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).