Nursing Operations Manager - A2 Med Surg - Bayfront Hospital

Orlando Health; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education & Career Growth Assistance

Comprehensive Health & Wellness cover

Financial & Retirement Planning with 2

Excellent Company Culture and Work–Lif

Family & Pet Support

Job summary

Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital is seeking a Nursing Operations Manager to provide leadership and operational oversight for Med Surg A2. The NOM will guide patient care delivery, staff development, and financial management to achieve hospital goals.

The role requires a BSN, RN licensure in Florida, and leadership experience with a focus on high-quality nursing care and safety. This on-site position supports the Hospital’s mission and values, including patient-centered care and continuous

Qualifications

• BSN required.
• MSN/DNP or BSN with graduate business/health field preferred.
• 2 years as RN in acute care. Required.
• 1 year leadership experience. Required.
• Current FL RN license or Compact license.
• Current BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Directs and evaluates delivery of patient care to achieve sustained outcomes.
• Plans and leads delivery of care to meet standards and patient flow goals.
• Manages unit budget and staffing in cost-effective way.
• Leads change initiatives and process improvements in nursing operations.
• Ensures safety, high reliability, and quality outcomes for patients and staff.
• Oversees talent development, recruitment, mentorship, and performance.

Skills

Leadership

Nursing leadership

Budget management

Change management

Regulatory compliance

Education

BSN

MSN/DNP or BSN with business/health grad

Tools

Budgeting software

Job description

Position Summary

A Brief Overview

Title: Nursing Operations Manager (NOM)

Unit: Med Surg A2

Site: Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital

Location: St Petersburg, FL

Status: Full-Time, Exempt

Shift: First

Provides leadership & operational oversight for an inpatient direct care unit or units. Accountable for achievement of department and hospital goals in concert with other hospital and medical staff leadership.

What You Will Do

• Evaluates the environment and makes recommendations to ensure delivery of quality service, optimal patient flow and comfort, safety, and compliance with various standards of care, regulatory/governing bodies (e.g., OSHA, JCAHO), infection control, and risk management.
• Plans, leads, organizes, directs, & evaluates the delivery of patient care to achieve sustained outcomes.
• Facilitates a healthy environment that promotes patient and team member safety, high reliability of processes and quality outcomes.
• Embraces workplace diversity and participates in nursing organizational policy formulation and decision‑making.
• Ensures that a continual improvement approach is implemented to measure actual performance against established standards for nursing and patient care.
• Serves as an agent of change, assisting leaders and team members in understanding the importance, necessity, impact, and process of change.
• Analyzes, develops, and maintains an effective and efficient nursing delivery model that reflects patient and family needs, ultimately achieving desired outcomes.
• Participates in the planning and implementation of new technologies, procedures, and services to support day‑to‑day operations.
• Identifies, recruits, develops, and retains top talent.
• Responsible for management of team members including recruitment, development, mentorship, retention, supervision, evaluation, and productivity.
• Develops and manages unit/department budget and responds in a cost‑effective manner to changing patient and team member requirements.
• Knows and practices sound business and operational excellence.
• Achieves financial and operational benchmarks by developing capital & operating budgets and monitoring all operational expenses.
• Assures development, implementation, and evaluation of an evidence‑based, quality clinical nursing practice consistent with nursing research, and organizational and national practice standards.
• Demonstrates initiative and situational leadership skills.
• Ensures the customer experience is exceptional.
• Serves as a liaison between team members and nursing administration.
• Demonstrates professional accountability by maintaining proficiency in assigned role and involvement in professional organizations.
• Facilitates and supports team member involvement in professional and organizational activities.
• Holds self and others accountable to Orlando Health’s mission, vision, and values.
• Demonstrates The Orlando Health Way: Assure, Engage, Unite.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.
• Manages various human resources functions including hiring, work assignments, coaching plans, and performance counseling.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
• Uses working knowledge of risk management concepts.
• Participates in Process Improvement activities as assigned.
• Interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to their age‑specific needs and to provide nursing care needed as described in the unit/department’s policies and procedures.
• Hospital Care at Home (Program Functions) * Responsible for leadership & operational oversight for the Hospital Care at Home virtual nursing unit. * Proficient in the use of TeleHealth technology to oversee and conduct virtual patient care visits to the hospital at home patients; ability to assess clinical symptoms, possess critical thinking skills and elevate potential patient decompensation. * Works collaboratively with all members of the Advanced Care at Home team. * Responsible for providing virtual and in‑home nursing care needed as described in the unit/department’s policies and procedures

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required.
• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) with Graduate degree in Business or health‑related field preferred.
• 2 Years as a registered nurse in an acute care setting. Required and
• 1 Year leadership experience. Required
• Current licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Florida or Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC).
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• May require one or more of the following certifications based on the assigned patient population: * Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) * Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) * Neonatal Advanced Life Support (NALS) * Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC)
• National leadership board certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) within 2 years.

About The Organization

Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital is a comprehensive tertiary care facility that has been serving St. Petersburg and the surrounding communities for more than 100 years. It is a 480‑bed teaching medical center with nationally recognized care across emergency medicine, cardiology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, women’s services, and advanced surgical specialties. The hospital’s Level II Trauma Center is the only adult trauma center in Pinellas County and, in partnership with Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, is one of Florida’s 13 state‑certified Level III Regional Perinatal Intensive Care Centers. A commitment to quality has earned the hospital recognition with a USA Today Top Workplaces award for 2025 and an “A” Hospital Safety Grade for Spring 2025 from The Leapfrog Group.

Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award‑winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts. As part of the Orlando Health system, Bayfront combines the resources of a leading regional healthcare network with the personalized, community‑focused care that has defined the hospital for generations.

Orlando Health is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer including veterans and people with disabilities. Our people are passionate about what they do, the services they provide, and the customers they serve. If you’re looking for an opportunity to be a part of a work family that values collaboration, innovation and dedication, we’re the right company.

Why Orlando Health is your best place to work

• Education & Career Growth Assistance
• Comprehensive Health & Wellness coverage and resources
• Financial & Retirement Planning with Company Match
• Excellent Company Culture and Work–Life Balance
• Family & Pet Support

• and more!

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career‑growing FREE education programs and well‑being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions.

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The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (Section 1557), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics), in covered health programs or activities. 42 U.S.C. 18116.