Location: Asheville, North Carolina, United States

Industry: Acute Care

Job Type: Full Time

Schedule: Days (Administrative Hours), No Weekends

Salary: USD $90,000 - $125,000 Annually (based on years of experience)

Overview

Lead daily operations for a high-acuity Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU). This role is responsible and accountable for operational, clinical, staffing, and financial performance for a 19-bed unit supported by a multidisciplinary team of approximately 65. You will champion safe, efficient, compassionate, evidence-based care while ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory, accreditation, and professional practice standards.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide leadership, supervision, facilitation, and coordination of clinical care and unit operations.
  • Allocate resources to support quality outcomes, patient safety, throughput, and staff engagement.
  • Integrate clinical, human resource, and financial data to guide decision-making and achieve business goals.
  • Promote research and incorporate evidence-based practice into operational and leadership processes.
  • Collaborate with nursing and interdisciplinary leadership on planning, innovation, and evaluation of initiatives.
  • Recruit, onboard, coach, and develop staff; foster a supportive culture that encourages growth and retention.
  • Ensure competency management, performance improvement, and adherence to clinical policies and standards.
  • Participate in an administrative on-call rotation (approximately 1x every 6 weeks).

Required Qualifications

  • Education: BSN required; or ADN with MSN, or BA with MSN.
  • Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in North Carolina; eNLC compact licensure may apply.
  • BLS (Healthcare Provider) required.
  • National certification in a relevant specialty or leadership area required within one year of accepting the role (or within one year of graduation for those actively pursuing a degree).
  • Experience: Minimum 5 years of recent nursing experience, including at least 2 years of relevant acute care hospital experience.
  • Demonstrated leadership experience required (e.g., charge nurse, supervisor, or manager).
  • Post-cardiothoracic/CVICU clinical background required.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in Nursing.
  • Previous formal nursing leadership/management experience.
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