Manager Nursing Inpatient - Med/Surg Ortho

Advocate Health • Grafton, ND

1d • $51 - $77

About The Position

The Manager Nursing Inpatient is accountable for nursing standards of practice and operational outcomes within the unit. The role leads nursing quality, safety, patient experience, staffing, workforce development, financial performance, and continuous improvement, ensuring unit performance aligns with organizational priorities. The manager partners with senior leadership, physicians, executives, and interdisciplinary leaders, and represents the unit in complex stakeholder engagement, conflict resolution, and collaborative decision-making.

The position oversees workforce planning, talent acquisition and retention, leadership development, staffing models, and staff scheduling. It also manages human resources responsibilities and departmental operating and capital budgets. The manager advances professional governance, evidence-based practice, accreditation readiness, regulatory compliance, and high-reliability principles while fostering an inclusive culture and supporting age-appropriate patient care.

This full-time role is scheduled Monday through Friday during day-shift hours, with 24/7 accountability. It requires frequent physical activity and exposure to clinical and workplace hazards, and involves operating equipment essential to the job.

Requirements

• Active RN license in the current state of practice.
• Graduate of a Board of Nursing-approved nursing education program.
• Basic Life Support (BLS); additional education, training, certifications, or experience may be required based on specialty.
• Active registered nurse multi-state compact and/or single-state license with privileges to practice in the state(s) where nursing services are provided.
• For telehealth, telenursing, or virtual practice, hold a license or privilege to practice in the state(s) where clients are located, and comply with applicable state laws, rules, regulations, and standards of practice.
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
• Typically 3 years of nursing experience, including experience in multiple areas.
• 1 year of supervisory experience managing staff and budgets in a nursing environment at the supervisory or management level.
• Advanced knowledge of nursing management concepts, clinical practice, and facility policies and procedures.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to resolve conflicts.
• Strong aptitude in human resource management.
• Ability to handle multiple demands simultaneously.
• Sound decision-making and critical-thinking skills.
• Proficiency with computers, software, and other electronic systems.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above the shoulders, and twist frequently during the work shift.
• Ability to lift and support 35 pounds when handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies.
• Ability to push or pull with 30 pounds of force and perform a sliding transfer of 150 pounds with a second person present.
• Ability to use foot pedals on carts or machines and to operate equipment essential to the job.
• Functional sight and hearing.
• Ability to work with ongoing exposure to mechanical, electrical, chemical, radiation, blood, and body-fluid hazards, and to wear gloves, goggles, and gowns as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN).
• Professional certification in Nursing Leadership.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate integrity and ethical decision-making, modeling clinical and leadership excellence.
• Maintain accountability for nursing standards of practice and unit operational outcomes.
• Promote professional development, lifelong learning, and evidence-based practice for self and the team.
• Advance nursing governance and professional autonomy, and empower staff participation in decision-making.
• Align unit performance and nursing objectives with organizational mission, vision, strategic priorities, and growth strategies.
• Plan and monitor performance to achieve safety, quality, patient experience, and cost objectives.
• Lead change management to embed high-reliability principles and sustain a culture of safety and accountability.
• Partner with senior leadership on organizational policies and advocate for resources that support care delivery.
• Build strategic partnerships with physicians, executives, and interdisciplinary leaders to achieve organizational goals.
• Serve as the primary liaison for complex stakeholder engagement, conflict resolution, and collaborative decision-making.
• Oversee workforce planning, talent acquisition, retention, succession planning, and leadership development.
• Anticipate trends, regulatory changes, and market dynamics that affect care delivery.
• Integrate quality, safety, and performance improvement methods into workflows.
• Lead accreditation readiness and compliance initiatives.
• Develop strategies to improve patient experience and clinical outcomes.
• Manage departmental financial performance, including operating and capital budgets; recommend budgets and control expenditures within approved objectives.
• Use data analytics to optimize resources and contain costs.
• Lead innovation projects to improve efficiency and scalability.
• Foster an inclusive culture and champion equity and organizational change.
• Create and optimize staff schedules and workforce allocation to match skills and competencies and ensure coverage for patient support.
• Maintain staffing models that balance patient acuity, regulatory requirements, and budget constraints.
• Perform human resources responsibilities, including interviewing and selecting employees, promotions, staff development, performance evaluations, compensation changes, resolving employee concerns, corrective actions, terminations, and teammate engagement.
• Ensure personal actions and actions of supervised employees comply with the organization's Code of Ethical Conduct and applicable policies, regulations, and laws.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide age-appropriate care, including understanding growth and development and assessing age-specific patient needs in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
• Operate equipment essential to performing the job duties.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Competitive compensation, including potential premium pay and incentive pay for select positions.
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.
• Career development programs.

What This Job Offers

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