Registered Nurse (RN), Manager - Inpatient

Lifepoint Health • Wilson, NC

23h • Onsite

About The Position

The Manager, Inpatient is a nursing leader at Wilson Medical Center responsible for clinical operations, patient safety, staff engagement, regulatory readiness, financial performance, and quality outcomes across four inpatient units: two Medical-Surgical units, Telemetry, and ICU. The position oversees adult and older adult patient care areas and supports onboarding, continuing education, competency validation, quality and patient safety initiatives, daily collaboration with staff, providers, patients, and families, and operational leadership across the units.

Reporting to the Senior Nursing Officer (SRO), this role translates organizational strategy into frontline execution and ensures compliance with CMS, Joint Commission, state regulations, organizational policies, and professional standards. Nursing Leadership also maintains a dotted-line reporting relationship to the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO).

Requirements

• Current North Carolina or multistate RN license.
• Bachelor’s degree required; a degree in progress may be considered.
• AHA BLS certification required.
• ACLS certification required within 30 days of hire.
• At least three years of recent clinical experience in Medical-Surgical, Telemetry, or Progressive Care within the last five years.
• Strong critical-thinking, communication, and customer-service skills.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and maintain a patient-centered focus.
• Ability to understand, communicate, and respond effectively to patient and family needs.
• Ability to lead onboarding, education, competency validation, and quality-improvement initiatives.

Nice To Haves

• ICU, Telemetry, and Progressive Care experience.
• Two years of healthcare management or related leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Direct daily operations and administrative functions of inpatient departments under the guidance of the SRO.
• Develop and implement departmental goals, plans, and standards aligned with clinical, administrative, legal, and ethical requirements.
• Promote a culture of safety through proper identification, reporting, documentation, and prevention.
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies, protocols, and professional standards.
• Lead and develop staff, fostering leadership growth, competency, and professional development.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration with physicians, interdisciplinary partners, and hospital leadership.
• Evaluate business initiatives and recommend process improvements or new service development.
• Oversee patient care delivery, service levels, and complaint resolution to achieve quality and performance objectives.
• Manage staffing activities, including hiring, orientation, evaluation, disciplinary actions, and continuing education.
• Monitor departmental budgets and keep operations within allocated funding.
• Participate in briefs, debriefs, huddles, learning boards, and executive patient safety rounds.
• Support regulatory and accreditation readiness and ensure ongoing compliance.
• Participate in hospital support activities such as disaster planning and recall situations.
• Support new-hire and new-graduate onboarding, continuing education, competency validation, and quality and patient safety initiatives across the inpatient units.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the SRO.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, with medical plans starting at $15 per pay period.
• Life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Paid family leave and paid time off.
• Tuition assistance and loan support.
• 401(k) retirement package with company match.
• Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs, including free gym memberships, virtual care, mental health services, and discount programs.
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
• Tuition reimbursement for full-time and part-time employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager