal candidate is a licensed RN with strong leadership, communication, and financial stewardship skills, capable of driving safety, workforce engagement, and data-driven decision-making across the service line.