RN Lead - Acute Care Surgery Clinic

St. Luke's Health System; Meridian (ID); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Robust benefits package

Retirement plans

Wellness options (on-site massages, on

Job summary

St. Luke’s Health System in Idaho is seeking an RN Lead for the Acute Care Surgery Clinic to provide executive clinical leadership across three locations.

You will oversee a team of RNs, CMAs, and LPNs, coordinate workloads, and optimize clinic processes to deliver high-quality patient care. This role emphasizes collaboration, staff development, and operational excellence, with a schedule of four 9-hour days, no weekends, and a strong benefits package including retirement plans and wellness

Qualifications

• RN licensure (state of practice)
• Bachelor's degree in nursing
• Current BLS provider certification

Responsibilities

• Lead, support, and mentor a multidisciplinary clinical team to meet clinical, operational, and quality standards.
• Coordinate clinic schedules and staffing coverage across sites.
• Design and implement workflows to improve productivity and patient access.
• Provide day-to-day operational leadership and troubleshoot challenges for providers and staff.

Skills

Leadership

Nurse leadership

Team development

Coaching

Clinical operations

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Job description

What You Can Expect:

As the RN Lead for the Acute Care Surgery Clinic, you will serve as the primary clinical leader for a complex, high-volume, multi-site practice. In this role, you will provide leadership, coordination, and operational oversight for a dedicated clinical team while ensuring exceptional patient care and seamless clinic operations across three locations.

The RN Lead will directly support a team of Registered Nurses, Certified Medical Assistants, and Licensed Practical Nurses.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading, supporting, and developing a multidisciplinary clinical team to ensure adherence to clinical, operational, and quality standards.

• Coaching and mentoring nursing and support staff to promote consistency, engagement, and continuous improvement.

• Designing and implementing workflows that enhance productivity, improve patient access, and support quality patient outcomes.

• Coordinating clinic schedules and staffing coverage.

• Providing day-to-day operational leadership, troubleshooting challenges, and serving as a key clinical and operational resource for providers and staff.

• Supporting care coordination and staffing needs across multiple clinic sites, including rural community call coverage services.

This role is ideal for a collaborative nursing leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys developing teams, and is passionate about driving operational excellence while supporting high-quality surgical patient care.

Schedule: Four 9-hour days per week, 7:30a-5:00p with variable week day off. No weekends/holidays!

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's of Nursing Degree

• Experience: 3 years’ experience

• Licenses/Certifications: Current RN licensure from the State of Practice and Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Certified through American Safety and Health Institute, American Heart Association, or American Red Cross.

At St. Luke’s, caring for people in the communities we serve is our mission - and this includes our own SLHS team. We offer a robust benefits package to support our teams both professionally and personally. In addition to a competitive salary and retirement plans, we ensure our team feels supported in their benefits beyond the typical medical, dental, and vision offerings. We care about you and have fantastic financial and physical wellness options, such as: on-site massages, on-site counseling via our Employee Assistance Program, access to the Personify Health Wellness tool, as well as other formal training and career development offerings to ensure you are meeting your career goals.

St. Luke’s is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.

*Please note: this posting is not reflective of all job duties and responsibilities and is intended to provide an overview to job seekers.