Clinical Manager - Med/Surg

University Medical Center of Southern Nevada•Las Vegas, NV

About The Position

The Clinical Manager manages one or more clinical units, including various Medical Surgical departments. The role determines appropriate staffing levels to achieve organizational goals, participates in unit budget development, monitors compliance with standards, and supervises nursing staff. The position is full-time and at-will, serving at the pleasure of the CEO. UMC is an academic medical center and the anchor hospital of the Las Vegas Medical District. It is home to Nevada’s only nonprofit Level I Trauma Center, Verified Burn Center, and Multi-Organ Transplant Center. The posting states that UMC became the first and only Magnet-recognized hospital in Nevada in 2026. The position offers an employer-paid Nevada PERS pension plan and a competitive salary and benefits package.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing.
Five years of clinical nursing experience, including two years in a supervisory role or higher. Candidates with four years of experience in a nursing lead role and completion of the required hospital management training class may be considered.
Valid State of Nevada license to practice as a Registered Nurse.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification accepted by the American Heart Association.
Knowledge of the nursing process, disease processes, patient care plan development, patient evaluation and assessment techniques, and age-specific care practices.
Knowledge of body mechanics for ambulating, transferring, and repositioning patients.
Knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local health care laws and regulations, Joint Commission standards, the Nurse Practice Act, patient rights, infection control, hazardous materials handling, safety practices, and emergency response procedures.
Knowledge of quality assurance and performance improvement principles and methods, and supervisory principles and practices.
Skill in assigning and monitoring work, evaluating quality control, supervising and training staff, developing and monitoring budgets and staffing plans, and performing data analysis.
Ability to communicate with people from diverse socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds under stressful conditions and maintain effective working relationships.
Ability to use equipment efficiently, effectively, and safely.
Physical ability to work in a clinical setting, stand or sit for extended periods, examine and treat individuals, use standard office equipment and read printed materials and a VDT screen, and communicate orally and in writing.
Strength and agility to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 50 pounds frequently to move objects.

Nice To Haves

Recent, documented experience as a strong clinical manager or supervisor nurse; whether relief or assigned, experience must be specified in detail in the employment application.
Two years of recent documented experience in an acute care setting.
Recent documented supervisory experience with psychiatric or behavioral patients.
Familiarity with Pathway to Excellence and Magnet standards.
Comfort and skills in leading and making decisions using a shared governance framework.
Depending on the position, one or more of the following certifications may be required: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Trauma Nurse Core Certification (TNCC), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Neonatal Resuscitation Protocol (NRP), or additional certification in a specialty area.

Responsibilities

Manage one or more clinical units.
Determine appropriate staffing levels to achieve organizational goals.
Participate in development of the unit budget.
Monitor unit compliance with standards.
Supervise nursing staff.
Assign and monitor the work of others.
Evaluate quality control.
Implement the nursing process, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Supervise and train staff.
Develop and monitor budgets.
Develop staffing plans.
Perform data analysis.