Nurse Manager - Emergency Department Manager - Cecil Campus

Job Details

ChristianaCare Union Hospital provides superior, around-the-clock emergency services to the surrounding community. Union Hospital houses a Maryland Institue for Emergency Medical Services Systems Certified Stroke Center. Our Emergency Department is a 27-bed emergency department. We seek a Nurse Manager to lead our team.

The Nurse Manager assumes 24-hour accountability for excellence in the clinical and operational practice of nursing and delivery of patient care in the Emergency Department at our Cecil County Campus.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Assures compliance with regulatory and professional standards.
• Identifies priorities of leadership and management responsibilities and demonstrates the ability to delegate.
• Enables a Relationship-Based care approach to care delivery on assigned unit.
• Performs routine leader rounds on patients and caregivers on assigned unit/practice area to establish visibility, teamwork, and monitoring the level of care/practice.
• Remains cognizant of risk management issues and takes appropriate measures to address.
• Supports and communicates department and unit/practice area-based quality and safety initiatives.
• Manages nursing practice and care delivery in designated unit/practice area.
• Promotes the autonomy of the nursing staff, encouraging independent decision making and problem solving.
• Supports and facilitates a culture of nursing professional governance on unit.
• Formulates and effectively executes innovative leadership strategies to promote excellence.
• Responsible for staffing and scheduling, allocating paid time off to meet staffing needs for unit/practice area census..
• Maintains position control in a cost-effective manner.
• Interviews and hires potential employees, assuring the technical and professional development of staff.
• Coaches, disciplines and evaluates staff according to ChristianaCare policy.
• Maintains accurate employee files, including licensure of professional staff.
• Plans, holds and documents monthly staff meetings, communicating all appropriate information.
• Responsible for the development and maintenance of the unit/practice area budget in collaboration with the Director/Vice President of Patient Care Services.
• Facilitates cooperative and collaborative relationships among departments to ensure effective value and quality patient care delivery.
• Maintains a cooperative and collaborative working relationship with the unit/practice area-based Medical Director.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Completed BSN and Master's degree or alternatively, a Bachelor's degree and Masters of Science in Nursing
• Professional certification in a related nursing specialty required; Nurse

Executive certification preferred

• Five years of appropriate clinical and leadership experience
• BLS required. ACLS, PALS & NIHSS strongly preferred.

Annual Compensation Range $123,614.40 - $197,766.40

This pay rate/range represents ChristianaCare's good faith and reasonable estimate of compensation at the time of posting. The actual salary within this range offered to a successful candidate will depend on individual factors including without limitation skills, relevant experience, and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements.

• Post End Date
• Jan 4, 2027