Clinical Nurse Manager

Clinical Nurse Manager, 6NE Medical Progressive Care Unit

The Clinical Nurse Manager will lead 6NE, a high-acuity Medical Progressive Care Unit that cares for a diverse patient population with complex cardiac, respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal, and sepsis-related conditions. This specialized unit provides an elevated level of care for patients requiring continuous cardiac and physiologic monitoring, advanced respiratory support, and frequent nursing assessment and intervention.

Approximately 25% of patients require advanced respiratory support, including High-Flow Nasal Cannula, BiPAP, or CPAP therapy. The team also manages a variety of vasoactive medications and continuous infusions requiring close monitoring and provides specialized renal care, including Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD).

As the leader of this dynamic team, the Clinical Nurse Manager will promote clinical excellence, operational effectiveness, quality outcomes, patient safety, employee engagement, and professional development. This role is ideal for a leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about developing high-performing teams, advancing evidence-based practice, and delivering exceptional patient-centered care. The manager will oversee a highly skilled nursing staff committed to continuous learning, critical care competency, and excellence in progressive care nursing.

Scope of Work

The Clinical Nurse Manager is an experienced leader responsible for managing assigned areas and services and supervising assigned patient care staff to promote the creation of a center of excellence for staff recruitment and retention and clinical and business outcomes. The Nurse Manager is responsible to ensure safe and effective delivery of patient care and clinical outcomes, compliance with regulatory, administrative and clinical standards, and policies and procedures. The Nurse Manager serves as a chief retention and safety officer. He/she ensures that safety and quality standards are upheld by effective use of data and technology to make decisions and proactively mitigates unnecessary risks for his/her area of responsibility. The Nurse Manager creates and ensures a desirable, safe work environment that enables the organization to meet or exceed its mission and goals. He/she models the way to foster communication and collaboration with physicians, staff, patients and other departments. Role specific competencies, responsibilities, roles and functions are based on the Professional Practice Model. This position reports to the Director of Nursing or above. AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY: Under general direction, maintains 24-hour responsibility and accountability for providing leadership and management of a designated patient care unit which promotes quality nursing care, cost effective use of resources and professional growth for nursing staff. Promotes a Patient Family Centered Care Culture.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Minimum of three (3) years of clinical nursing experience.
• MI Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• AHA or ARC Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• AHA Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• One year of formal nursing leadership experience (external candidates).

Preferred

• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN).
• Two years of demonstrated informal leadership experience for internal candidates, which may include roles such as Charge Nurse, Lead Nurse, or participation in Shared Governance Councils.