2025-09-08
Oregon Health & Science University
Other
/yr
employee
contract
Portland
Oregon
97201
United States
Nurse Manager, General Medicine
US-OR-Portland
Requisition ID: 2025-35428
Position Category: Nursing-Leadership
Job Type: Unclassified Administrative
Position Type: Regular Full-Time
Posting Department: Acute Care (14C and 5A/5C)
Posting Salary Range: $131,373 - $223,309 salary range
Posting FTE: 1.00
Posting Schedule: M-F, on-call some weekends
Posting Hours: 8a-5p, some on-call days
HR Mission: Healthcare
Drug Testable: Yes
LinkedIn Job Code: #LI-OT1
Department Overview
About Our Units:
14C (31 beds) and 5AC (37 beds) are high-acuity medicine units with engaged, mission-driven teams. Our units are recognized for their exceptional ability to meet not only medical, but also the behavioral and social needs of our patients in a supportive and compassionate manner. We are proud to uphold patient autonomy and dignity in all aspects of care.
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As the Nurse Manager, you will work closely with two dedicated Assistant Nurse Managers, providing a strong leadership triad to support staff and drive quality outcomes. You will play a key role in shaping a culture of excellence, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
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Ideal Candidate Profile – Nurse Manager (Medicine Units):
We are seeking a dynamic and compassionate Nurse Manager to lead our medicine units with vision, integrity, and a patient-centered approach. The ideal candidate is a nurse leader who brings strong clinical judgment, emotional intelligence, and adaptability to a fast-paced, complex care environment. This individual excels in communication, fosters interdisciplinary collaboration, and is committed to professional development for both themselves and their team.
The Nurse Manager (NM) is a Registered Nurse (RN) who is responsible for upholding excellence in the provision of nursing care through the implementation of the Profession Practice Model. The Nurse NM is responsible for operational, human resources, quality, and financial management of the assigned inpatient unit. The NM works with the interdisciplinary team to translate and implement organizational and division priorities into the unit’s operations. The NM ensures a patient care environment that supports a safe, knowledgeable, compassionate, productive, and engaged staff. The NM partners with the interdisciplinary care team to ensure the delivery of safe, quality patient care and compliance with administrative, regulatory and clinical policies and procedures. The NM implements quality and safety initiatives, leads process improvement, ensures adherence to hospital and clinical standards of performance, and human resource management. The NM ensures adherence to regulatory standards, bargaining unit agreements, hospital and clinical standards of performance, and human resource management. The NM creates and sustains a patient care environment that supports a safe, knowledgeable, compassionate, productive, and engaged staff.
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The NM’s decisions and actions are based on the ethical principles outlined by the American Nurses Association’s Code of Ethics for Nursing. The NM practices in adherence with the American Nurses Association’s (ANA) Nursing Administration: Scope and Standards of Practice for Nurse Administrators, the ANA Code of Ethics for Nursing, the Oregon State Board of Nursing’s Nurse Practice Act, and within the context of the Nurse Executive Competencies developed by the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE). The NM exemplifies the principles of the OHSU Culture of Safety Position Statement by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, a Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.
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