Nurse Manager - Emergency Room - Asheville, NC - Direct Hire/ Full-Time

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Nurse Manager – Emergency Room
Location: Asheville, NC
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Shift & Schedule: Nights, 4:00 PM – 2:00 AM, Rotating Weekends

Compensation
Salary Target: $100,000 to $122,000/year (commensurate with experience)
Relocation Assistance: Available on a case-by-case basis

Position Overview

We are seeking a decisive, experienced Emergency Room Nurse Manager to oversee evening and night operations of a high-volume, 100-bed Level I Trauma Emergency Department. This role focuses on resource allocation, departmental performance, staff retention, and exceptional patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Direct daily clinical operations, patient throughput, resource allocation, and regulatory compliance across the Emergency Department.

• Supervise, mentor, and support a team of 200 full-time equivalent staff members in collaboration with the four-manager ED leadership team, driving recruitment, onboarding, and professional development.

• Integrate clinical, human resource, and financial metrics to support strategic decision-making and achieve departmental goals.

• Collaborate with senior nursing leadership and multidisciplinary trauma and emergency teams on organizational planning, clinical innovations, and quality initiatives.

• Promote evidence-based practice and research across clinical and operational workflows.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of recent nursing experience.

• At least 2 years of relevant acute hospital experience with demonstrated leadership skills.

• Previous formal leadership experience.

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or equivalent (Associate Degree in Nursing with Master of Science in Nursing or Bachelor of Arts with Master of Science in Nursing).

• Active North Carolina Registered Nurse (RN) license or valid Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) multistate license.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider certification.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Nursing (MSN).