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Emergency Room Nurse Manager
Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Schedule: Full Time | 4:00 PM-2:00 AM
Weekends: Rotating weekends
Compensation: Up to approximately $140,000 annually, depending on experience
Relocation: Considered case by case
Opportunity Overview
A major regional hospital in Asheville is seeking an experienced Emergency Department RN leader to join its management team as an Emergency Room Nurse Manager.
This is a high-acuity, high-volume emergency department within a Level I Trauma Center and Magnet-designated hospital. The ED includes approximately 100 beds, sees roughly 350 patients per day, and is supported by approximately 200 FTEs within a four-manager leadership structure.
This opportunity is well suited for an experienced Nurse Manager or a proven emergency nursing leader ready to take on broader operational responsibility in a large tertiary-care environment.
Emergency Department Highlights
- Approximately 100 ED beds
- Roughly 350 patient visits per day
- Level I Trauma Center
- Approximately 200 FTEs
- Four-manager leadership structure
- Magnet-designated nursing environment
- Comprehensive stroke capabilities
- Large regional tertiary and quaternary referral center
- Union nursing environment
Position Responsibilities
The Nurse Manager is responsible and accountable for daily operations within the Emergency Department and works collaboratively with nursing leadership to ensure safe, efficient, high-quality patient care.
Responsibilities include:
- Provide day-to-day supervision, coordination, and clinical leadership within the Emergency Department
- Support staffing, resource allocation, patient flow, and operational effectiveness
- Partner with nursing leadership on departmental planning, process improvement, and strategic initiatives
- Use clinical, workforce, and financial data to support operational decision-making
- Promote evidence-based nursing practice and continuous quality improvement
- Ensure compliance with regulatory, professional, and organizational standards
- Support recruitment, onboarding, development, engagement, and retention of nursing staff
- Coach and develop clinical team members and emerging leaders
- Collaborate across nursing, medical, and hospital leadership teams
- Help maintain a supportive, accountable, and patient-centered culture
Required Qualifications
Education
- BSN or equivalent required
- ADN with MSN or bachelor’s degree with MSN may satisfy the education requirement
- Master’s degree in Nursing preferred
Licensure / Certifications
- Active North Carolina RN license or qualifying eNLC compact license
- BLS Healthcare Provider certification
Experience
- Minimum of 5 years of recent nursing experience
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant acute-care hospital experience
- Previous nursing leadership experience required
- Demonstrated leadership skills within an Emergency Department or closely related acute-care environment strongly preferred
Strong potential backgrounds may include:
- Emergency Department Nurse Manager
- Assistant Nurse Manager
- Clinical Nurse Coordinator
- Emergency Department Supervisor
- Charge RN / Charge Nurse
- Trauma or high-acuity Emergency Department leadership